WCUME 2017 is proud to offer a great variety of workshops allowing you to fine-tune your existing skills or learn new ones!
The reservation fee for each workshop is $50 CAD and each workshop is limited to 32 participants with the exception of Workshop 9 which is offered on a complimentary basis to the first 32 students who register.
To reserve your place at a workshop: The workshops are available on the registration form. You must be registered to the Congress in order to register for a workshop.
October 13, 2017
WS-1 – Lung
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Giovanni Volpicelli |
| Description |
| In this hands-on workshop participants are led by world experts on how to evaluate the patient with dyspnea using POCUS. |
WS-2 – Echocardiography from Beginners to Advanced
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Hein Lamprecht |
| Description |
| For beginners to intermediate, this workshop introduces techniques for image generation of the common cardiac views, assessment of LV function, valves, and the pericardium. |
WS-3 – Practical MSK
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Alessandra Bruns |
| Description |
| Practical MSK ultrasound for the outpatient setting. |
WS-4 – Abdominal Ultrasound
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Greg Hall |
| Description |
| Review of practical applications of abdominal POCUS (biliary, renal/bladder, appendix). |
WS-5 – FAMUS
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Peter Steinmetz |
| Description |
| A workshop highlighting common practical POCUS applications for the primary care physician working in the outpatient setting. |
WS-6 – cPOCUS Boot Camp
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Chuck Wurster |
| Description |
| Participants will partake in an abbreviated version of the renowned cPOCUS bootcamp, where scans will count towards IP status! (subxiphoid cardiac, abdominal FF, aorta, first trimester pregnancy, lung) |
WS-7 – Lung (cancelled)
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Giovanni Volpicelli |
| Description |
| In this hands-on workshop participants are led by world experts on how to evaluate the patient with dyspnea using POCUS. |
WS-8 – Team-Based Learning
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
David Resuehr/Russ Horowitz |
| Description |
| In this engaging workshop attendees will experience first hand how team-based learning principles and ultrasound can be used to teach anatomy, physiology and clinical skills.The instructors will lead attendees through small group exercises and hands-on ultrasound workshop training. The cardiovascular system will serve as a model to demonstrate these techniques. Additional organ systems and designs will be discussed which can be tailored to fit different medical school curricula and settings. |
WS-9 – Near Peer Teachers
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Michael Richard |
| Description |
| In this free workshop, taught by advanced resident and student instructors, student and resident faculty will introduce POCUS to their peers and staff physicians in a pot pourri session for beginner to advanced techniques. |
October 14, 2017
WS-10 – Practice with the Experts
&
WS-12 – Transcranial Doppler
(combined workshop)
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Chris Fox and Robert Chen |
| Description |
Experts: Dare to ask your wildest ultrasound questions of our international faculty! Practical workshop tailored to your practical or theoretical POCUS needs. Engage with all star faculty in this intimate POCUS encounter.
Transcanial Doppler: An introduction to this little used but fascinating ultrasound technique. |
WS-11 – Hemodynamic Monitoring
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Andre Denault |
| Description |
| An interactive session: how to monitor hemodynamics using trans-thoracic and TEE. Participants will be able to practice beginner to advanced techniques in this workshop. |
WS-12 – Transcranial Doppler
(WS-12 is now combined with WS-10. For description and time, see WS-10 above)
WS-13 – Simulated Learning
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Beatrice Hoffman |
| Description |
| An interactive session reviewing techniques used in simulated ultrasound learning. Hands-on workshop using state-of-the-art ultrasound simulators. |
WS-14 – Pediatric POCUS
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Sasha Dubrovsky |
| Description |
| A workshop exploring practical POCUS techniques for the pediatric ED or outpatient setting. |
WS-15 – Procedures
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Rhein |
| Description |
| A hands-on workshop where participants will practice ultrasound guided procedures on state-of-the-art simulators: central line, thoracentesis, paracentesis, peripheral line access. |
WS-16 – Teaching Anatomy and Physiology
| Time |
Workshop leader |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Irene Ma |
| Description |
| Teaching anatomy and physiology using ultrasound. A primer that will interest both clinical instructors and trainees. How ultrasound brings physiology and anatomy to life. |
