EuropeanFederationofSocietiesforUltrasound inMedicineandBiology
EUROSON2023
May25 27,Riga,Latvia
Dearfriendsandcolleagues, Wekindlyremindyouthatthereisonlya littlemorethanonemonthleftuntilwe closetheAbstractSubmissiontoEUROSON 2023onDecember1,2022.
Readmorehere www.euroson2023.com/ submit-abstract/
Asthepreliminaryprogramforthecongress isalreadyavailable(www.euroson2023.com/ programme/),weremindyoutousethe EarlyBirdregistrationforEUROSON2023in Riga,Latvia,fromMay25 27nextyear.
Registerhere www.euroson2023.com/ register
Specialeventsbeforethecongress
OnMay24,thedaybeforetheevent,the Pre-CongressCoursewillbeheldontwo separatetopics: ▪ Musculoskeletalultrasound.Topics: Shoulder,AnkleandFootwithLiveDEMOs byProf.CarloMartinoliandEFSUMB Faculty ▪ Contrastenhancedultrasound(CEUS). Topics:LiverandNon-LiverApplications andCasediscussionsbyEFSUMBFaculty
Pre-congressCourseregistrationfee 120EUR.Thenumberofplacesforeach subjectislimited;prioritywillbegivento thoseparticipantswhoregisterearlier.
Pleasebeawareeachparticipantcanonly registerforoneofthecourses.
RegistrationtothePre-CongressCourseis availablehere https://www.euroson2023. com/register/
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RecentEurosonSchools
THEUSEOFCEUSANDULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY:STANDPOINT2022
4 5SeptemberAlghero,Sardinia
75participantsfromItaly,Slovenia,Romania, Israel,Bulgaria,Malaysia,Singapore,LithuaniaandRussiajoinedthecourseorganized byProfs.Piscaglia,CantisaniandDr.Vidili. Datesforacoursein2023arebeingconsidered.
3rd VIENNAEUROSONPOCUSSCHOOL
9 10September2022
Thethemeoftheconferencewas ThePoint ofCareUltrasonographyinPrimaryMedicineandAmbulatoryHealthcare andfocussedonapproachesaimedatimproving earlydiagnosisthroughultrasonography techniques.Withadvancedandrelatively cheapultrasounddevicesandhigh-performancetechnologywi thartificialintelligenceorsmartsoftwareusingupdated diagnosticalgorithms,theclassicclinical examinationcanbeaugmentedandsignificantlyimprovedformostorgansofthe body.Addingultrasonographicelastographyaugmentsclinicalpalpationand electronicauscultationthroughtheDopplerTriplextechnique(US-auscultation)all combinetoincreasethediagnosticaccuracyinprimaryandoutpatienthealthcare.
ThemeetingprovidedaplatformfornetworkingwithmanyofEurope'sleading expertsandhearingaboutrecentdevelopmentsandcurrentbestpractice.Mostimportantlytheymanagedtobringtogether themedicalorganizationsEUVEKUS,WONCA,EURACT(THEEUROPEANACADEMYOF TEACHERSINGENERALPRACTICE/FAMILY MEDICINE)andtheprimaryhealthcarefederationEGPRN(EUROPEANGENERALPRACTICERESEARCHNETWORK),EURIPA(the EuropeanRuralandIsolatedPractitioners Association)andEQUIP(QualityandSafety inGeneralPractice/FamilyMedicine).They managedtohighlightthelimitedaccess forthetrainingandeducationoffamily doctorsinthefieldofclinicalultrasound, thatunfortunatelyexistsinmanyEuropean countriesreinforcingtheneedtoorganize thisannualevent.
Theorganiserswouldliketothankallparticipantsfortheirimportantsupportincarrying outthisideaofmultidisciplinarycollaboration,andforpromotingthedevelopment anduseofPointOfCareUltrasonographyin primaryandambulatoryhealthcareatthe Europeanlevel.
TheROUNDTABLEentitled „Thefutureof usingPoCUSinambulatoryhealthcare fromtheperspectiveofprofessionalorganizations:WONCAEUROPE,EFSUMB, WFUMB,EUVEKUS” canbereviewedusing thelink: https://youtu.be/V5dyhfKqcEA
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Fig.2 PoCUSSchoolorganisersandProfChristianJenssen.
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Pleaseparticipateinthenextmeetingwhich willtakeplaceinViennaonSeptember9 10, 2023.
DrMihaiIacob,MD. EUVEKUSPresident. https://eurosonpocus.com/
BreastUltrasoundforCliniciansEuroson School
Timisoara,Romania 30September 1October
Courselevel MediumCourseOrganiser ProfDanaStoianwith68participantsonsite and71onlinefromRomania,Ukraineand Moldovacomposedoftheoreticalandpracticalsessions.
EFSUMBRecommendedReads
GeorgeCondousrecommendsanarticleby Verberktandcolleagueswhichprovides guidanceonhowtoperformstandardized sonographicexaminationofuterineniche innon-pregnantwomen
https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/ 10.1002/uog.24953
WFUMBaddressestheissueofincidental findingswithaspecialfocusonultrasound techniquesinthisarticlebyJenssenetal.
1.DescribestheprevalenceofIFsofthe biliarysystem
2. DefinesthetermsandUSimagingfeatures associatedwithIFsofthebiliarysystem
3.Identifiesredflag(worrisomeorhighrisk)USimagingfeaturesassociated withIFsofthebiliarysystem
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Fig.4 OrganiserProfDanaStoian.
4.Listsasetofrecommendationsonthe roleofUSimagingintheevaluationand managementofIFsofthebiliarysystem.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmed bio.2022.06.016
EFSUMBGuidelinesAppcomingsoon
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