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): | No dates in 2012 |
| Course Duration: | 1 Day – 8am to 5pm |
| Course Venue: | Barnard Fuller Building, UCT Medical School |
| Clinical Director(s): | Hein Lamprecht |
| Logistics Coordinator: | Fatima Saban | fatima.saban@uct.ac.za | 021 406 6330 |
| Course Price in ZAR: | R 2 150 (Enhanced Modules) |
| Certification Received: | Stellenbosch University |
Brief Course Overview
This course builds on the the core module and provides additional teaching in selected body areas as outlined below.
Who should attend this course?
Experienced providers, hence basic point of care ultrasound skills are a requirement for the course.
NB: Course entry requirement: Candidate needs to be a certified registered level 1 / Core point of care ultrasound provider
Why should someone attend this course?
This course will enhance your ultrasound skills beyond the basic modules. Training will consist of optimizing the sonographic image, interpretation of the image and applying the image findings to the latest evidence based treatment plans.
Detailed Course Outline
- Biliary
- GU (renal and scrotal)
- Cardiac
- Ob/Gyn
- Soft tissue and musculoskeletal
- Nerve blocks
- Procedural
- Ocular
- TB/ HIV/ Meningitis
- Lung
- Hypotension
Accreditation received upon successful course completion
- EMSSA (Emergency Medicine Society of South Africa)
- CEMSA (College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa)
- SUN (Stellenbosch University)
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. 6 Years practicing & providing training in emergency point of care ultrasound.
Interest: Practicing, expanding, providing training and research in Point of care Emergency Ultrasound
