Introduction to Echocardiography

This course is designed for general practitioners seeking to either begin scanning their own cardiac cases, or vets performing some scanning currently but looking to improve their accuracy, scope of service and use of echo in long-term case management.

Course Description

The event makes use of cutting-edge scanners from Celtic SMR, Specialist teaching from the University of Liverpool’s Small Animal Teaching Hospital, and live canine patients to make sure you finish the day confident and competent with your new echo skills.

Learning outcomes.

This course will enable delegates to:

·         Understand their ultrasound machine and optimise their images

·         Perform right parasternal views in 2D and M-mode

·         Use echo to stage mitral valve disease

·         Perform and interpret left-sided views

·         Use and interpret doppler in right- and left-sided views

·         Apply echocardiography in the emergency setting

Speaker.

Professor Joanna Dukes-McEwan

BVMS, MVM, PhD, SFHEA, DVC, DipECVIM-CA(Cardiology), FRCVS

Professor of Veterinary Cardiology, Head of the Cardiology Service

Small Animal Teaching Hospital

Prof. Dukes-McEwan will be supported during practical tuition by the cardiac team at the Small Animal Teaching Hospital.