Focused Ultrasound for Intensive Care: Heart

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About the course

Our FUSIC (Focused Ultrasound for Intensive Care) Heart is fully approved by the Intensive Care Society.

Attendance on an approved course is mandatory for sign-off by the Intensive Care Society.

Our one day course will cover:

  • Basic ultrasound physics, machine controls, basic views and image optimisation
  • Background to FUSIC (heart)
  • Scanning the heart from the PLAX, PSAX, A4C and subcostal windows
  • Recognition of anatomy and pathology
  • Lots of hands-on experience

We offer  lots of scanning practice as in addition to group work there are a number of other devices available to use, including hand-held devices and Heartworks Simulators.

 

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