Core Emergency Medicine Ultrasound – September 2024

The updated 2021 RCEM Core US competences include Fascia Iliaca compartment Block and the systematic approach to the patient in shock (RUSH protocol).

These skills complement the traditional four core competences in Emergency Medicine Ultrasound of extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (e-FAST), assessment of the Abdominal Aorta for Aneurysm (AAA), focused Echocardiography in Life Support (ELS) and Vascular Access.

Target audience:
All clinicians interested in Point of Care Ultrasound

Aims:
– Gain competences in the four core domains of POCUS recommended by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine 2021 guidelines

Pre-course learning:
– Learn at your own pace with our comprehensive e-learning module that will be available one month before the course.

Methodology:
– Hands-on only course, 4.5 hours of scanning in small groups (max 3 candidates per group)
– Special emphasis on focussed echo
– Simulation based teaching
– Skill stations on peripheral + central vein vascular access and fascia iliaca block

Post-course mentorship:
Possibility of hiring a Butterfly IQ probe and enrolling onto remote mentorship (REsUS initiative). Info on https://pocusfrimley.org/

Price:
£ 350

Course Directors:
Dr Rachel Vivian, Consultant EM
Dr Lorenzo Cristoni, Consultant Acute Medicine

To register:
Please e-mail Mrs Roberta Fortunato info@pocusfrimley.com

Course Information