Echocardiography is an essential clinical tool for any critical care practitioner.
Vital questions that echocardiography can help you to answer include:
Why is my patient hypotensive – Is there evidence of cardiac tamponade or ischaemia?
Why can’t I wean my patient off the ventilator - Is cardiac dysfunction contributing?
What’s the volume status - Is my patient still underfilled?
The Alfred ICU runs a two day course on critical care echocardiography limited to 20 participants. The emphasis is on:
Practical (TTE) echo skills acquisition – 2:1 participant: instructor ratio
Interpreting echo data in the context of critical care scenarios
Developing reporting skills. Assisting preparation for formal echocardiography qualifications.
The teaching faculty comprises echocardiography-trained critical care consultants. Our aim is for you to gain practical echocardiography knowledge and skills that you can immediately apply to your patients. This course is a vital step towards you achieving confidence and competence in critical care echocardiography.
A participation certificate will be issued at the course for all delegates who successfully complete the course requirements of two day attendance.
CPD Points
CPD points have been allocated by the below organisations. Registrants should use the information above to apply for recognition. Please note that you will not be granted automatic recognition, you must make a claim with your College.
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