Rapid Practical Ultrasound for Everyday General and Emergency Medicine (POCUS)

Teilnehmerkreis: Tierärzt:innen, vet.-med. Studierende

Zeitraum: 26.09.2026 08:00 - 27.09.2026 - 17:30

Referenten:

Søren Boysen DVM, Dipl.ACVECC

American Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Professor in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care, Univ. of Calgary, Canada

Serge Chalhoub BSc, DVM, Dipl.ACVIM (SAIM)

American Specialist in Veterinary Internal Medicine

Sr. Instructor, Dept. of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Services, Univ. of Calgary, Canada

Kris Gommeren DVM, MSc,PhD, Dipl.ECVIM, Dipl.ECVECC

European Specialist in Veterinary Internal Medicine, Emergency and Critical Care

Head of ECC Service, Université de Liege, Belgium

Zusatzinformationen:

– 1.5-Day On-Location Portion (10 hrs) – Lectures (online), On-Location Case-Discussions and Practical Sessions

Saturday 14:30–15:00 pm:  Case-Discussions, Q & A and Wine and Cheese ReceptionSunday 08:00 am – 05:30 pm:  Practical Sessions

8 hrs of Online Lectures (on-demand): At your leisure

Attendees are expected to have worked through this Lecture Series before coming to the on-location portion of the course. Contact us if you have previously purchased this webinar series.

Total Continuing Education Hours: 18 hrs - RACE/ATF Accredited

Teilnahmegebühr: 1290 €

The course fee includes, coffee/tea breaks, a wine and cheese reception, lunch on Day 2 and a certificate of attendance.

To participate in the On-Location Case-Discussions and Practical Sessions, attendees are required to have first worked through the Lecture.  Early course registration is recommended as there are only a limited number of places available due to the highly practical nature of this course.

Tagungsort: Physia Education Center, Hans-Böckler-Str. 11, 63263, Neu-Isenburg, Germany,

Programm 26.09.2026 08:00 - 27.09.2026 - 17:30

This course focusses on introducing the concept of point-of-care ultrasound for trauma, triage, tracking, treatment and total systemic evaluation (the 5 T’s of POCUS) to the general small animal practitioner (even without any experience with ultrasound).  The specialists will show how point-of-care ultrasound differs from the complete ultrasonographic examination performed by diagnostic imaging specialists and how any small animal practitioner can acquire the necessary skills to use point-of-care ultrasound in everyday practice.  The theory is covered via 8 hours of online lectures  (available on-demand) and covers the following topics that have conveniently been split up into four 2-hour sessions:

• The Essentials of Point-of-Care Ultrasound
• Abdominal Point-of-Care Ultrasound Examinations
• How to Examine the Lung and Pleural Spaces
• Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusion and Lung Pathology
• Cardiac Ultrasound Made Easy!
• Vascular Ultrasound – Estimating Fluid Status, Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Overload
• Point-of-Care Ultrasound Case-Discussions and Self-Assessment

All sessions will include pre- and post-lecture cine loop interpretations to demonstrate participant learning and confidence building throughout the course.

The on-location portion starts at 2:30pm on Day 1 with 3 hours of interactive Case-Discussions, Q & A which will give attendees the unique opportunity to apply what they have learned during Lecture Series in discussion with the world-renowned specialists. Test wording added here. This will then be followed by the obligatory Wine and Cheese Reception allowing for attendees to socialise with colleagues and the speakers/instructors.

On the second day, 7 hours of practical sessions will give attendees plenty of opportunity to train the different point-of-care techniques on live animals, cadavers and models and to get tips and tricks in small groups (2 – 4 attendees per ultrasound machine), under the supervision of the specialists.  Each attendee will rotate through the following practical stations:

• Cardiac Point of Care Ultrasound
• Abdominal Point of Care Ultrasound
• Pulmonary (Pleural/Lung) Point of Care Ultrasound
• Cardiac, Abdominal and Pulmonary POC Ultrasound on Cadaver Specimens
• Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access Techniques on Specimens
• Free POC Scan Session on Live Dogs

Anmeldung:

Early Booking Deadline: Sun, 16 August, 2026

Registration Deadline: Fri, 28 August, 2026

Teilnehmerbegrenzung: 30 Personen

Homepage: www.vetpd.com/course-detail/rapid-practical-ultrasound-for-everyday-general-&-emergency-medicine-Germany-2026

Anerkennung: 14 Stunden

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