Head and Neck Ultrasound is increasingly used in office-based and surgical settings globally and more than 150 medical doctors from more than 30 different countries and 5 continents have participated in this international course. The course introduces head and neck ultrasound and ultrasound-guided intervention skills to specialists and registrars in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
This course is both for experienced practitioners who aim to improve their ultrasound skills and trainees interested in starting to perform ultrasound in their clinical practice. The course is also relevant to other specialities performing head and neck ultrasound as endocrinologists, paediatricians, radiologists, etc.
An international multispeciality faculty will teach thyroid, parathyroid, and neck ultrasound, and the lectures will be combined with quizzes to improve interactivity and learning. About half of the time is planned for hands-on training on volunteer patients or phantoms for ultrasound-guided interventions (including fine-needle aspiration biopsies, core needle biopsies, and radiofrequency ablation). This course is endorsed by The European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) and corresponds to the theoretical part of the EFSUMB Level 1 curriculum. It is a non-profit course, and a possible surplus will be used to develop surgeon-performed ultrasound in resource-limited countries in collaboration with the African Head and Neck Society (AfHNS). Please read more about the global outreach project.
We hope to see you in wonderfull Copenhagen in June 2025!
Course director
Tobias Todsen, MD, Ph.D.
Consultant and Associate Professor
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery & Audiology, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen
Program
Thursday
08.30-09.00 Registration and coffee at “Holst auditoriet”
09.00-09.10 Introduction
09.10-09.30 US physics
09.30-10.00 Head and Neck US Anatomy and image artifacts
10.00-10.30 Knobology and systematic US exam
- Live demonstration
10.30-12.00 HANDS-ON (A)
12.00-12.45 LUNCH
12:45-13:15 Oral cavity, oropharynx and larynx
13.15-13.45 Thyroid ultrasound
13.45-14.00 Parathyroid
14.00-14.15 COFFEE BREAK
14:15-14.45 Lymph nodes
14.45-15.05 Salivary glands
15.05-15.25 Lumps and bumps
15.30-18.00 HANDS-ON (B)
19.00 COURSE DINNER at BÆST
Guldbergsgade 29, 2200 København N
Friday
07.30-08.00 Coffee and croissant
08.00-08.20 MCQ-test (Volunteer)
08.20-08.30 Review of MCQ answers
08.30-09.00 Pre-and perioperative US
09.00-09.15 Vascular malformation
09.15-09.45 Advanced US technologies and AI
09.45-10.00 COFFEE BREAK
10.00-10.30 Fine needle and core needle biopsies
10.30-11.00 RFA and minimal invasive treatments
11.00-12.30 HANDS-ON (C)
12.30-13.00 LUNCH
13.00-14.30 HANDS-ON (D)
14.30-14.45 Transoral Ultrasound
14.45-15.00 US in Global Health
15.00-15.15 Quiz winners and goodbye
Venue: Maersk Tower, Panum, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at University of Copenhagen
Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen
Faculty
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Thanks to our collaborators
Venue
Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 København N
Registration
Please write to
ultrasound.rigshospitalet@regionh.dk
to get a spot on the waiting list
Price: 650 euro
Including two days hands-on course including
coffee, lunch and course dinner Thursday
Accommodation costs are not included in registration.
Please write to ultrasound.rigshospitalet@regionh.dk if you have questions about the course.
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