Course Objectives
CPD: 9th International LVV, GCA and PMR Ultrasound Symposium' (code: 130822) has been approved for 16 credits by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (16 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s)).
Orca Medical, as an experienced provider of ultrasound for diagnostics and for guided injections, have recognised that often clinicians require or request a basic skills session to cover the key points to consider when deploying ultrasound skills prior to using a system.
A sample programme is available here. Please note this is subject to change.
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- The approach to disease identification and stratification in GCA, PMR and LVV: a probability-based approach.
- The role of imaging including MRI, CT and PET-CT scanning in GCA, PMR and LVV for diagnosis, prognosis, assessment and monitoring.
- Identification of normal vascular sono-anatomy.
- To perform systematic ultrasound scanning of the temporal arteries, large supra-aortic vessels, shoulders and hips.
- To identify basic and complex vascular pathological sonographic findings.
- To learn to assess the quantitative GCA Halo score.
Live Demonstrations and Supervised Hands on Workshops
- The use of Colour Doppler ultrasonography and ultrasound system settings.
- Identification of vascular sono-anatomy.
- Standardised sonographic scanning of the temporal arteries, large supra-aortic vessels and Aorta.
- Scanning of patients with vascular pathological sonographic findings in GCA.
- Scanning of vascular findings in GCA-mimicking conditions.
- Assessment of the GCA Halo score and reliability exercise.
Content
- Focused ultrasound course on systemic large vessel vasculitis, which consists of 16 hours of activities over 2 days.
- 6 hours for lectures and live demonstrations.
- 10 hours for supervised hands-on scanning of models, patients with large vessel vasculitis and patients with GCA mimics.
- 16 CPD points for the meeting will be applied for.
Organising Committee
Chief organiser: Professor Bhaskar Dasgupta
Conference organisers : Orca Medical Ltd
Course Venue
Holiday Inn Hotel
Eastwoodbury Crescent
Southend on Sea
Essex
SS2 6XG