Continuing Medical Education Conferences in Australia

Sydney 28th International Conference on “Medical, Medicine and Health Sciences” (MMHS- 2019 Sydney) is organized by Academic Fora and will be held from Jan 05 - 06, 2019 at Holiday Inn Potts Point-Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Conference Description: The conference will cover vital issues in medical, medicine and health sciences under multiple sub-themes. The aim of our conference is to support, encourage and provide a platform for networking, sharing, publishing and nurturing the potential growth of individual scholars across the globe. Conference Tracks: This conference is a premier platform for the presentation of novel and creative research results in the fields of theoretical, and applied Medical and medicine research, Health Sciences and Public Health research & practice. The conference will bring together leading researchers, social workers and scientists , students in the domain of scientific interest from around the world. The areas of interest for submission include, but are not limited to: • Medical Science • Health Science • Public Health Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound (POCUS) - 5 Day Course is organized by Australian Institute of Ultrasound (AIU) and will be held from Jan 07 - 11, 2019 at Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 40 Category 1 points. Description:- Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become an expected component of the emergency medicine toolkit. Both ACEM and ASUM expect competency with E-FAST, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Basic Echo in Life Support (BELS), Lung ultrasound and ultrasound guided vascular access. POCUS is a real time, non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic tool which involves both theoretical and practical domains. It also requires a well-founded grounding in basic scanning techniques which lays the foundation for safe and effective ultrasound practice. This course was designed for emergency medicine and general physicians who aim to incorporate beside ultrasound assessment in their practice. There is an emphasis on practical aspects led by expert sonographers and clinicians. A low student to tutor ratio ensures reasonable hands-on ultrasound practice on a diverse volunteer population, which increases attendance’s confidence of providing safe and focused bedside ultrasound assessment. Content:- • Introduction of physical principles of ultrasound and probe manipulation • Abdominal aortic Aneurysm • EFAST protocol • Basic Echo in Life support (BELS) • Introduction to lung (Only available on 2019 courses) • Vascular Access (Procedural Guidance will be incorporated on 2019 courses) • Basic early pregnancy Course Objective:- At the end of this course the attendees should be able to: • Identify the parameters of safe application of ultrasound and its limitations in medical diagnosis • Identify the physical principles, artefacts and the steps for image optimisation while performing ultrasound. • Practice “hands on” ultrasound scanning skills required to maximise diagnostic ability in answering relevant clinical questions • Recognise the sonographic appearances of normal and abnormal structures required to answer common clinical questions • Perform E-FAST, AAA, Lung, BELS, Vascular Access, Early pregnancy ultrasound techniques • Acquire images obtained on normal adult volunteers & phantoms • Interpret images from normal adult volunteers • Recognise the variants and abnormalities from presentations and case-based learning. • Document the ultrasound findings • Equip the learner with the foundation skills to begin to incorporate the ultrasound skills with the clinical situation to make appropriate management decisions Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound (POCUS) - 3 Day Course is organized by Australian Institute of Ultrasound (AIU) and will be held from Jan 07 - 09, 2019 at Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 40 Category 1 points. Description:- Point of Care ultrasound (POCUS) is a real time, non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic tool which involves both theoretical and practical domains. Currently, POCUS is an expected component of the emergency physician skills. However, sometimes, it is hard to attend long courses when you have a busy schedule and specific ultrasound learning needs. This course was designed for those who only need to integrate Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm (AAA), Extended Focused Abdominal Scan for Trauma (E-FAST) and Basic Echocardiography in Life Support (BELS) into their clinical practice. Each day you will learn how to recognise, acquire and interpret a diagnostic quality scan set, so that you can return home and start safe proctored practice. As you require a well-founded grounding in basic scanning techniques this course emphasises on practical aspects led by expert sonographers and clinicians. A low student to tutor ratio (4:1) ensures reasonable hands-on ultrasound practice on a diverse volunteer population, which increases attendance’s confidence of providing safe and focused bedside ultrasound assessment. Course Content: • Introduction of physical principles of ultrasound and probe manipulation • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) • Extended Focused Abdominal Scan for Trauma (E-FAST) protocol • Basic Echo in Life support (BELS) • Vascular Access • Lung​ Course Objectives: At the end of this course the attendees should be able to: • Identify the parameters of safe application of ultrasound and its limitations in medical diagnosis • Identify the physical principles, artefacts and the steps for image optimisation while performing ultrasound. • Practice “hands on” ultrasound scanning skills required to maximise diagnostic ability in answering relevant clinical questions • Recognise the sonographic appearances of normal and abnormal structures required to answer common clinical questions • Perform E-FAST, AAA and BELS ultrasound techniques • Acquire images obtained on normal adult volunteers & phantoms • Interpret images from normal adult volunteers • Recognise the variants and abnormalities from presentations and case-based learning. • Document the ultrasound findings • Equip the learner with the foundation skills to begin to incorporate the ultrasound skills with the clinical situation to make appropriate management decisions Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Ultrasound in Trauma (Including E-FAST and LUNG) - 1 Day Course is organized by Australian Institute of Ultrasound (AIU) and will be held on Jan 08, 2019 at Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 30 Credits. Conference Description : Extended Focussed Abdominal Scanning in Trauma (E-FAST) was the flagship of bedside ultrasound. Nowadays sending the unstable trauma patient straight to theatre is not an everyday occurrence; and, E-FAST scanning remains one of the most useful point of care ultrasound techniques, for reasons other than those proposed by its inventors. E-FAST can risk stratify the patient with an ectopic pregnancy, identify ascites, guide paracentesis, but most importantly – familiarises novices with the ‘windows’ of the abdomen. No prior experience is required for this module. After a machine familiarisation session and sonoanatomy lesson, you will be taught how to acquire a set of scans that adequately rule out free fluid in the abdominal cavity, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion and pneumothorax. Through the day you will practice the skill on different patients. You will learn about false positives and false negatives. By the end of the day, you should be able to scan, label, save and interpret a set of scans that support your clinical decision. You are not expected to become an expert in a day. However, this one day-course is all about learning what you don’t know, what you need to know, and what you need to practice safely. And, when you return, we will build on your competency with the next layer of optimisation and interpretation, with eventual integration into multisystem protocols answering clinical questions. Conference Content : Extended Focussed Abdominal Scanning in Trauma (EFAST). Accreditation : ACEM : This course accredited for 8 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as complying with ACEM standards and policies for E-FAST. ACRRM : Approved for 30 PDP points, 30 points PRPD, 30 pts MOPS Radiology, 30 pts MOPS Emergency Medicine, Eligible for Rural Procedural Grants Funding - 1 day under all components (Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Obstetrics and Surgery). ANZCA : Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program may claim this course under the Knowledge and skills activity Short format learning at 2 credits per hour. CICM : Lectures - Category 2A, points per hour 1, Demonstrations - Category 2B, points per hour 2, Skills - Category 3B, points per hour 3. RACGP : Activity Number: 123331, 40 Category 1 points. Specific Requirement Eligibility - Diagnostic radiology, Grant Approved Training - 1 day under Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, Obstetrics and Surgery.  Conference Objectives are : • Identify the parameters of safe application of ultrasound and its limitations in medical diagnosis. • Identify the physical principles, artefacts and the steps for image optimisation while performing ultrasound. • Practice “hands on” ultrasound scanning skills required to maximise diagnostic ability in answering relevant clinical questions. • Recognise the sonographic appearances of normal and abnormal structures required to answer common clinical questions. • Perform E-FAST ultrasound techniques. • Acquire images obtained on normal adult volunteers & phantoms. • Interpret images from normal adult volunteers. • Recognise the variants and abnormalities from presentations and case-based learning. • Document the ultrasound findings. • Equip the learner with the foundation skills to begin to incorporate the ultrasound skills with the clinical situation to make appropriate management decisions. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Basic Echocardiography in Life Support (BELS) - 1 Day Course is organized by Australian Institute of Ultrasound (AIU) and will be held on Jan 09, 2019 at Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 40 Category 1 points. Course Description:- Is there tamponade, right heart failure, left heart failure, massive pulmonary embolism or hypovolemia? These are five vital questions in the acute care of critical illness. The Basic Echocardiography in Life Support (BELS) course teaches you simple heart views to answer these questions, and how to cross reference with IVC scanning, to reinforce your interpretation. With case based discussion, you will practice recognising life-threatening pathology, and discuss how it affects your ongoing management. This is not a comprehensive echocardiography course, but it is an important beginning. BELS will teach you the paradigms that underpin problem based multisystem scanning. Through the day you will practice the skill on different patients. By the end of the day, you should be able to scan, label, save and interpret a set of scans that support your clinical decision. This one day-course is all about learning what you don’t know, what you need to know, and what you need to practice safely. Course Content:- • Introduction of physical principles of ultrasound and probe manipulation • Basic Echocardiography in Life Support (BELS) Course Objectives:- At the end of this course the attendees will be able to: • Identify the parameters of safe application of ultrasound and its limitations in medical diagnosis • Identify the physical principles, artefacts and the steps for image optimisation while performing ultrasound. • Practice “hands on” ultrasound scanning skills required to maximise diagnostic ability in answering relevant clinical questions • Recognise the sonographic appearances of normal and abnormal structures required to answer common clinical questions • Perform BELS ultrasound techniques • Acquire images obtained on normal adult volunteers & phantoms • Interpret images from normal adult volunteers • Recognise the variants and abnormalities from presentations and case-based learning. • Document the ultrasound findings • Equip the learner with the foundation skills to begin to incorporate the ultrasound skills with the clinical situation to make appropriate management decisions Accreditation: ACEM |  This course accredited for 8 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as complying with ACEM standards and policies for Bedside Echocardiography (including cardiac arrest). ANZCA |  Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program may claim this this course under the Knowledge and skills activity Short format learning at 2 credits per hour. ACRRM | Approved by  30 PDP points; 30 points PRPD; 30 pts MOPS Radiology; 30 pts MOPS Emergency Medicine CICM | Lectures – Category 2A, points per hour 1;              Demonstrations – Category 2B, points per hour 2;              Skills – Category 3B, points per hour 3 RACGP | Activity Number: 103329, 40 Category 1 points.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Ultrasound Procedural Guidance - 1 Day Course is organized by Australian Institute of Ultrasound (AIU) and will be held on Jan 10, 2019 at Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 40 Category 1 points. Description: Lung ultrasound is expanding exponentially. It is rapid, portable, and repeatable in the supine trauma patient and far outperforms chest X-ray in the detection of pneumothorax, haemothorax, and contusions. Delineating the thoracic cavity is also a key safety component before thoracentesis of any sort. The challenge of lung ultrasound is in the interpretation of simple signs and having a simple protocol to acquire them. This module best follows the FAST and BELS modules, completing the e-FAST toolkit. The second part of our day will be spent learning new skills in ultrasound guided procedures, how to recognise and confirm structures before deciding on the safest approach. We will practise the micro skills of needle direction; learn how to get the best visualisation from your ultrasound machine, and how to avoid mistakes. By the end of the day we hope that as a clinician you will know what skills to work on for safe and purposeful practice, how to troubleshoot and minimise error. There is an emphasis on the practical aspects of these topics with comprehensive “hands-on” tuition, led by expert sonographers. Low student to tutor ratios ensure comprehensive practical tuition in a personalised fashion. Course Content: • Machine optimisation and probe manipulation skills • Introduction to Lung Ultrasound • Ultrasound needle guidance techniques • Introduction to ultrasound guided procedures Course Objective: At the end of this course the attendees should be able to: • Identify the parameters of safe application of ultrasound and its limitations in medical diagnosis • Identify the physical principles, artefacts and the steps for image optimisation while performing ultrasound. • Practice “hands on” ultrasound scanning skills required to maximise diagnostic ability in answering relevant clinical questions • Recognise the sonographic appearances of normal structures required to answer common clinical questions • Perform a basic Pocus lung ultrasound and have an understanding of ultrasound guided procedures. • Acquire images obtained on normal adult volunteers & practise needle techniques on phantoms • Document the ultrasound findings • Equip the learner with the foundation skills to begin to incorporate the ultrasound skills with the clinical situation to make appropriate management decisions Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Bugs 'n Band-aids Seminar (Wound Care) is organized by ECT4Health and will be held from Jan 10 - 11, 2019 at Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 13.00 CPD Hours. Two-day Seminar - Fully Catered: The ECT4Health Bugs ‘n Band-Aids seminar is a two-day program that takes nurses through the physiology of wound healing, the discourse of chronic indolent wounds, wound assessment, nutrition, medication, and dressing selection. Whether you are in acute care, presurgical, infectious diseases, aged care/community or school-based care - wounds are one of those low hanging apples that we can always refresh. Content Includes: • Chemistry and cellular response of inflammation • Pathological wounds – diabetic, venous, arterial, mixed ulcers • Nutrition and other factors influencing healing • Wound cleaning – has it changed? Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Early Pregnancy Ultrasound - 1 Day Course is organized by Australian Institute of Ultrasound (AIU) and will be held on Jan 11, 2019 at Australian Institute of Ultrasound, Gold coast, Queensland, Australia. The target audience for this medical event is specifically designed for health professionals who have an interest in Point of Care Obstetric Ultrasound. Practical scanning with volunteers at varying gestations is also included. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 30 CME points. This 1 day program is specifically designed for health professionals who have an interest in Point of Care Obstetric Ultrasound. Practical scanning with volunteers at varying gestations is also included. Course Content:- • System orientation and Probe manipulation techniques • Early pregnancy assessment • Transabdominal and Transvaginal techniques Course Objectives:- At the end of this course the attendees should be able to: • Identify the parameters for the safe application of ultrasound and its limitations in medical diagnosis. • Identify the physical principles, artefacts and the steps for image optimisation while performing ultrasound. • Practice “hands on” ultrasound scanning skills required to maximise diagnostic ability in answering relevant clinical questions • Recognise the sonographic appearances of normal and abnormal structures required to answer common clinical questions • Acquire images obtained on pregnant volunteers & transvaginal phantoms • Interpret images on a variety of pregnant volunteers • Recognise the variants and abnormalities from presentations and case-based learning. • Document the ultrasound findings • Describe the criteria for early pregnancy loss • Describe the ultrasound appearances of pregnancies of unknown location • Equip the learner with the foundation skills to begin to incorporate the ultrasound skills with the clinical situation to make appropriate management decisions Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Melbourne 27th International Conference on “Medical, Medicine and Health Sciences” (MMHS- 2019 Melbourne) is organized by Academic Fora and will be held from Jan 12 - 13, 2019 at Mantra on Russell, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Conference Description: The conference will cover vital issues in medical, medicine and health sciences under multiple sub-themes. The aim of our conference is to support, encourage and provide a platform for networking, sharing, publishing and nurturing the potential growth of individual scholars across the globe. Conference Tracks: This conference is a premier platform for the presentation of novel and creative research results in the fields of theoretical, and applied Medical and medicine research, Health Sciences and Public Health research & practice. The conference will bring together leading researchers, social workers and scientists , students in the domain of scientific interest from around the world. The areas of interest for submission include, but are not limited to: • Medical Science • Health Science • Public Health Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Windows to the Heart: Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Workshop is organized by Cardiac Skills Australia and will be held from Jan 12 - 13, 2019 at QT Perth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. The target audience for this medical event is intensivists, emergency physicians, anaesthetics, rural GPs & cardiology trainees. Conference Description: The aim of the conference is to provide physicians with all the necessary skills to become proficient in the performance and diagnosis of the focused echo exam. Our experienced echocardiography educators will simplify the echo exam through our proven step-by-step approach and comprehensive hands-on component Conference Topics: • Echo Applications - Echo Acoustic Windows & Image Orientation • Valvular Assessment • LV/RV Function & Filling Status • Haemodynamic Assessment & Calculations • Basic Echo in Life Support • Rapid Cardiac Echo • ​Echo Features of Cardiac Pathologies - Pericardial Disease • Cardiac Tamponade • AMI • Aortic Dissection • Shock • Pulmonary Embolus • Pneumothorax Conference Objectives: • To appreciate heart anatomy • Understand acoustic windows and imaging planes used in echo • Outline common pathologies associated with the heart • Describe how echo is used to measure cardiac output, stoke volume, ejection fraction, aortic valve area etc. • Appreciate echo as a tool to assess left and right systolic function • Understand echo image orientation • Understand the basic principles of Doppler haemodynamics • Provide delegates with tutor assisted 'hands-on' echo practice • Appreciate normal values in an echo examination • Understand the limitations of the Doppler technique • Understand the components of a focused echo examination • Outline the role of echo in life support • Appreciate the use of rapid cardiac echo in the critically ill • Identify common ultrasound artifacts Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.