Lung Ultrasound Simulator Course

What you will learn

Overview

Lung ultrasound can identify common causes of lung pathology encountered in medicine and surgery, including COVID-19 infection.

Course overview

• Advantages over chest x-ray and computer tomography include increased availability, lack of exposure to radiation, reduced cost and repeated use as a monitor
• Practice scanning and interpretation of pathology on a Vimedix Ultrasound Simulator guided by your personal digital assistant.
• Learn how to report lung ultrasound - download the app from the Apple Store.
• Other skills learned include safe and practical methods of minimising contamination with micro-organisms and ultrasound-guided aspiration and drainage of pleural effusion.
• For Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Training click here.

Learning Outcomes

1. Learn and practice how to perform lung ultrasound
2. Learn and practice how to interpret common lung pathologies and COVID-19 using lung ultrasound
3. Learn how to perform lung ultrasound safely for patients with a contagious disease
4. Learn and practice performing ultrasound-guided aspiration and drainage of pleural effusion

Course Units

• Introduction to the course
• Lung Ultrasound Diagnosis
• COVID-19 Lung Ultrasound Tutorial
• Lung Ultrasound Procedures and Case Studies
• Performing Lung Ultrasound on the Simulator
• Lung Ultrasound Simulator Drainage of Pleural Effusion

12 Simulator Case Studies

• Have a go at scanning the simulator and diagnose the lung conditions

Electronic logbook

• Personalised and secure online logbook to facilitate certification
• Supervisor verification option

Assessment

Online MCQ’s, open book and feedback in real-time.

Time Required

Course completion takes approximately 15 hours.

Self-Directed Online Reading	10 hours
Practical self-directed training on simulators*	5 hours
End of course MCQ test	0.5 hours
Total	15 hours

*Participants will have access to Vimidex simulators in the University of Melbourne Ultrasound Simulation Centre upon successful course enrolment.

Authors

• David Canty
• Alistair Royse
• Colin Royse
• Lindsay Bridgford
• Andre Denault
• Kavi Haji