Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound
By Apollo Simulation Centre
Description
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) has become an essential diagnostic and interventional tool across various medical disciplines, thanks to advances in ultrasound technology. PoCUS provides immediate diagnostic information, reducing radiation exposure and healthcare costs. This course offers a comprehensive introduction to PoCUS, focusing on ultrasound basics, equipment handling, and clinical applications. Emphasis is placed on teamwork and decision-making in clinical emergency scenarios.
Learning Outcomes
- Ultrasound Basics: Understand the fundamental principles of ultrasound technology
- Knobology Proficiency: Gain skills in using ultrasound equipment effectively
- Clinical Applications: Perform and interpret lung ultrasound, bedside echocardiography, and FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma)
- Integration: Apply the RUSH (Rapid Ultrasound in Shock) protocol by combining lung USG, echo, and FAST findings
- Diagnostic Skills: Quickly identify normal and abnormal findings for accurate diagnosis and intervention
Who is This Course for?
- Emergency physicians
- Anaesthesiologists
- Critical care physicians
- Paediatricians
- Paediatric intensivists
- Physicians
- Pulmonologists
- Registrars and interns
- Practising doctors
Course Price: ₹0.00
Course Duration:
1 Day
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Lecture modules
Access period: 1 month
Clear concepts
Knobology exercises
3D anatomy correlation
Interactive learning- Library of cases for demonstration and assessment
- Q&A forum: 24 hour response time
Objective metrics
Certificate of completion
Offers
Curriculum
Curriculum
This is a blended learning course that includes an online module and a contact course. The online lectures are interactive and provide learners with a clear understanding of ultrasound physics and the sonology of systems. The contact course allows learners to receive active, hands-on training from expert doctors in a realistic hospital setting. ASC maintains the optimal ratio of learners to trainers and a wide selection of simulation manikins. Every learner is provided with ample time and space to practice their skills and perfect their techniques.
Online Modules
- Physics of USG
- Knobology
- E Fast in trauma
- Lung USG
- Basic Echocardiogram
- RUSH protocol
- DVT
- Abdominal Aortic aneurysm & Aortic dissection, PE
- USG Guided intervention in ER
- All Lectures will be delivered as interactive online modules through LMS
- Module release 2 weeks prior to course
- Access for one month
- Completing online modules is mandatory for certification
Contact Course
- Perform true-to-life patient examinations
- Work with accurate, palpable, anatomical landmarks and ultrasound (COVID-19) and cardiac cases
- Easily change the pathology, heart, or respiratory rate and severity to test assessment and decision-making skills
- Lung Ultrasound
- Bedside echocardiography
- FAST
- Correlation of scanned image with 3D Anatomy
- Small group learning
- Panel discussions
- Interactive learning
- Knobology exercises
- Lung Ultrasound
- Bedside echocardiography
- FAST
- RUSH protocol
- Pathologies and cases
Faculty
Course Convenor
Dr. Divya Subramaniam
Consultant,
Department of Emergency Medicine,
Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Vanagaram, Chennai
Faculty
Dr. S. Ashwin Prasad
Consultant and Incharge,
Department of Critical Care Medicine,
Apollo Speciality Hospitals, OMR, Chennai
Dr. Baskar Dhanapal
Consultant Physician,
Department of Emergency Medicine,
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Dr. Madhumitha S
Consultant Physician,
Department of Emergency Medicine,
Apollo First Med Hospitals, Chennai
Dr. Dhinesh Prabhu
ER Junior Consultant,
Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Vanagaram, Chennai
Dr. Pavithra Raghavan
Senior Registrar,
Department of Emergency Medicine,
Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Fee
Note
- INR: Inclusive of GST payable on submission of application.
- All above-mentioned fees are applicable only for Indian nationals. Conversion and bank charges for international payments will be additional.
Documents Required
- The applicant should enclose a valid postgraduate degree certificate.
- Postgraduate students should submit their undergraduate certificate and letter from Head of the Department.
- Address proof (Aadhar card/Passport).
- Kindly note that all the applications shall be screened and selected by the course convenor.
