The workshop agenda and associated costs will be provided in due course.
Time
3 Sep 0800-1900
4 Sep 0800-1630
Cost
MSUS – Full delegate 2 day – $650.00
MSUS – AYR delegate 2 day – $450.00
Synopsis
- Application, indications, and limitations of MSUS in rheumatology
- Physical and technical principles of ultrasound
- Sonographic appearance of musculoskeletal structures
- Artifacts and pitfalls in MSUS
- Standard scans of hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, and foot
- Handling of the ultrasound device
- Image optimization
- Documentation of the ultrasound image and potential findings
- Pathologies – synovitis, tenosynovitis, bursitis, enthesitis, erosion, enthesophyte, osteophyte, and crystal deposition
| Agenda - Day 1 | Wednesday 3 September | |
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Workshop chairpersons: TBA
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0800-1000 |
Opening Physics, machine settings, and artifacts Normal tissues and pathologies 1 (synovitis, tenosynovitis, bone erosion) Sonoanatomy and pathologies: finger and wrist |
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1000-1010 |
BREAK
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1010-1250 |
Demo + hands-on (Finger) Demo + hands-on (Wrist) Luncheon seminar: MSUS in rheumatoid arthritis |
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1250-1310 |
LUNCH
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1310-1540 |
Sonoanatomy and pathologies: elbow and knee Demo + hands-on (Elbow) Demo + hands-on (Knee) |
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1550-1750 |
BREAK
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1550-1750 |
Normal tissues and pathologies 2 (bursitis, tendinitis, enthesitis, enthesophyte) Sonoanatomy and pathologies: shoulder Demo + hands-on (Shoulder) |
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1750-1800 |
BREAK
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1800-1850 |
MSUS in psoriatic/spondyloarthritis Q&A |
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Workshop chairpersons: TBA
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0800-1000 |
Osteoarthritis and degenerative changes
Sonoanatomy and pathologies: hip Demo + hands-on (Hip) |
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1000-1015 |
BREAK
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1015-1255 |
Documentation of MSUS findings
Sonoanatomy and pathologies: ankle and toe Demo + hands-on (Ankle and toe) Luncheon seminar: Crystal-induced arthritis |
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1255-1315 |
LUNCH
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1315-1430 |
Arthrocentesis, injection, and biopsy
Demo + hands-on (Patients) |
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1430-1440 |
BREAK
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1440-1535 |
Demo + hands-on (Patients)
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1535-1545 |
BREAK
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1545-1630 |
Q&A, closing, MCQ
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