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Emergency Point of Care Ultra Sound (EPCUS)

This course lectures, trains & provides ample supervised practice opportunities to optimally utilise basic point of care emergency ultrasound in everyday clinical practice.

Course Date(s):	19 Nov 2010
Course Duration:	1 Day – 8am to 5pm
Course Venue:	Barnard Fuller Building, UCT Medical School
Clinical Director(s):	Hein Lamprecht
Logistics Coordinator:	Belinda Chapman
Course Price in ZAR:	R 1 650
Certification Received:	EMSSA & CEMSA

Brief Course Overview

Practical hands on course where after the students will be trained in the following

• Recognizing basic ultrasound anatomy
• Understanding basic physics and practical use of the ultrasound machine (knobology)
• Conjuring the appropriate ultrasound images applicable to the curriculum
• Applying the ultrasound findings to the correct decision and treatment protocols

Who should attend this course?

Medical doctors of all levels and specialties (surgeons, anaesthetists, orthopaedic surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, general physicians, paediatricians, general and family medicine practitioners, remote medical doctors & paramedics). Anyone who is interested in using point of care ultrasound in his or her clinical practice.

Why should someone attend this course?

Will provide you with the critical skills to use basic point of care emergency ultrasound in your clinical practice.

This course forms part (and should be successfully completed) of the formal Emergency Ultrasound training programme as certified by College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa

Detailed Course Outline

• Physics and Instrumentation    (Practical session – getting an image)
• Extended FAST  – Free Fluid & Pneumothorax
• Aorta
• Echo in Life Support (ELS; FEER; FEEL) – Cardiac Views  & IVC view
• Venous Ultrasound – Vascular Access & DVT

Clinical Director Profile

Dr. Hein Lamprecht

Qualifications:  MBCh.B, Dipl. Anaes (U.K.), FCEM

When completed: 2008

Current Job: Senior Specialist & lecturer – Division of Emergency Medicine,

University of Cape Town and Stellenbosch University. Coordinator: Ultrasound Training

Experience: 9 years practicing as an Emergency Medicine consultant in United Kingdom & private practice in South Africa. 3 Years practicing & providing training in emergency point of care ultrasound.

Interest: Practicing, expanding, providing training and research in Point of care Emergency Ultrasound