The course is certified by George Washington University, USA
Aster Medcity, Kochi will host Aster International Emergency Ultrasound Course – 2015 (AIEUC – 2015), an international emergency ultrasound course in Kochi from March 18-20, 2015.
The three-day course will include sessions from national and international faculty on globally followed latest techniques for emergency ultrasound. Faculties of international repute include Keith Boniface, MD RDMS, Washington, DC and Hamid Shokoohi, MD MPH FACEP. From India, Dr Venugopalan PP, Director, Aster Emergency Medicine Network, will talk on FAST – Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma, Dr Tausif Ahmed will speak about abdominal aorta. Dr Mabel Vasnaik, Dr Faith Moideen and Dr Yaseer are the other Indian experts speaking at the event.
AIEUC is spearheaded by Dr Harish Pillai, CEO, Aster Medcity, Dr Narayanan Unni, CMS, Aster Medcity and Dr Venugopal PP. The course invites participation from emergency physicians, anesthetists, intensivists, CMOs, general physicians, residents and interns.
The course aims to provide hands-on training by well-known faculties, thus enabling the participants to improve their emergency ultrasound practices and hence patient care. The various sessions at the course will endow the attending physicians with the latest emergency technology available for diagnosis.
Some of the topics to be included at the course are: ‘FAST – Focused assessment with sonography in trauma,’ ‘Haepatobiliary and cardiac scanning,’ ‘Vascular access screening,’ ‘Deep vein thrombosis,’ ‘Advanced abdominal ultrasound, and ‘Soft tissue infections.’
The course will also provide a chance for hands-on training by the experts. A certificate of participation will also be provided to all the attendees.
EH News Bureau