Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Fundamentals for Sonographers

Learn more about the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Fundamentals for Sonographers

Outcomes

Are you ready to unlock the secrets of musculoskeletal ultrasound?

Zedu's two-day Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Fundamentals for Sonographers course offers an immersive and practical experience to fast-track your skills development and get you work-ready.

Who should attend

Trainee sonographers who need to learn new skills.
Newly qualified sonographers seeking to enhance their confidence and skill level.
Return-to-practice sonographers in need of skill refreshment.
Sonographers who are looking to change roles and want to hone their skills.

How you will learn

At Zedu, we believe in a comprehensive learning approach.

Our renowned hands-off teaching methods ensure you get more hands-on scanning practice. Our courses blend theory seamlessly with extensive practical sessions.

You'll understand the concepts and apply them in real-world scenarios. We take a step-by-step, structured approach to examinations, ensuring everything is covered thoroughly and nothing is left to chance.

The focus on repetitive practice ensures that you learn and retain the knowledge. You will practice on real people of various body shapes, sizes, and ages.

We start by developing your skills with normal, uncomplicated patients and then progress to more challenging body habitus’.

This gradual progression ensures that you build a solid foundation before tackling more complex scenarios, giving you the confidence to handle any situation. Additionally, you'll develop communication skills to support your clinical practice.

What the course covers

You will learn how to:

Move the probe intentionally to get the image you want.
Use the machine controls to optimise images proficiently.
Determine what images to take and why.
Apply a systematic approach and structured protocol for scanning the:
- Achilles tendon
- Plantar fascia
- Lumps, bumps and foreign bodies
- Shoulder
Identify normal sonoanatomy and the appearances of common pathologies of the Achilles tendon, plantar fascia, superficial soft tissue and shoulder.
Use sonographic terminology to accurately communicate ultrasound findings and complete worksheets for various imaging scenarios.

Running time

Day one: 8.30 - 17.00

Day two: 09.00 - 17.00

Location - the Zedu Learning HQ, Melbourne

Course outline

🖥️ Scanning principles

Explore system controls & knobology
Understand the impact of optimisation on the image
How to find the right window & get good images
3D awareness of the anatomical position of the anatomy
Ergonomics
Understand & optimise colour and power Doppler for MSK

🗣️Communication

How to gain a good history
How to hand over findings to a radiologist
Writing up worksheets - what needs to be said?

🔍Achilles

Scan technique
Normal sonoanatomy of tendons, muscles, joints, bones, & bursa
Recognise normal & abnormal imaging
Limitations & pitfalls
Minimum imaging sequence
👥Lots of scanning practice on real people

🔍Plantar fascia

Scan technique
Normal sonoanatomy of fascia, muscles, bones, & bursa
Recognise normal & abnormal imaging
Limitations & pitfalls
👥Lots of scanning practice on real people

🔍Lumps, bumps & foreign bodies

Scan technique
Normal sonoanatomy of dermal & subcutaneous & other soft tissues.
Soft tissue collections: haematomas, abscesses, ganglion
Soft tissue masses: lipomata, sebaceous cysts
Sonographic appearance suggestive of neoplasm/malignancy
Recognise normal & abnormal imaging
Minimum imaging sequence
Limitations & pitfalls

🔍Shoulder

Scan technique
Normal sonoanatomy of rotator cuff tendons, ligaments, muscles, joints, bones & bursa
Recognise normal & babnormal imaging
Joint effusions & bursitis
How to dynamically evaluate the structures of the rotator cuff
Minimum imaging sequence
Limitations & pitfalls
👥Lots of scanning practice on real people