POCUS course Curacao 2025
First multi-specialty hands ON
POCUS course Curacao 2025
International renowned instructors ASRA Members
- HANDS ON workshops: Improve your skills to improve patient outcomes
- Small course size for increased scanning time
- Affordable, collaborative, and specialty inclusive
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE, includes online prelearning.
General learning objectives:
1. Demonstrate ability to choose the appropriate US probe, perform image optimization for selected conditions, and recognize artifacts.
2. Recognize anatomical structures and selected pathological findings related to the airway, lungs, abdomen, and peripheral vascular system.
3. Identify treatable causes of cardiac arrest using limited echocardiography, including PEA, pericardial tamponade, pneumothorax, and PE.
Instructors:
Two locals:
Dr. Monique Calmes: Anesthesiologist/Intensivist
Dr. Valentina Franco Uribe: Anesthesiologist
Maximum number of participants: 24
Registration fee: US $ 575
Target group:
- General Practitioners
- Specialists & Residents
Saturday April 5th, 2025 - Day 1
From
Subject
Speaker
7:30 - 7:45 am
REGISTRATION
7:45 - 8:00 am
WELCOME
8:00 - 8:20 am
Introduction to POCUS and Basic Principles
Valentina Franco MD
8:20 - 8:40 am
Introduction to vascular access
Andrea Gomez MD, LLC
8:40 - 9:00 am
Hands-on vascular access
ALL
9:00 - 9:20 am
Introduction to gastric
Javier Cubillos MD
9:20 - 10:00 am
Hands-on workshop
ALL
10:00 - 10:20 am
COFFEE BREAK
10:20 - 10:40 am
Introduction to airway exam
Melody Herman MD
10:40 -11:00 am
Introduction to lung exam
John Hagen MD, MBA, FAAP FASA
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hands-on workshop
ALL
12:00 - 1:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK
1:00 - 1:40 pm
Gastric, airway, lung, and vascular scenarios
Laura Giron MD
1:40 - 2:00 pm
Introduction to FAST
Andrea Gomez MD
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Hands-on workshop
ALL
3:00 - 3:15 pm
COFFEE BREAK
3:15 - 3:45 pm
FATE focused cardiac ultrasound: standard
cardiac views and vena cava imaging IVCHari Kalagara MD
3:45 - 4:45 pm
Hands-on workshop standard cardiac views and IVC
ALL
4:45 pm
END OF DAY 1
Sunday April 6th, 2025 - Day 2
From - To
Subject
Speaker
7:15 - 7:30 am
REGISTRATION
7:30 - 8:00 am
Recap of Day 1 and Welcome Back
Monique Calmes MD
8:00 - 8:30 am
M-Mode in the apical 4 chamber view: global ventricular function assessment
Walid Alrayashi MD
8:30 - 10:00 am
Hands-on workshop
ALL
10:00 - 10:20 am
COFFEE BREAK
10:20 - 10:40 am
Cardiac Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest: The Easy-ALS protocol. Echocardiographic
assessment using subcostal only view in advance life supportNibras Bughrara MD
10:40 - 11:00 am
The EASY algorithm - Utilizing cardiac view POCUS in hypotension management
Nibras Bughrara MD
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
FOCUS/EASY hands-on workshop
ALL
12:00 - 1:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Free scanning
ALL
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Questions, feedback
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Certification
