This popular modular program has a new format in and is now delivered as a series of Fast-Track Weekends
The fast-track format workshops are designed for vets who want to upskill quickly in ultrasound and are designed to be highly applicable to clinical practice. After a Fast-Track weekend, you will have learnt new practical skills that you can take straight back to the patients in your clinic.
All weekends commence with initial theory sessions in the morning and guided live scanning sessions in the afternoon, to consolidate concepts. The limited group sessions are taught by experienced specialists and tutors, with plenty of practical tips and tricks and the opportunity to perfect your technique.
See the 3 Fast-Track Weekend Options Below:
Introduction to Abdominal Ultrasound
Introduction to Abdominal Ultrasound – for those wanting to hone the basics of abdominal scanning.
Next Steps in Ultrasound – for those ready to upskill in more advanced techniques; and as a follow on from the Intro to Abdo US weekend
The Basics of Echocardiography
The Basics of Echocardiography – for those practitioners wanting to know how to investigate ‘that murmur’ and get the right views and cardiac measures to help.
The Fast-Track weekends have limited numbers to give each delegate maximum opportunity to get hands-on practice, ask questions and learn from specialists in an informal and relaxed setting.
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Dr John Angles graduated in 1988 with honours from the University of Sydney and worked for five years in small animal practice in Canberra, before completing a small animal medicine residency at the University of California at Davis. John obtained advanced training in veterinary immunology and genetics while at the University of California. He was awarded a PhD in Comparative Pathology in 2005 by the University of California at Davis, investigating causes for autoimmunity in dogs. John then spent four years as lecturer in Small Animal Medicine at University College Dublin prior to joining the Animal Referral Hospital in 2003, working in an advanced emergency and referral critical care facility. Caseload at the Animal Referral Hospital is diverse, and includes critical respiratory distress dogs and cats. John is a Diplomate of both the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM and ECVIM).
Alana graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Queensland in 2005. After graduation, she worked at the UQ Veterinary Teaching Hospital at St. Lucia for several years in various roles, including emergency veterinarian, rotating small animal intern, and radiology intern. In 2009 she was awarded Membership of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (Radiology). Alana moved to South Australia in 2010 to take up a position as Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Adelaide, during which time she expanded her teaching and research experience. In July 2012, Alana began a 3-year residency program in Diagnostic Imaging at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, New York, and passed her certifying board examinations to become a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2015. Alana is excited to be returning home to Australia, and to be re-joining the team at UQ. Alana enjoys all aspects of diagnostic imaging in all species, but has particular interests in diagnostic ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT).
17 years of veterinary practice experience. 8 years of ultrasound experience, including several thousand abdominal exams and hundreds of cardiac exams. 3 years working exclusively in Internal Medicine referrals and second opinion practice in Hong Kong.
You must be a graduated Veterinary Surgeon with a minimum of 1 year clinical experience, please check with Improve, to ensure your suitability. It is the responsibility of the delegate to ensure you meet the program entry criteria.
For the Introduction to Abdominal Ultrasound Fast-Track, no prior ultrasound experience is needed. You may never have picked up a probe or have really limited hands-on practice and are a novice wanting to learn more.
For Next Steps in Abdominal Ultrasound & Introduction to Echo you need some experience, as the basics (which can be obtained in the Introductory Fast-Track) are presumed.
The Fast-Track weekends are separated by a number of months to allow you to practice the skills you have learnt in between each fast track course (Intro, Next Steps & Echo). This enables you to bundle the three weekends and complete the Small Animal Ultrasound courses all in one year if you wish.
Each day session is split so there are theory sessions in the morning, (two lecture blocks) and practical sessions (one long scanning block) in the afternoon.
On average, each FT weekend there are 6 hours of theory content and 6 hours of practical scanning time.
There will be 2-3 delegates per practical group (dependent on venue restrictions)
There are a maximum of 15-18 delegates per course and up to 3 tutors for each practical session. (dependent on venue restrictions)
There is no online component to Fast Track Ultrasound Weekend Workshops. Delegates will receive hard copies of their notes and any other materials supplied by the speakers at the workshop.
No. Our ultrasound workshops are fully supplied and equipped with Medical Plus ultrasound machines. A Medical Plus technician is also onsite to answer any equipment-related questions you have.