The Ayr Thoracic Ultrasound Course is back after a 3.5 year hiatus due to COVID. This is a hands-on practical course which offers the delegates the requisite initial training and preparation towards acquiring Basic (Level 1) Thoracic Ultrasound skills, as per the guidelines of the Royal College of Radiologists and the British Thoracic Society. It is designed for all clinicians who aspire to provide safe and timely care for patients with pleural diseases.
Participants are limited to 24, with 8 ultrasound machine stations, available to allow intensive training in ultrasound techniques and ultrasound guided puncture of in-vitro models (‘phantoms’).
The programme commences at 08.30 and concludes at 17.00:
Registration and coffee
Introduction to course and housekeeping
Tools of the trade
Ultrasound techniques
Hands on session A – Ultrasound machines (four stations, four groups of three delegates)
Mid-morning coffee
Sectional and ultrasonic anatomy and pathology
Legal issues, clinical governance, and risk management / administration
Lunch
Hands on session B – Real patients and phantom (four stations, four groups of three delegates)
Afternoon tea
Hands on session C – Real patients and phantom (four stations, four groups of three delegates)
Acknowledgements and evaluations
Conclusion
Organising Faculty:
• Dr Anur Guhan
Consultant Physician and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University Hospital Ayr and University of Glasgow
• Dr Calum Nicolson
Consultant Radiologist, University Hospital Crosshouse
• Dr Hazel Halbert
Consultant Radiologist, University Hospital Crosshouse
• Dr Colin Noble
Consultant Radiologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary , Glasgow
£395 per delegate including all delegate materials and refreshments / lunch. Register online here.
