MONDAY, 14 JULY 2025
09:00- 09:20 Welcome and introduction to the course
09:20- 10:00 Basic US (ultrasound) physics: the image formation and the machine setting
10:00-11:00 The ultrasonographic artifacts that you need to know
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:00 The abdominal scan method: easy and systematic!
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:30 Lab: setting the machine and the ultrasonographic scan method
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Lab: ultrasonographic scan method
TUESDAY, 15 JULY 2025
09:00-10:00 The US of the liver, from normal to abnormal
10:00-11:00 The US of the spleen
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:30 The pancreas and the US: not always easy
12:30-13:00 Computer cases discussion
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:30 Lab: the liver, the spleen and the pancreas
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Lab: the liver, the spleen and the pancreas
WEDNESDAY, 16 JULY 2025
09:00-10:00 The abdominal lymph nodes: how to find and interpret them
10.00-11.00 The role of the US on the adrenal glands diseases
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:15 The upper urinary system
12:15-13:00 The lower urinary system
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:30 Lab: the lymph nodes, the adrenals glands and the urinary system
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Lab: the lymph nodes, the adrenals glands and the urinary system
THURSDAY, 17 JULY 2025
09:00-10:00 The female genital tract
10:00-11:00 The male genital tract
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:15 The stomach and the pyloric passage: occluded, ulcerated or neoplastic?
12:15-13:00 The small and large intestine: the kingdom of US
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:30 Lab: the genital tract and the GI system
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Lab: the genital tract and the GI system
FRIDAY, 18 JULY 2025
09:00-10:00 Basic US-Doppler principles
10:00-11:00 Normal abdominal vascular anatomy: getting ready to level II
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:15 Cases interpretation: how to put the result together
12:15-13:00 Discussion and course Ceremony
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:30 Lab: the basic Doppler and the vascular anatomy
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Lab: the basic Doppler and the vascular anatomy
(All practical sessions will be conducted with live beagle dogs. On day 3, cadavers will also be used for lab sessions)