Bedside Thoracic Ultrasound Course (BTUC)
Sponsored by:
Program Director
Ali H. Altalag, MD, ABIM
Chairman, Saudi Thoracic Imaging Group, Saudi Thoracic Society
Consultant Pulmonologist, Intensivist and echocardiographer
Head, Ultrasound Unit, Department of Intensive Care Services
Head, ICIP Quality Committee, Department of Intensive Care Services
Department of Intensive Care Services
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Armin Meyer, MD, FCCP
Consultant, Pulmonologist and Intensivist
Respiratory & Critical Care Institute
Cleveland Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mohammed Alabdrab Alnabi, MD
Emergency & Critical Care Consultant
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Residency & Fellowship Program Director
King Fahd Specialist Hospital
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
15:00 - 19:00
Meeting Room: AL REMAL MEETING ROOM
General:
- Attendance is limited to 20 participants.
- Pre-registration is required, seats are limited, will be reserved on first come first served basis.
- Certificate of Attendance will be provided by STS with CMEs from SCFHS.
- Registration is FREE for all who register for the GulfThoracic Congress 2015, please provide proof of payment (receipt).
Rationale:
To familiarize the Pulmonologists with the use of ultrasound (USS) to diagnose pleura and lung diseases such as pleural effusion and pneumothorax.
Objectives:
At the end of the course, the attendees are expected to achieve:
- Knowledge of basic USS concepts and knobology, image acquisition and interpretation.
- Training using human models and phantom manikins.
- Performance of thoracentesis and small tube drainage placement under USS guidance.
Target Audience:
- Pulmonologists
- Intensivists
- Cardiothoracic Surgeons
- Fellows in Training
Time: 14:00 - 14:55
Registration
Time: 14:55 - 15:00
Opening Remarks
First Lecture Session
Time: 15:00 - 15:20
Principles of Ultrasound and Knobology
Armin Meyer - UAE
Time: 15:20 - 15:40
Focused Thoracic Ultrasound and Normal Findings
Mohammed Alabdrab Alnabi - KSA
15:40 - 15:45 COFFEE BREAK
1st Hands-on Session (15:45 -16:30) - 15 Minutes per Station
Station - 1:
Introduction to Ultrasound Machine & Knobology
Mohammed Alabdrab Alnabi - KSA
Station - 2:
Ultrasound of the Lower Chest on a Normal Subject, Imaging Costophernic Angles (liver or spleen, diaphragm, curtain sign, A & B lines, rib shadows)
Armin Meyer - UAE
Station - 3:
Ultrasound of the Upper Chest on a Normal Subject, Imaging for Pneumothorax Using Linear Array Transducer (sliding pleura, lung pulse, A & B lines, M-mode for seashore sign)
Ali Altalag - KSA
16:30 - 17:00 COFFEE BREAK
17:00 - 17:30
Major Thoracic Pathology & Ultrasound-Guided Pleural Tap & Pigtail Catheter Insertion
Ali Altalag - KSA
17:30 - 17:40 BREAK
2nd Hands-on Session (17:40 - 18:55) - 25 Minutes per Station
Station - 1:
Thoracic Pathology on Simulator (VIMEDIX) or Real Patient
Ali Altalag - KSA
Station - 2:
Ultrasound-Guided Pleural Tap on Phantom (Sitting Position)
Mohammed Alabdrab Alnabi - KSA
Station - 3: