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CEURF organizes training courses on ultrasound
devoted to critically ill, focusing on lung ultrasound and the BLUE-protocol
(80% of the program)

formation à'échographie d'urgence et de réanimation

Each session includes:
- two didactic days,
- one, 2 or 3 personnalized bedside stages within the ICU (morning or afternoon) and
- a invitation to attend a next didactic session.

Objective
Initiation to the use of ultrasound in the critically ill
Mastery of key points especially at the lung area

Public
Medical intensivtsts
Anesthesiologists
Emergency physicians
Any other physicians
Radiologists

Required level
From Fellowship (flexible requirement)


Program of the session
1) Didactic days

CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation Introduction
CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation The basic, simplified heart
CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation The lung:
- Unit, technique, the ten basic signs
- Main applications : the BLUE-protocol (respiratory failure), the FALLS-         protocol (circulatory failure), the LUCI-FLR program (for limiting radiation)
CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation Venous approach in the BLUE-protocol (thrombosis)
CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation Lung ultrasound integrated in the approach of cardiac arrest (SESAME-protocol)
CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation Case scenarios of BLUE-protocol
CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation PAUSE
CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation Basic abdominal, cephalic applications
CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation Interventional ultrasound : subclavian vein, pleura


2) Bedside day

CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation The participant (no more than 2)
observes how to do...
CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation Then practices.


3) Test

CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation Done before the course
CEURF cercle des echographistes d'urgence et de reanimation Done after the course.


Training performed by
Docteur Daniel Lichtenstein

Educational tools
Vidéo-projection
One ultrasound unit for the bedside sessions
Bedside training by small groups of two participants.
Brochure of the BLUE-protocol

Setting
Theoretical courses are performed in Hospital Ambroise Paré - 92100 - Boulogne (France), usually hall Claude Bétourné. Bedside course is done in the medical ICU of Hospital Ambroise Paré.

NEXT SESSIONS, schedules


First, didactic day: Date usually announced during congresses, or upon requirement
From 9h00 to 18/19h
Group of 10 participants (maximum)

Bedside stage
Is decided with the bureau of CEURF
In the ICU, from 2 PM to 6 PM on week, plus 9 :15-13 :15 on week-ends
Two participants groups

Refresher stage
Will be soon announced
Participation : in constant decrease
Due to low promotion charges, the participation is regularly decreased (see Inscription)

Write to the CEURF
infos@ceurf.net