Hands on VTE point of care ultrasound workshop series for clinicians managing venousthromboembolism
DVT – Wednesday 13th September
PE – Thursday 14th September
Education & inspiration delivered by international expert faculty, aimed at both novice & advanced users
We have a large and experienced faculty and whether this is the first time you’ve held a probe or you’ve been scanning for years there will be plenty to learn for all.
DVT – Wednesday 13th September
PE – Thursday 14th September
Wednesday 13th
Morning – DVT
- How to do a DVT scan
- Evidence for PoCUS in DVT
- Acute versus chronic DVT
- Iliac vein DVT
- Alternative Diagnosis
Wednesday 13th
Wednesday 13th:
Afternoon – Lung
- Lung ultrasound physics
- Evidence base
- the BLUE protocol
- Lung ultrasound iin PE
- Alternative diagnoses in acutely dyspneic patients
Thursday 14th
All day – Cardiac
- Introduction to critical care echo
- Probe orientation/knobology
- IVC and other measurements
- the right ventricle
- acute versus chronic pulmonary hypertension
Thursday 14th
We have a large and experienced faculty and can cater to all levels of experience in bedside ultrasound.
Workshops comprise 10 ultrasounds station with medical students modelling as patients at each station with 4 candidates per station.
You will spend the vasty majority of time scanning
