Windows to the Heart: Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Workshop (Jul, 2018)

Windows to the Heart: Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Workshop is organized by Cardiac Skills Australia and will be held from July 14 - 15, 2018 at QT Gold Coast, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia.

Learning Outcomes:
• To appreciate heart anatomy
• Understand acoustic windows and imaging planes used in echo
• Outline common pathologies associated with the heart
• Describe how echo is used to measure cardiac output, stoke volume, ejection fraction, aortic valve area etc.
• Appreciate echo as a tool to assess left and right systolic function
• Understand echo image orientation
• Understand the basic principles of Doppler haemodynamics
• Provide delegates with tutor assisted 'hands-on' echo practice
• Appreciate normal values in an echo examination
• Understand the limitations of the Doppler technique
• Understand the components of a focused echo examination
• Outline the role of echo in life support
• Appreciate the use of rapid cardiac echo in the critically ill
• Identify common ultrasound artifacts

Topics Covered:
• Echo Applications - Echo Acoustic Windows & Image Orientation
? Valvular Assessment
? LV/RV Function & Filling Status
? Haemodynamic Assessment & Calculations
? Basic Echo in Life Support
? Rapid Cardiac Echo

• Echo Features of Cardiac Pathologies - Pericardial Disease
? Cardiac Tamponade
? AMI
? Aortic Dissection
? Shock
? Pulmonary Embolus
? Pneumothorax

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.