Expired Core Ultrasound in Intensive Care (CUSIC)

Event Phone: 0116 258 4917

This course is aimed at trainees, consultants and advanced practitioners in intensive care and emergency medicine

CUSIC is accredited by the Intensive Care Society and provides a structured training pathway for training in lung, abdominal and vascular point of care ultrasound

Topics covered:

Introduction to Ultrasound and Knobology

Lung USS – consolidation, pneumothorax and effusion

Abdominal USS – ‘Fast scan’ approach, ascites, bladder scan

Vascular USS – DVT assessment: 3 point compression

Scanning workshop using LIVE models

USS guided drain insertion using a phantom model

CUSIC accreditation – all you need to know!