FOCUSSED CARDIAC ULTRASOUND
2 DAY WORKSHOP
2020 DATES 
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PERTH

Quest Scarborough, 4 Brighton Rd, Scarborough

4 / 5 January

19 / 20 September

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SYDNEY

Rydges Central Sydney, 28 Albion St, Surry Hills​

16 / 17 May

17 / 18 October

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MELBOURNE

The Como Hotel, 630 Chapel St, South Yarra​​

8 / 9 February

4 / 5 April

8 / 9 August

28 / 29 November

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BRISBANE

The Park Hotel, 551 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill

22 / 23 August

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CAIRNS

Cairns Sheridan Hotel, 295 Sheridan Street, Cairns

3 / 4 October

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NOOSA

RACV Noosa Resort, 94 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads

28 / 29 March

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HOBART

Rydges Hobart, Cnr Argyle & Lewis St​​

7 / 8 March

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AUCKLAND

Rydges Hotel, 59 Federal St Auckland

21 / 22 March

14 / 15 November

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WORKSHOP FEES

Australia – AU $ 1,795 (+ GST)

New Zealand – AU $ 1,795 (NO GST)

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TOPICS COVERED

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Echo Applications

Echo Acoustic Windows & Image Orientation * Valvular Assessment * LV/RV Function & Filling Status * Haemodynamic Assessment & Calculations * Basic Echo in Life Support * Rapid Cardiac Echo

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Echo Features of Cardiac Pathologies

Pericardial Disease *  Cardiac Tamponade * AMI * Aortic Dissection * Shock * Pulmonary Embolus * Pneumothorax

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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  • To appreciate heart anatomy 

  • Understand acoustic windows and imaging planes used in echo

  • Outline common pathologies associated with the heart 

  • Describe how echo is used to measure cardiac output, stoke volume, ejection fraction, aortic valve area etc.

  • Appreciate echo as a tool to assess left and right systolic function 

  • Understand echo image orientation

  • Understand the basic principles of Doppler haemodynamics

  • Provide delegates with tutor assisted 'hands-on' echo practice

  • Appreciate normal values in an echo examination

  • Understand the limitations of the Doppler technique

  • Understand the components of a focused echo examination

  • Outline the role of echo in life support

  • Appreciate the use of rapid cardiac echo in the critically ill

  • Identify common ultrasound artifacts

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ACCREDITATION

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This workshop is an accredited professional development activity for the following organisations and colleges.  

BELS & RCE units of CCPU
Procedural grant
Rural GP grant
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