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General Practitioners

Course highlights

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
  • Vascular Access
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
  • Extended Focused Abdominal Scan for Trauma (eFAST)
  • Focused Echocardiography in Life Support (FELS)
  • Lung
  • Renal Hydronephrosis and Calculi
  • Basic Early Pregnancy
  • Soft Tissue
  • Nerves
  • Biliary

$4,500.00$4,850.00

Course Dates
  • Select Start Date
  • 13 May 2024 $4,850.00Closed
  • 10 Jun 2024 $4,850.00
  • 01 Jul 2024 $4,850.00
  • 12 Aug 2024 $4,850.00
  • 23 Sep 2024 $4,850.00
  • 28 Oct 2024 $4,850.00

Description

This point of care ultrasound course for rural and remote medicine will help you to gain the practical skills and technical know-how to confidently perform common procedures in the Rural Generalist arsenal, including ultrasound guided vascular access, nerve blocks, fluid localisation and foreign body removal.

Informed use of point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) can assist rural clinicians to risk stratify clinical decision making in the challenging contexts presented in rural and remote medicine. This five-day course targets important branch points in patient management decisions rather than a deep dive into any one system and is perfect for the Rural Generalist.

 Answer clinical questions at the bedside or roadside with nothing more than a handheld ultrasound, such as:

  • Does my patient with abdominal pain have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), cholecystitis or hydronephrosis?
  • What is the cause of my patient’s shocked state?
  • Could this be an ectopic pregnancy?
  • Does this patient have a pneumothorax?
  • Is this COPD or heart failure? How can I differentiate the dyspnoeic patient?

Take these tools home, practise in your own environment, then work with us toward credentialing in those protocols that will have the highest yield in your practice.

See related 3 day and 2 day point of care ultrasound courses.

Who should attend?

  • Rural Generalist
  • General Practitioner
  • Emergency Physician
  • Junior House Officer
  • Paramedic

Prerequisites

The prior ultrasound experience assumed for this course is highlighted below.

None/Minimal Don’t use ultrasound
Limited Use ultrasound weekly/monthly
Moderate/Experienced Use ultrasound daily/weekly

Accreditation

ASUM

CCPU units included in the course:

  • Extended Focused Abdominal Scan for Trauma (eFAST)
  • Lung
  • Basic Soft Tissue
ACEM

Course 040 is approved for 39.5 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as complying with ACEM standards and policies.

ACRRM

This course is approved for 38 total activity hours. PDP units: 20 Educational Activity, 18 Performance Review. MOPS points: 30. Grant eligibility: Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, Surgery.

RACGP

CPD Approved Activity under RACGP 2023-25 CPD program. Approved for Educational Activities 8.5 hours, Reviewing Performance 27.75 hours, specific requirements diagnostic radiology, 5 days Anaesthetics, Obstetrics, Surgery and 3 days Emergency Medicine training grants. Provider Number 214288, Activity ID 391017.

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HOURS
Theoretical 14.25
Practical 20.25
Total 34.5
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VENUE

Australian Institute of Ultrasound
2 Miami Key
Broadbeach Waters
QLD 4218

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CATERING

Morning tea, a light lunch and refreshments are provided each day.