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We are looking forward to launch our new JOIN IN course FICE and CUSIC
Focused Ultrasound in Intensive Care FUSIC is a practical solution to training in focused transthoracic echo for adult intensive care.
Our current international echo expert team based in Middlesbrough is providing proven, fast and efficient echo teaching.
Advance your diagnostic confidence.
This event has been approved for 10 CPD credits from RCoA.
The next FUSIC course will be on 29.5 2025.
NEW we are providing coaching and mentoring in echocardiography and intensive care ultrasound
If you have more people interested from the same department we can arrange it on your site (all around the world).
*to secure your course please do contacting me on the email-see bellow
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...preparing for the exam and missing the mentor/supervisor?
...do you want to consult your findings and do not have anyone to overview your images?
...coaching/mentoring for ECHO
...send me an email
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Hello everyone,
Thank you again for your interest in echo and willingness to participate on the FICE/CUSIC course!
Here are some usefull infos:
*When you are coming by car, and you are external the free parking space for that day is provided, just follow the signs Prissick car park.
*Than the best way is to approach the receptionist at hospital and ask where the STRIVE Learning, Research, Inovation,Education institute is-looking for the sign, (closer from the north entrance)
*Entering the STRIVE you are looking for MIDICUS -Ultrasound course sign-check it on the screen
*We are starting to register 8-8:30h followed by lecturers and scanning
*During the course there will be breaks for refreshments (coffe, tea, water, juice, biscuits, sandwiches, fruits...) if you have special food requirement please let me know:).
*We are looking to finish at around 17:30h.
Looking forward to see you there!
If anything please let me know:)
Jan Spegar, MD, PhD, EDEC, AFICM, EACVI TOE certif.
Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
We specialize in making your concepts a reality.
the accreditation brings together the best of current methods and insight from echo trainers across the UK
Interested in FUSIC certification?
The trainee will attend a FUSIC-approved basic echo course, complete a logbook and undergoes a final 'triggered assessment' carried out by an appropriate assessor.
Step by step approach (more detailed information on: http://www.ics.ac.uk) :
Find a mentor.
Register for accreditation.
*Sign up for the course!
Complete logbook.
Use your skills in mentoring the others and enjoy using ultrasound.
NEW!!!
Focused Ultrasound in Intensive Care (FUSIC)
FUSIC is the future of advanced critical care ultrasound here at the Intensive Care Society. It brings together our two premier ultrasound accreditation programmes (FICE and CUSIC) and presents a single holistic pathway for ultrasound in intensive care.
Get all accreditations in one place with further mentoring.
You can get accreditation in:
Heart Ultrasound
Lungs Ultrasound
Abdominal Ultrasound
Vascular Ultrasound
....another successful FICE course !!!
....with very good to excellent feedback and great satisfaction!
....we are expanding our current great faculty team for a new members
....thank you all for the cooperation and spreading the positive energy
Jan
Feedback from participants:
Very good course! New knowledge.Excellent! Very practical! Very useful and able to get tips and advices on scanning. Will be using this in my practice. Great day! Enthusiastic staff. Lovely facutly:) Very useful course, thank you! I am considering to be a mentor...