Bedside Thoracic Ultrasound Workshop

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Dr. Ali H. Altalag
Date: Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Time: 14:30-19:00
Meeting Room: AL RIMAL

CONDUCTED BY:
GENERAL:

• Attendance is limited to 30 participants.
• Pre-registration is required, seats are limited, will be reserved on first come first served basis
• Registration is FREE for all who register for the GulfThoracic Congress 2017, please present your congress badge. (Note: Students are not eligible for the pre-congress workshops.)

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this workshop, participants are expected to:

• 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
• PFT Technologists
• Fellows in Training

RATIONALE:

To familiarize the Pulmonologists with the use of ultrasound (USS) to diagnose pleura and lung diseases such as pleural effusion and pneumothorax.