Thursday, October 20, 2016

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Meeting Room 3

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Overview

Sponsored by Fujifilm Sonosite

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Details

This workshop will provide participants with an overview of the use of echocardiography in the Intensive Care Unit. Items to be covered include: • Knobology • Transducer movements • The four standard echocardiography views • Parasternal - Short axis, long axis • Apical views - 4 and 5 chamber, 2 chamber and long axis • Subcostal - Standard views and IVC Participants will learn to assess left and right ventricular function, basic valve assessment and pericardial effusions. There will be two 90 minute sessions which will consist of some initial group teaching and then breaking up into smaller groups with one facilitator per group to allow hands on scanning of volunteer models. The facilitators include: • Prasad Bheemasenachar – Intensivist, Rockingham Hospital • Bradley Wibrow – Intensivist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital • Matthew Anstey – Intensivist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital • Christopher Allen – Intensivist, Fiona Stanley Hospital • Lynette Hassall – Cardiac Sonographer, Sonosite • Aiden Burrell – Intensivist, The Alfred Ultrasound Machines will be kindly provided by Sonosite