1st-2nd July 2027

An international course for medical professionals with an interest in head and neck ultrasound. 

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Head and neck ultrasound is becoming an integral part of clinical assessment and a valuable guide for interventions in both office-based and surgical settings worldwide. More than 300 doctors from over 30 countries have joined this internationally recognized course, and last year we welcomed 90 participants, our largest course to date. 

Do you want to use ultrasound in your clinical practice, or take your skills further? This course introduces head and neck ultrasound and ultrasound-guided intervention skills. It gives you a structured foundation to build your ultrasound skills and bring valuable expertise back to your department. It is open to ENT surgeons and registrars, and is also relevant to endocrinologists, pediatricians, oncologists, radiologists, radiographers, and doctors in private or general practice. 

By the end of the course, you will have a solid foundation in head and neck ultrasound and in ultrasound-guided interventions. 

  

You will learn: 

• When to use head and neck ultrasound, and its strengths and limitations. 

• A systematic ultrasound examination of the head and neck, including ultrasound physics, machine settings, and normal sonographic anatomy, covering the thyroid, the major salivary glands, and the lymph node levels of the neck in two planes. 

• How to recognize common pathology in the thyroid, parathyroid, salivary glands, and lymph nodes, such as thyroid nodules, benign and malignant lymph nodes, salivary gland lesions, and neck cysts, including the use of color and power Doppler. 

• Ultrasound-guided interventions: fine-needle aspiration (FNA), core needle biopsies, and ablation. 

• Structured reporting and clinical decision-making based on your findings. 

• How to integrate head and neck ultrasound into your everyday clinical practice. 

  

How you learn:  

The course is taught by an international, multidisciplinary faculty and combines interactive lectures, hands-on sessions, and quizzes. A large part of the course is allocated to hands-on scanning on volunteers, patients, and phantoms, in small groups under close supervision of the experienced faculty, including ultrasound-guided interventions such as FNA, core needle biopsies, and ablation. The OSAUS tool (Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills) is systematically reviewed and evaluated, so you receive structured feedback on your scanning skills. 

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This is a non-profit educational initiative. Any surplus funds are dedicated to supporting the development of surgeon-performed ultrasound in resource-limited regions, in collaboration with the African Head and Neck Society (AfHNS), as part of our ongoing global outreach project.​