9:00am - 5:00pm. Introduction to Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop
Track 7
| Wednesday, October 25, 2023 |
| 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Meeting Room C4.8 |
Overview
Pre-conference workshop 7
Details
Point-of-care ultrasound is an increasingly effective diagnostic tool in rural general practice, particularly in areas with limited access to specialist services. Now that portable ultrasound devices are becoming more affordable and efficient, general practitioners (GPs) and family doctors are developing a keen interest in the use and applications of point-of-care ultrasound.
The aim of this workshop is to provide GPs and family doctors with hands-on experience of several introductory sonographic procedures and begin to consider the potential uses of ultrasound in their practice.
This workshop will help increase participant understanding of the applications of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnostic process.
Experts will guide participants through the diverse applications of point-of-care ultrasound in primary care. Delegates will also be introduced to basic techniques using advanced, high-end mobile ultrasound equipment provided by our sponsor GE Healthcare.
The workshop is capped at 30 participants to allow increased hands-on experience. Participants will rotate through six ultrasound skills stations:
1. Extended focussed assessment with sonography in trauma (eFAST)
2. Deep venous thrombosis
3. Cardiac and lung ultrasound
4. Intravenous line placement and foreign object retrieval
5. Musculoskeletal soft tissue
6. First trimester transabdominal obstetric ultrasound.
Presenters
RACGP Rural
Agenda
Point of Care Ultrasound – workshop agenda
Takeaways
1. Apply the Extended Focussed Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) protocol.
2. Assess the presence of a viable intrauterine pregnancy using first trimester obstetric trans-abdominal ultrasound.
3. Apply ultrasound to safely guide an intravenous line placement.
4. Interpret ultrasound images to diagnose cellulitis and abscess.
5. Evaluate the presence of deep vein thrombosis using a lower leg compression ultrasound
The aim of this workshop is to provide GPs and family doctors with hands-on experience of several introductory sonographic procedures and begin to consider the potential uses of ultrasound in their practice.
This workshop will help increase participant understanding of the applications of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnostic process.
Experts will guide participants through the diverse applications of point-of-care ultrasound in primary care. Delegates will also be introduced to basic techniques using advanced, high-end mobile ultrasound equipment provided by our sponsor GE Healthcare.
The workshop is capped at 30 participants to allow increased hands-on experience. Participants will rotate through six ultrasound skills stations:
1. Extended focussed assessment with sonography in trauma (eFAST)
2. Deep venous thrombosis
3. Cardiac and lung ultrasound
4. Intravenous line placement and foreign object retrieval
5. Musculoskeletal soft tissue
6. First trimester transabdominal obstetric ultrasound.
Presenters
RACGP Rural
Agenda
Point of Care Ultrasound – workshop agenda
Takeaways
1. Apply the Extended Focussed Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) protocol.
2. Assess the presence of a viable intrauterine pregnancy using first trimester obstetric trans-abdominal ultrasound.
3. Apply ultrasound to safely guide an intravenous line placement.
4. Interpret ultrasound images to diagnose cellulitis and abscess.
5. Evaluate the presence of deep vein thrombosis using a lower leg compression ultrasound
Speaker
Mr Dimitri Didaskalou
Rural Education Coordinator
RACGP
Introduction to Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop
Summary
Point-of-care ultrasound is an increasingly effective diagnostic tool in rural general practice, particularly in areas with limited access to specialist services. Now that portable ultrasound devices are becoming more affordable and efficient, general practitioners (GPs) and family doctors are developing a keen interest in the use and applications of point-of-care ultrasound.
The aim of this workshop is to provide GPs and family doctors with hands-on experience of several introductory sonographic procedures and begin to consider the potential uses of ultrasound in their practice.
This workshop will help increase participant understanding of the applications of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnostic process.
Experts will guide participants through the diverse applications of point-of-care ultrasound in primary care. Delegates will also be introduced to basic techniques using advanced, high-end mobile ultrasound equipment provided by our sponsor GE Healthcare.
The workshop is capped at 30 participants to allow increased hands-on experience. Participants will rotate through six ultrasound skills stations:
1. Extended focussed assessment with sonography in trauma (eFAST)
2. Deep venous thrombosis
3. Cardiac and lung ultrasound
4. Intravenous line placement and foreign object retrieval
5. Musculoskeletal soft tissue
6. First trimester transabdominal obstetric ultrasound.
The aim of this workshop is to provide GPs and family doctors with hands-on experience of several introductory sonographic procedures and begin to consider the potential uses of ultrasound in their practice.
This workshop will help increase participant understanding of the applications of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnostic process.
Experts will guide participants through the diverse applications of point-of-care ultrasound in primary care. Delegates will also be introduced to basic techniques using advanced, high-end mobile ultrasound equipment provided by our sponsor GE Healthcare.
The workshop is capped at 30 participants to allow increased hands-on experience. Participants will rotate through six ultrasound skills stations:
1. Extended focussed assessment with sonography in trauma (eFAST)
2. Deep venous thrombosis
3. Cardiac and lung ultrasound
4. Intravenous line placement and foreign object retrieval
5. Musculoskeletal soft tissue
6. First trimester transabdominal obstetric ultrasound.
Takeaways
1. Apply the Extended Focussed Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) protocol.
2. Assess the presence of a viable intrauterine pregnancy using first trimester obstetric trans-abdominal ultrasound.
3. Apply ultrasound to safely guide an intravenous line placement.
4. Interpret ultrasound images to diagnose cellulitis and abscess.
5. Evaluate the presence of deep vein thrombosis using a lower leg compression ultrasound
2. Assess the presence of a viable intrauterine pregnancy using first trimester obstetric trans-abdominal ultrasound.
3. Apply ultrasound to safely guide an intravenous line placement.
4. Interpret ultrasound images to diagnose cellulitis and abscess.
5. Evaluate the presence of deep vein thrombosis using a lower leg compression ultrasound
Biography
RACGP Rural is committed to addressing rural disadvantage focusing our efforts toward strategies which lead to more equitable access to healthcare. The capacity of the health system to respond to current and emerging pressures in rural and remote Australia is a central focus for RACGP Rural. Central to addressing rural disadvantage is the capacity of, and equitable access to, general practice and its role in bringing lasting change in rural communities.
