Advanced abdominal ultrasound

Date: Thursday 6th September, 2012 - Thursday 6th September, 2012
Start time: 9:00 AM
Duration: 6 hour(s)
Cost: £375

Provider: Royal Veterinary College

already comfortable with all major areas of abdominal ultrasonography and need to improve only on a few targeted and more challenging areas. A solid understanding of Doppler ultrasound is essential to appreciate the usefulness of some of the contents of this course.

With a good proportion of lectures and hands-on practical scanning, this course will guide you through the portosystemic shunt search and diagnosis and enhance your ability at finding the adrenals, pancreas and lymph nodes. The seminars will provide you with an update and refresher of interpretation of these anatomical parts.

Provisional programme
08:30 ‐ 09:00 Registration and refreshments
09:00 ‐ 10:00 Ultrasonography of the adrenals and lymph nodes
10:00 ‐ 11:00 Practical ‐ adrenals and lymph nodes
11:00 ‐ 11:30 Tea/Coffee break
11:30 ‐ 12:30 Ultrasonography of portosystemic shunts
12:30 ‐ 13:30 Lunch
13:30 ‐ 14:15 Practical portosystemic shunts
14:15 ‐ 15:00 Ultrasonography of the pancreas
15:00 ‐ 15:30 Tea/Coffee break
15:30 ‐ 16:00 Practical ‐ Pancreas
16:00 ‐ 16:45 Practical ‐ Day review and assisted free scanning
16:45 - 17:00 Questions and receive course certificate

To book: Contact the CPD Unit on Tel: 01707 666865, or email cpd@rvc.ac.uk. Further details available at www.rvc.ac.uk/cpd

Who is it for?

Veterinary Surgeons

The Speakers

Livia Benigni , DVM CertVDI DipECVDI FHEA MRCVS
Lecturer in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging
The Royal Veterinary College

Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as

6 hours

Registration and Booking

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