T
his activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Category 1) as defined by the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Healthcare Professions - Accreditation Section and is approved for a maximum of 6.25 hours.

This is an accredited assessment activity (Category 3) as defined by the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Healthcare Professions - Accreditation Section and is approved for a maximum of 10.5 hours.

A
ctivity Code HGI-02-MED-P910

Overall Learning Outcomes:

  • To know the application, indications, and limitations of musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology.
  • To know the ultrasound physics and techniques. (To hold the probe, to optimize B-mode settings of the ultrasound equipment and to acquire ultrasound images)
  • To identify the sonographic pattern of the different musculoskeletal tissues.
  • To learn the systematic standardized scanning technique for each major anatomic area (i.e., shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, hip, knee, ankle, and foot)
  • To identify normal sonographic anatomy of each major anatomic area (i.e., shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, hip, knee, ankle, and foot)
  • To recognize musculoskeletal artefact and pitfalls.
  • Introduction to pathology

9th QATAR MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND COURSE

DAY 1: 7 December 2023 – FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL

TIME

TOPIC

CATEGORY

DURATION IN MINS

8am - 8:50am

Registration

   

8:50am - 9am

Opening Ceremony

Izzat Khanjar / EULAR Faculty

   

9am - 9:30am

Ultrasound Physics and Optimization (Lecture) Syed Intakhab

Cat 1

30

9:30am - 9:45am

Pretest MCQs

   

9:45am - 10:30am

Hand/Wrist (Lecture)

Esperanza Naredo Sanchez

Cat 1

45

10:30am - 10:45am

Coffee Break

   

10:45am - 12:15pm

Hand/Wrist - Workshop

Cat 3

90

12:15pm - 01:15pm

Lunch & Prayer Break

   

1:15pm - 2pm

Elbow (Lecture)

Mihaela Cosmina Micu

Cat 1

45

2pm - 3:30pm

Elbow - Workshop

Cat 3

90

3:30pm - 3:45pm

Coffee Break

   

3:45pm - 4:30pm

Shoulder (Lecture)

Hilde Berner Hammer

Cat 1

45

4:30pm - 6pm

Shoulder – Workshop

Cat 3

90

6pm - 6:15pm

Ultrasound for Physiotherapist (Lecture)

Izzat Khanjar

Cat 1

15

6:15pm - 6:40pm

Ultrasound for Sports Medicine (Lecture)

Ahmed Hazem Darwish

Cat 1

25

9th QATAR MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND COURSE

DAY 2: 8 December 2023 – FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL

TIME

TOPIC

CATEGORY

DURATION IN MINS

9:00am - 9:45am

Foot/Ankle (Lecture)

Peter Mandl

Cat 1

45

9:45am - 11:15am

Foot/Ankle - Workshop

Cat 3

90

11:15am - 1pm

Lunch and Prayer Break

   

1pm - 1:45pm

Knee (Lecture)

Uffe Moller Døhn

Cat 1

45

1:45pm - 3:15pm

Knee - Workshop

Cat 3

90

3:15pm - 3:30pm

Coffee Break

   

3:30pm - 4:15pm

Hip (Lecture)

Mihaela Cosmina Micu

Cat 1

45

4:15pm - 5:45pm

Hip - Workshop

Cat 3

90

5:45pm - 6:15pm

Tendon, Bursa Pathology (Lecture)

Housam Sarakbi

Cat 1

30

6:15pm - 6:45pm

Bone & Cartilage Pathology (Lecture)

Eiman Soliman

Cat 1

30

6:45pm - 7pm

Posttest MCQs

   

7pm

Gala Dinner