Basic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound COURSE

Educational Objectives
• Learning to use the ultrasound machine
• Identify normal musculoskeletal sonoanatomy
• Perform systematic ultrasound scanning of shoulders, elbows, hands, hips, knees and feet
• Know the basic pathological sonographic findings Workshops
• Learning of the main practical issues connected to machine handling and adjustments for proper imaging
• Supervised identification of anatomic landmarks and tissues in children
• Supervised standardized scanning of the hip, knee, ankle and foot, shoulder, elbow, wrists and hands in normal subjects
• Supervised scanning of adults with basic pathological findings

Timetable
Musculoskeletal Sonography Course for Rheumatologists, Basic Level, consists of 20 hours of activities within 3 days (lectures 30% of total time; practical training on models and/or patients with musculoskeletal disorders 70%)

Faculty
The speakers will come from major European musculo – skeletal ultrasound research centers and are rheumatologists mostly involved in previous EULAR courses.

Faculty members
George A. Bruyn, Netherlands
Nemanja Damjanov, Serbia
Christian Dejaco, Italy
Joao Dias, Portugal
Dana Fodor, Romania
Hilde Berner Hammer, Norway
Annamaria Iagnocco, Italy
Giasna Giokis Kakavouli, Greece
Porin Peric, Croatia
Mihaela Micu, Romania
Violeta Vlad, Romania

Tutors
Florian Berghea, Romania
Corina Bocsa, Romania
Luminita Enache, Romania
Rodina Nestorova Licheva, Bulgaria
Michel Pelea, Romania
Oana Serban, Romania
Cristina Suta, Romania
Maria Magdalena Tamas, Romania

Intermediate Musculoskeletal Ultrasound COURSE

Objectives
• to review the systematic standardized sonographic scanning method of each anatomical region, according to EULAR guidelines
• to learn about color and power doppler physics, applications, indications, and limitations
• to learn definition, ultrasonographic evaluation and quantification of synovitis, synovial hypertrophy, effusion, erosion, tendinopathy, tenosynovitis, enthesitis and degenerative lesions
• to learn semiquantitative scoring method application for joints, tendons, enthesitis
• to learn performing basic ultrasound guided injections

Workshops
• Learning of the main practical issues connected to machine handling regarding Power Doppler and Color Doppler settings
• Supervised standardized scanning of the inflammatory and degenerative hip, knee, ankle and foot, shoulder, elbow, wrists and hands
• Supervised basic technique of sonographic guided injections