Point of Care Ultrasound Skills for General Practitioners - Delivering Reliable Bedside Ultrasound for Primary Health Care

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£1000
Dates
Wed 22 Jan - Wed 19 Feb 2025


CPD: CPD awarded through the Association of Surgeons in Primary Care, CPD certifications award 16 hrs and endorsement by RCGP applied for.

Course Objectives

  • For learners to understand the physics of ultrasound.
  • For learners to understand the core functions of ultrasound probe handling.
  • For learners to be able to optimise the image on an ultrasound system.For learners to be able to apply ultrasound imaging in a rigorous standardised manner within daily practice to rapidly answer the 14 clinically relevant questions (see course description.

What's Included?

  • 4 Sessions of remote guided practice and one day face to face-to-face practical to refine the technique.
  • Each delegate has their own POD box for the duration of the course. This contains an ultrasound transducer, tablet, and gel phantom. Ultrasound gel and wipes are also included.
  • 4 x weekly 2-hour live teaching sessions with lectures, demonstrations and interactive guided scanning practice.
  • Weekly homework assignments with feedback to progressively develop technique.
  • One full-day face-to-face session with a good ratio of students to faculty for practising the scan techniques in preparation for supervised application in clinical practice.

This course is intended to meet the training needs of clinicians working in the primary care environment who wish to use ultrasound scanning within their daily practice. The program will develop probe-handling and interpretation skills and focus on the use of ultrasound scanning to answer a series of 14 commonly encountered clinical questions. Delegates will learn scan protocols and incorporate them into their routine patient assessment to assist in clarifying answers to these questions. Completion of the course enables students to enrol on a period of supervised regular scanning, at the conclusion of which competency will be assessed through a review of the scan portfolio and an observed structured clinical examination (OSCE). The 14 clinical questions addressed in this course are below:

  • Does this have pulmonary oedema?
  • Does this patient have a pleural effusion?
  • Does this patient have pneumonia?
  • Is there evidence of bladder retention in this patient?
  • Is the intra-uterine contraceptive in the uterus?
  • Is there free fluid in the abdomen?
  • Does this patient have an abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • Is there evidence of hydronephrosis?
  • Does this patient have gallstones?
  • Does the patient have cholecystitis?
  • Does this patient have a knee effusion?
  • Does this patient have a Baker’s cyst?
  • Does this patient have cellulitis?
  • Does the patient have an abscess?
Dr. Lee Pursglove

Dr. Lee Pursglove

General practitioner and specialist interested in Point of Care Ultrasound in GP and Minor Surgery/ Joint Injections


BSc (Hons), MBChB, DRCOG, MRCGP, PgCert (Medical Ultrasound) Doctor within the NHS.

Lee is an NHS GP using his skills in Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) to facilitate his practice and augment the patient journey. This expedites patient care and significantly increases patient satisfaction. His areas of scan interest include the abdomen, testes, soft tissue lesions, MSK, vascular and using POCUS to plan minor surgical procedures including joint injections. Lees' passion in this area has allowed him to travel, teach and highlight the benefit of POCUS to other GPs around Europe.

Douglas Ogg

Douglas Ogg

Director Orca Medical Ltd, Lecturer on underlying physical principles of ultrasound


BSc Comparative Physiology (1983), MSc Information Science (1984), Medical device industry 1985present. Invited lecturer on numerous programs teaching underlying physical principles of ultrasound and optical technologies.

Technology application expertise specialising in ultrasound imaging, endoscopy, and minimally invasive therapies. Involved from the industry side in the development and adoption into clinical use of various image guided applications including Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) – guided FNA, Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) – guided FNA, Laser fetoscopy for treatment of Twin-Twin Transfusion syndrome (named author on first report of use), Interstitial image guided laser therapies, HIFU for treatment of prostate ca. Member of technical application teams at Olympus leading introduction of Narrow Band Imaging into gastroenterology, urology and surgery.

Session 1 - Zoom

Principles of scanning

Time Topic Speaker/Presenter
19:00 - 19:15 Welcome and introduction.
19:15 - 19:45 Basic Physics of Ultrasound Douglas Ogg
19:45 - 20:00 Break.
20:00 - 20:20 Alignment of the probe with the structure Douglas Ogg
20:20 - 20:30 Probe handling Douglas Ogg and Lee Pursglove
20:30 - 20:50 Supervised practice session on gel phantom All
20:50 - 21:00 Q&A.

Session 2 - Zoom

Normal structures / scanning on smaller structures

Time Topic Speaker/Presenter
19:00 - 19:15 Review of session 1 All
19:15 - 19:45 Normal appearance of tissues (Muscle, bone, organs, blood and air) Douglas Ogg and Lee Pursglove
19:45 - 20:00 Break
20:00 - 20:20 Practical scanning of the abdomen All
20:20 - 20:30 Probe skills for a smaller structure Douglas Ogg and Lee Pursglove
20:30 - 20:50 Practical scanning of smaller structures All
20:50 - 21:00 Q&A.

Session 3 - Zoom

Lung and Abdominal scanning

Time Topic Speaker/Presenter
19:00 - 19:15 Review of assignments and questions from week 2 All
19:15 - 19:45 Lung scanning (with practical) Douglas Ogg and Lee Pursglove
19:45 - 20:00 Break
20:00 - 20:15 Bladder and uterus (with practical) Douglas Ogg and Lee Pursglove
20:15 - 20:30 Liver and gall bladder (with practical) Douglas Ogg and Lee Pursglove
20:30 - 20:50 Kidneys (with practical) Douglas Ogg and Lee Pursglove
20:50 - 21:00 Q&A

Session 4 - Zoom

Lower limb and considerations for scanning in general practice

Time Topic Speaker/Presenter
19:00 - 19:15 Review of assignments and questions from week 3 All
19:15 - 19:45 Aorta (with practical) Douglas Ogg and Lee Pursglove
19:45 - 20:00 Break
20:00 - 20:20 Knee and lower leg (with practical) Douglas Ogg and Lee Pursglove
20:20 - 20:30 Abscesses Lee Pursglove
20:30 - 20:50 Considerations for the use of ultrasound in general practice Lee Pursglove
20:50 - 21:00 Q&A

Session 5 - Face to Face

Scanning for the 14 clinical questions

Time Topic Speaker/Presenter
08:30 - 08:45 Registration and Coffee All
08:45 - 09:00 Introduction and aims of the day Lee Pursglove and faculty
09:00 - 09:20 Saving images and submitting them for mentorship Lee Pursglove and faculty
09:20 - 09:40 Lung Ultrasound - Lecture Lee Pursglove and faculty
09:40 - 10:40 Practice lung scanning All
10:40 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:35 Abdominal scanning - Lecture Lee Pursglove and faculty
11:35 - 12:20 Practice abdominal scanning All
12:20 - 12:40 Practice pelvic scanning - bladder and uterus All
12:40 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:05 Knee and soft tissues - Lecture Lee Pursglove and faculty
14:05 - 14:50 Practice knee and review soft tissue cases All
14:50 - 15:20 Integrating POCUS into general practice Lee Pursglove and faculty
15:20 - 15:40 Tea
15:40 - 16:25 Next steps, feedback and close

How do I know whether a course is suitable for me?

The programme for each course is formulated by the course director and a description of the content and intended learning objectives is provided.


Who are the course directors?

The biographies for the Course directors of each course are provided so that you can see their experience.


Does this course qualify me to perform ultrasound guided injections in my workplace?

In order to perform image guided injections in your workplace you must conform to your local guidelines and competency requirements.


Do I need to have scanned before in order to attend a course?

Our Foundation courses are specifically designed for people who have no previous scanning experience.


What about if I want to keep my handheld ultrasound at the end of the course?

There are options available to buy, rent or lease these and other ultrasound products that we sell. If you are interested please inform a member of our training staff or email us at orcapod@orcamedical.co.uk.


How will I receive my Orca POD?

When you have registered you'll be asked to fill out a form which gives us your preferred delivery details. Your Orca POD will be shipped to you via DHL Express. You get to keep and use the Orca POD for the entire duration of the course and we'll arrange the collection after the last session/assessment.


How will I be able to operate the handheld ultrasound on my own?

We provide pre-course technical support to help you from the time you receive your Orca POD. Our team is available for one-on-one meetings before and between sessions to support you.


What if I cannot make one of the sessions?

When someone is unable to attend a session a colleague can attend in their place.


What's included in the price?

The Course Fee includes the rental of the equipment for the entire duration of the course as well as the tutor's fee, shipping, CPD points and certificate.


I'm interested in a very specific area. How will I know if your course covers that?

If you would like more information about any of our courses then please contact us on orcapod@orcamedical.co.uk.


What do I do if I am unable to attend the next course or it is fully booked?

If you would like to book a future course or enquire about future dates please contact us on orcapod@orcamedical.co.uk.

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Price: £1000.00

Venue: Online

Day 1: Wednesday 22 January 2025
Day 2: Wednesday 29 January 2025
Day 3: Wednesday 05 February 2025
Day 4: Wednesday 12 February 2025
Day 5: Wednesday 19 February 2025

Note: Bookings close on Saturday 18 January 2025


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