Comprehensive Ultrasound Solutions for Private and Public Clinicians
Comprehensive Ultrasound Solutions for Private and Public Clinicians
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£799.00
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Online via Zoom |
Wed 03 Sep - Wed 24 Sep 2025 |
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CPD: 16 Hrs
Course Objectives
What’s Included?
This course is aimed at physiotherapists and other AHPS’s with a special interest in male and female pelvic health. This course is designed to provide the practitioner with the essential probe handling and image orientation skills required to begin learning to use ultrasound imaging of the pelvis.
The course is a home-based programme of practical instruction that is facilitated by provision of an ultrasound scanner to each delegate. This series of remotely delivered interactive video conference sessions with accompanying practice exercises has been specifically designed to develop applied anatomical knowledge, muscle identification, probe handling and orientation confidence in a progressive manner through repetition.
The course is conducted over 4 weeks.
All delegates are sent an Orca POD Toolbox containing a wireless handheld ultrasound scanner, tablet, gel phantom, gel and wipes provided for the duration of the course. The POD Toolbox incorporates all the elements necessary to enable the progressive acquisition of knowledge and skills through home-based practice. The teaching programme is delivered by a combination of interactive lectures and practice exercises that will equip delegates with the essential cognitive skills necessary to begin incorporating ultrasound imaging guidance into their daily clinical management.
There is an assignment at the end of each session which helps the delegates to revise the concepts learnt during each session and to provide a framework for practising those skills.
Clinical Lead Pelvic Health Physiotherapist / Physiotherapy Lecturer
Lucia Berry’s teaching interests are in Pelvic Health Physiotherapy and Healthcare Leadership. Lucia has worked across 4 different London NHS trusts in both Pelvic Health Physiotherapy roles and management roles, including Guys and St Thomas, Chelsea and Westminster, Imperial and Royal Free NHS trust. Lucia is an advocate for interprofessional education, and collaborative team-based learning.
Qualifications: BSc Hons Physiotherapy, PGcert Continence for Therapists, MSc Healthcare Leadership.
Physiotherapist
Experienced Independent Consultant Pelvic Health Physiotherapist with a demonstrated history of advanced clinical and educational practice in the service delivery of pelvic health physiotherapy. Over my extensive career I have served on the Council of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, helping to map the future of the profession. Having qualified in the early 1970s with a Graduate Diploma of Physiotherapy from The University of Manchester I have worked in both the NHS and private sector. In 2012 I was awarded a Fellowship of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy for my services to pelvic health and the profession. Since 2004 I have been teaching real-time ultrasound scanning of the pelvic floor complex to practitioners wishing to extend their scope of practice, enabling them to assess and analyse pelvic floor function and dysfunction. Currently I am a trustee of Pelvic Obstetric Gynaecological Physiotherapy, a professional network for specialist physiotherapists, and am the chair of their Education Subcommittee.
Physiotherapist
My name is Gráinne Donnelly and I am an Advanced Physiotherapist in pelvic health based in N. Ireland, UK. I am passionate about developing the research base for pelvic health and its subsequent application to clinical practice. My research interests include perinatal exercise, diastasis rectus abdominis and ultrasound imaging in pelvic health and I am moving closer to academia through my research endeavours. I offer education and training to physiotherapists and other health and fitness professionals and I deliver pelvic health clinics to the public from my practice in N. Ireland.
Week 1: Principles of Ultrasound
Topic
Speaker/Presenter
Welcome
Course rationale
Basic Physics of Ultrasound
Ultrasound Controls
Probe handling and orientation
Interactive practice session scanning gel
Phantom
Q & A Week 2: Trans-abdominal approach
Topic
Speaker/Presenter
Welcome
Review of assignment 1
Normal male and female anatomy and appearance on ultrasound
Image planes and orientation
Image optimisation
Limitations and pitfalls
Bladder scanning and volume measurement Week 3: Trans-perineal approach
Topic
Speaker/Presenter
Welcome
Review of assignment 2
Anatomy, scan planes and corresponding images
Angle of approach
Pelvic tilt
Image optimisation
Considerations for trans-perineal approach Week 4: Dynamic scanning
Topic
Speaker/Presenter
Welcome
Review of assignment 3
Scanning during dynamic pelvic floor movement
Patent positioning
Pelvic floor contraction
Review of course
Q & A 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.
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