Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound

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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

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 using ultrasound to make decisions during emergencies.

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Course Duration:
1 Day
  • Correlation with 3D anatomy
  •   Scan normal images and pathology
  •   Adequate hands-on
  • Small group learning

Curriculum

Online Modules

All didactic lectures will be available as online modules for candidates 2 weeks prior to the contact course to prepare for the course well in advance. All the required theory knowledge will be learnt through web platform. There will be a Q&A section available after each lecture to interact with the faculty for any additional doubts to be clarified. Completing online modules is mandatory for certification

  • Physics of USG
  • Knobology
  • E Fast in trauma
  • Lung USG
  • Basic Echocardiogram
  • RUSH protocol
Knowledge

Delivered through online lectures

Skill

Delivered through 1-day contact course at Apollo Simulation Centre

Assessment

For both knowledge and skills

Observership

Optional

Contact Course

Contact course is aimed at providing practical knowledge about everything that one needs to know about Emergency POCUS. This is achieved by way of 30% of time spent on demonstrations and 70% time on hands-on training, which includes:

Time Topic
09.15 – 09.30 Registration
09.30-10.00 Introduction and setting expectation
10.00-10.45 Knobology Basics
10.45-11.00 Knobology hands on
11.00-11.30 Tea Break
11.30-01.00 E-Fast and Lung Ultrasound
01.00-01.30 E-Fast +Lung Ultrasound Hands on
01.30-02.00 Lunch Break
02.00-03.00 ECHO +RUSH Theory
03.00-03.30 ECHO Hands on
03.30-03.45 Case Scenarios Hands on
03.45-04.15 Tea Break
04.15 Case Scenarios Hands on
  Closing

Faculty


Dr. Baskar Dhanapal
Dr. Baskar Dhanapal

Consultant Physician,

Department of Emergency Medicine,

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

Dr. Selvakumar
Dr. Selvakumar

Consultant

Department of Emergency Medicine,

Dr. Ravichandran
Dr. Ravichandran

Consultant

Department of Emergency Medicine,

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

Dr. Madhumitha S
Dr. Madhumitha S

Consultant,

Department of Emergency Medicine,

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

Dr. Devayani
Dr. Devayani

Consultant

Department of Emergency Medicine,

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

Dr. Vasanth Kumar
Dr. Vasanth Kumar

Consultant

Department of Paediatric Intensive Care Unit,

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

Dr. Divya Subramanian
Dr. Divya Subramanian

Consultant,

Department of Emergency Medicine,

Apollo Hospitals, Vanagaram, Chennai

Dr. Dhinesh Prabhu
Dr. Dhinesh Prabhu

ER Junior Consultant,

Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Vanagaram, Chennai

Dr. Pavithra Raghavan
Dr. Pavithra Raghavan

Senior Registrar,

Department of Emergency Medicine,

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

Dr. Gopi Krishna
Dr. Gopi Krishna

Consultant Anaesthesiologist

Department of liver transplant surgery,

Gleanagles Global, Chennai

Dr. Sivanesan
Dr. Sivanesan

Consultant

Department of Anaesthesia

Sri Sathya Sai Medical College

Who is This Course for?

  • Emergency physicians
  • Anaesthesiologists
  • Critical care physicians
  • Paediatricians
  • Paediatric intensivists
  • Physicians
  • Pulmonologists
  • Registrars and interns
  • Practising doctors

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