EUROSON SCHOOL: Intermediate Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course

Scientific organizers

Prof. Wolfgang A. Schmidt
Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin
Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch
Lindenberger Weg 19, 13125 Berlin, Germany

Prof. Ender Terzioglu
Akdeniz University Medical School Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology-Allergy,
07050 Antalya, Turkey

Organizing Secretariat

Secretary: Prof. Ender Terzioglu
Akdeniz University Medical School Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology-Allergy,
07050 Antalya, Turkey
Email: usgantalya@gmail.com

DMR Turizm
Kongre / Incentive / Organizasyon
Hollanda Cad. 696 Sok. No:22/9-10 06550
Yıldız – Çankaya / ANKARA – TÜRKİYE
Tel:  +90 312 442 01 50
Mobile: +90 530 409 41 54
Fax: +90 312 442 04 10
Web: www.dmrturizm.com.tr

Faculty (All speakers are EULAR teachers):

• Prof. Dr. Marina Backhaus, Germany
• Dr. George Bruyn, The Netherlands
• Prof. Muhammet Cinar, Turkey
• PD Dr. Christina Duftner, Austria
• Dr. Petra Hanova, Czech Republic
• Prof. Nevsun Inanc, Turkey
• Prof. Ingrid Möller, Spain
• Prof. Esperanza Naredo, Spain
• PD Dr. Sarah Ohrndorf, Germany
• Prof. Dr. Salih Pay, Turkey
• Prof. Wolfgang Schmidt, Germany
• Prof. Ender Terzioglu, Turkey

Additional Tutor:

• Dr. Hakam Erdem,Turkey

Requirements for participation:

• Participants should have attended a EULAR basic MSUS course or a EULAR scientifically-endorsed basic MSUS course.
• Prior to acceptance to the course, applicants should send to the a total of 6 normal examinations of each joint region in one Power Point file (i.e. shoulder, elbow, wrist & hand, hip, knee, ankle & foot), according to the EULAR Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology (Ref. Backhaus M, et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2001) to the course organizers via email: usgantalya@gmail.com .
• Images should be presented in a power point file. Important: Each slide should include: – One imaged structure each in longitudinal and transverse plane – A legend with the anatomic area, imaged structure and scanning planes – Parameters of the ultrasound machine – Identity of the person scanned should be removed.
• The faculty members need to provide assessment and feedback. Applicants might need to be asked to repeat the ultrasound examinations and submit the images again for assessment by the faculty.
• Upon approval of the assessment, the applicant needs to be asked to register for the course.
• Participants should bring a total of 60 normal ultrasound examinations (each in a power point presentation) on a USB stick to the course. The faculty reserves the right to randomly request and audit the full set of ultrasound examinations from each participant.
• It is highly recommended to participate in the EULAR Online Introductory Ultrasound Course ( http://www.eular-us-onlinecourse.org/ ) before attending this EULAR-endorsed Intermediate Ultrasound Course. The online course is required for those aiming at achieving Level I EULAR competency in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound.