Urologic Ultrasound course
| Basic Urologic Abdominal Ultrasonography Hands-on training course | |
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| Date: | October 26, 2020 |
| Venue: | Mostafa Kamel Military Hospital |
| Course Duration: | 09:30 AM -12:30 PM |
| HALL | Outpatient Hall |
| Course Director: | Ahmed Hafiz Afify |
| Course Coordinator: | Amr Abbassy |
| Aims and Objectives | |
| Ultrasonography is a minimal invasive and painless diagnostic tool for many diseases in the urology without any risk of radiation. It is a commonly used first step diagnostic imaging modality as it is rapid, effective, portable and relatively inexpensive. Ultrasonography has been currently an important part of urologists armamentarium for diagnostic and image guided therapy purposes. Urologists are performing in the modern era more bladder, renal and scrotal ultrasound than any other specialist. This basic course is designed to provide urologists basic knowledge and basic skills necessary for performing diagnostic urologic ultrasound of abdomen. The course is including an interactive hands on training part under the supervision of the experienced international urologic and radiologic experts. |
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| Course Format: | |
| A-Lectures: | |
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Introduction of the course by course coordinator (5 minutes) |
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Basics of physics in Ultrasound and imaging (20 minutes) |
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Sonographic Investigation Techniques (20 minutes) |
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Sonographic investigation of the abdomen and retroperitoneum (20 minutes) |
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Sonography of the Kidneys (20 mins) |
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Abdominal sonography of the bladder and prostate (20 mins) |
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Radiation safety during endourologic procedures (20 mins) |
| Coffee break (15 mins) | |
| B- Hands-on-training on human model (60 minutes) | |
| * | Questions and answers, tips and tricks (10 minutes) |