BASIC CLINICAL ULTRASOUND

The objective of this course is to bring the POCUS technique closer to doctors through a basic and simple content. The course begins with some general concepts of the physical principles of ultrasound, as well as the basic notions to be able to use ultrasound equipment and acquire the main planes. The FAST protocol is continued, widely extended in emergency situations, but whose technique can be useful for the assessment of multiple clinical situations. Chapters 3 to 8 include the assessment of the different organs and systems, as well as the ultrasound assessment of the main pathologies of each one: kidney and urinary tract, great vessels (aorta artery and inferior vena cava), gallbladder and bile duct, echocardioscopy, peripheral venous system, and lung. Clinical ultrasound is a very broad technique that has been developing a lot in the recent years. This course is not intended to give extensive knowledge about POCUS, but to be an initial approach to it.

Dr.Gonzalo García de Casasola Sánchez has collaborated in the preparation and updating of all the theoretical content of the course.

Table of contents

Target audience: This e-learning module is ideal for general practitioners (internal medicine, primary and community care medicine, including intensive care medicine), but is also designed for internal medicine students and doctors from other disciplines (non-radiologists).

Additional information

• The e-learning module is designed to last approximately 5 hours in total. 
• All authors and the e-learning module editors have declared that they have no conflicts of interest in relation to the material in this e-learning module. 
• The production of this e-learning module was funded entirely by the EFIM Academy. No external sponsorship was received.
• The material used in this e-learning module was prepared in 2023.
• Unless otherwise stated, all display items are provided courtesy of the e-learning module authors.
• Learners are invited to test their knowledge at the beginning and the end of each chapters via questions.
• The e-learning module has a pass mark of 75%. Those scoring less than the required pass mark are encouraged to revisit the e-learning module and retake the assessment.

Release date: November 20, 2023

CME Accreditation

The BASIC CLINICAL ULTRASOUND COURSE_Chapter 1-5 made available on https://www.efimacademy.org and organized by European Federation of Internal Medicine is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists.

The BASIC CLINICAL ULTRASOUND COURSE_Chapter 6-8 made available on https://www.efimacademy.org and organized by European Federation of Internal Medicine is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists.

Only those e-learning materials that are displayed on the UEMS-EACCME® website have formally been accredited. Upon completion of all chapters of this course, you will receive 5.0 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) for your participation in the e-learning activity. You will also receive the EACCME® Accreditation Certificates for both chapters 1-5 and chapters 6-8.

Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications.