Interstitial lung diseases
Thoracic oncology
PG2 Postgraduate course
Thoracic ultrasound
Clinical
Fully booked
Enhance your sonography practice beyond identification of pleural fluid
Registration for this session is additional to the congress registration fee and is €220 standard and €242 on site.
Aims : to provide a solid theoretical framework for physicians who want to develop their ultrasonography skills; to encourage evidence-based practice where possible; to highlight the utility of thoracic ultrasonography for purposes other than identification of pleural fluid, including assessment of other thoracic structures; to demonstrate that physicians can safely perform thoracic interventions (including image-guided pleural biopsies) after suitable training; and to provide a solid background for the thoracic ultrasonography educational skills workshop.
Target audience :
Adult pulmonologist/Clinician, Critical/Intensive care physician, Radiologist, Trainee, General practitioner, Thoracic surgeon, Clinical researcher
09:30
The physics of ultrasound
J. Wrightson(Oxford, United Kingdom)
COI
1
18
10:00
Thoracic ultrasonography artefacts
V. Pinelli(MASSA-CARRARA, Italy)
COI
2
19
10:30
Assessment of parenchymal abnormalities
C. Laursen(Odense M, Denmark)
COI
3
20
11:30
Pleural effusions and thickening
N. Rahman(ABINGDON, United Kingdom)
COI
5
22
12:00
Group assignment
J. Wrightson(Oxford, United Kingdom)
COI
V. Pinelli(MASSA-CARRARA, Italy)
COI
C. Laursen(Odense M, Denmark)
COI
N. Rahman(ABINGDON, United Kingdom)
COI
6
23
14:00
Pneumothorax
R. Tazi Mezalek(Barcelona, Spain)
COI
8
25
14:30
Basic echocardiography, vascular structures and volume status
G. Barker(Oxford, United Kingdom)
COI
9
26
15:00
Diaphragm assessment
J. Wrightson(Oxford, United Kingdom)
COI
10
27
16:00
Advanced interventions
I. Psallidas(London, United Kingdom)
COI
12
29
16:30
Group assignment
G. Barker(Oxford, United Kingdom)
COI
J. Wrightson(Oxford, United Kingdom)
COI
I. Psallidas(London, United Kingdom)
COI
R. Tazi Mezalek(Barcelona, Spain)
COI
13
30
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