Point of Care Ultrasound

I. TITLE:
POINT OF CARE ULTRASOUND - POCUS WEEK -
From Basics to Clinical Practice and Beyond

II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

One of the most challenging skills in medical practice is the recognition of life threatening conditions in critical patients. Therefore, semiological and
diagnostic tools that help medical professionals in these situations are very important for a high-quality patient care. In this regard, point of care
ultrasound (POCUS) has shown to be an important means of enhancing our diagnostic capabilities, leading to better clinical reasoning and decisionmaking.
Thus, this workshop aims to approach several aspects of medical education and clinical reasoning using point of care ultrasound.
- Faculty: School of Medical Sciences– UNICAMP

III. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:

The main objective of the workshop is to review and consolidate some fundamentals of medicine through the use of POCUS. Therefore, the following
topics will be addressed:

01. The role of Ultrasound on learning anatomy and phisiology

  • The circulatory system
  • The respiratory system
  • The urinary system
  • The Liver and gallbladder
  • The muscle-skeletal system

02. The role of Ultrasound on learning pathophysiology and semiology

  • Diseases of the circulatory system
  • Diseases of the respiratory system
  • Medical syndromes and POCUS

03. The role of Ultrasound on clinical reasoning

  • Respiratory failure
  • Shock
  • Cardiac arrest
  • Trauma
  • Renal failure

04. POCUS and patient safety: Ultrasound-guided procedures

  • Central venous access
  • Dialysis catheters placement
  • Orothacheal Intubation
  • Thoracocenthesis
  • Pericardiocenthesis

05. Ultrasound, medical education and research

  • Ultrasound in the medical curriculum around the world
  • Ultrasound for medical residency around the world
  • Ultrasound for post-graduates
  • Ultrasound in basic and clinical research

IV. TEACHING METHODS

- Theoretical-clinical seminars
- Hands-on sessions
- Moodle platform
- Discussion of clinical cases
- Simulated clinical cases

 

V. EVALUATION

Minimal presence: 80%
Punctuality
Pre-test evaluation
Pre-test evaluation
OSCE

VI. PROFESSORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORKSHOP

Thiago Martins Santos
Daniel Franci

CONTRIBUTORS

Marco Antonio de Carvalho Filho
Maria Andrea Delbin
Marcelo Schweller
Tiago de Araujo Guerra Grangeia

VII. WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Schedule: 35 hours – one week (Mon-Fri: 8h-12h am / 2h-5h pm)
Medical students with pre-clinical knowledge;
Residents and graduated physicians;
Up to 7 students.

VIII. ONE-WEEK-SCHEDULE

Monday: Ultrasound and anatomy
Morning (8:00 – 12:00)
Welcome and opening remarks
Pre-test evaluation
Anatomy of the circulatory system
Anatomy of the respiratory system
Anatomy of the urinary system
Anatomy of the Liver and gallbladder
Afternoon (14:00 – 17:00) Hands-on sessions
Anatomy of the circulatory system
Anatomy of the respiratory system
Anatomy of the urinary system
Anatomy of the Liver and gallbladder

Tuesday: Ultrasound and physiology
Morning (8:00 – 12:00)
Physiology of the circulatory system
Physiology of the respiratory system
Physiology of the urinary system
Physiology of the muscle-skeletal system
Afternoon (14:00 – 17:00) Hands-on sessions
Physiology of the circulatory system
Physiology of the respiratory system
Physiology of the urinary system
Physiology of the muscle-skeletal system

Wednesday: Ultrasound and clinical reasoning
Morning (8:00 – 12:00)
Respiratory failure
Shock
Cardiac arrest
Trauma
Afternoon (14:00 – 17:00)
Simulations with ultrasound

Thursday: Ultrasound-guided procedures
Morning (8:00 – 12:00)
Central venous access
Dialysis catheters placement
Orothacheal Intubation
Thoracocenthesis
Pericardiocenthesis
Afternoon (14:00 – 17:00) Hands-on sessions
Central venous access – anatomy review and procedure simulation
Dialysis catheters placement – anatomy review and procedure simulation
Orothacheal Intubation– anatomy review and procedure simulation
Thoracocenthesis – anatomy review and procedure simulation
Pericardiocenthesis – anatomy review and procedure simulation

Friday: Ultrasound, medical education and research
Morning (8:00 – 12:00)
Ultrasound in the medical curriculum around the world
Ultrasound for medical residency around the world
Ultrasound for post-graduates
Ultrasound in basic and clinical research
Afternoon (14:00 – 17:00) roundtable
Dicussion of collaborative projects: multicentric studies, webconferences and exchange programs.
Final considerations and conclusions