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Point of Care Ultrasound for Community Practice – Part 1

£1,000.00

CPD: CPD awarded through CPD Certification

This course is accredited through the Royal College of Physicians (RCP); Part 1 and Part 2 required

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.

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    Course Description

    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?
    Tutor

    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.

    Week 1 Session 1 Live Teaching via Zoom

    Topic

    Speaker/Presenter

    Tick (19:00 - 19:15) Welcome and introduction
    Tick (19:15 - 19:45) Basic physics of ultrasound
    Tick (19:45 - 20:00) Break
    Tick (20:00 - 20:20) Alignment of the probe with structure
    Tick (20:20 - 20:30) Probe handling
    Tick (20:30 - 20:50) Supervised practice session on gel phantom
    Tick (20:50 - 21:00) Q&A

    Week 2 Session 2 Live Teaching via Zoom

    Topic

    Speaker/Presenter

    Tick (19:00 - 19:15) Review of Session 1
    Tick (19:15 - 19:45) Normal appearance of tissues (muscle, bone, organs, blood and air)
    Tick (19:45 - 20:00) Break
    Tick (20:00 -20:20) Practical scanning of the abdomen
    Tick (20:20-20:30) Probe skills for a smaller structure
    Tick (20:30-20:50) Practical scanning of smaller structures
    Tick (20:50-21:00) Q & A

    Week 3 Session 3 Live Teaching via Zoom

    Topic

    Speaker/Presenter

    Tick (19:00 -19:15) Review of assignments and questions from week 2
    Tick (19:15-19:50) Lung scanning (with practical)
    Tick (19:50-20:00) Break
    Tick (20:00 -20:15) Bladder and uterus (with practical)
    Tick (20:15-20:30) Aorta (with practical)
    Tick (20:30-20:50) Kidneys (with practical)
    Tick (20:50-21:00) Q & A

    Week 4 Session 4 Live Teaching via Zoom

    Topic

    Speaker/Presenter

    Tick (19:00 -19:15) Review of assignments and questions from week 3
    Tick (19:15-19:45) Liver and gall badder (with practical)
    Tick (19:45-19:55) Break
    Tick (19:55 -20:25) Knee and lower leg (with practical)
    Tick (20:25-20:40) Abscesses and cellulitis
    Tick (20:40-20:55) Practical implementation of ultrasound into general practice
    Tick (20:55-21:00) Q & A

    Week 5 Face to Face Session

    Topic

    Speaker/Presenter

    Tick (08:30 – 08:45) Registration and Coffee
    Tick (08:45 – 09:00) Introduction and aims of the day
    Lee Pursglove/faculty
    Tick (09:00-09:35) Abdominal scanning – Lecture
    Lee Pursglove/faculty
    Tick (09:35 – 10:35) Practice abdominal scanning
    All
    Tick (10:35 – 10:55) BREAK
    All
    Tick (10:55 – 11:20) Lung Ultrasound – Lecture
    Lee Pursglove/faculty
    Tick (11:20 – 12:10) Practice Lung scanning
    Lee Pursglove/faculty
    Tick (12.10 – 13:10) LUNCH + Free Scan
    Tick (13:10 – 14:25) MSK Scanning - Lecture
    Lee Pursglove/faculty
    Tick (14:25 – 15:00) Practice MSK Scanning
    All
    Tick (15:00 – 15:30) Soft Tissues Lecture and Examples
    Lee Pursglove/faculty
    Tick (15:30 – 16:00) TEA
    Tick (16:00 – 16:30) Integrating POCUS into general practice
    Lee Pursglove/faculty
    Tick (16:30 – 17:00) Closing Comments, Feedback and Free Scan
    Lee Pursglove/faculty

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

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

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

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

    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.

    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.

    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.

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

    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.

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

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

    Less than 28 days’ notice = No refund
    29 to 56 days’ notice = 50% refund
    Over 57 days’ notice = Full refund, less an administrative charge of 4% of the course fee
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      Chidinma O.
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      I’m totally hooked on this system and more in the range. It’s not got any competition on the market currently. I wish it was more affordable for individuals because every primary care provider ought to have one.

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      27 March 2025
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