Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Sonographers

Learn more about the Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Sonographers

Outcomes

Are you ready to develop your upper limb musculoskeletal ultrasound skills?

Zedu's two-day Introduction to Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Sonographers course offers an immersive and practical experience to fast-track your skills development and get you work-ready.

Who should attend

Trainee sonographers who need to learn new skills.
Newly qualified sonographers seeking to enhance their confidence and skill level.
Return-to-practice sonographers in need of skill refreshment.
Sonographers who are looking to change roles and want to hone their skills.

How you will learn

At Zedu, we believe in a comprehensive learning approach.

Our renowned hands-off teaching methods ensure you get more hands-on scanning practice. Our courses blend theory seamlessly with extensive practical sessions.

You'll understand the concepts and apply them in real-world scenarios. We take a step-by-step, structured approach to examinations, ensuring everything is covered thoroughly and nothing is left to chance.

The focus on repetitive practice ensures that you learn and retain the knowledge. You will practice on real people of various body shapes, sizes, and ages.

We start by developing your skills with normal, uncomplicated patients and then progress to more challenging body habitus’.

This gradual progression ensures that you build a solid foundation before tackling more complex scenarios, giving you the confidence to handle any situation. Additionally, you'll develop communication skills to support your clinical practice.

What the course covers

You will learn how to:

Move the probe intentionally to get the image you want.
Use the machine controls to optimise images proficiently.
Apply a systematic approach and structured protocol for scanning the:
- Elbow
- Wrist
- Hand
- Finger
- Shoulder (beyond the basics)
Determine what images to take and why.
Identify normal sonoanatomy and the appearances of common pathologies of the muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves of the upper limb.
Interpret common spectral waveforms.
Use sonographic terminology to accurately communicate ultrasound findings and complete worksheets for various imaging scenarios.

Running time

Day one: 8.30 - 17.00

Day two: 09.00 - 17.00

Location - the Zedu Learning HQ, Melbourne

Course outline

🖥️ Scanning principles

Explore system controls & knobology
Understand the impact of optimisation on the image
How to find the right window & get good images
3D awareness of the anatomical position of the anatomy
Ergonomics
Understand & optimise colour and power Doppler for MSK

🗣️Communication

How to gain a good history
How to hand over findings to a radiologist/colleague
Writing up worksheets - what needs to be said?

🔍Shoulder

‘Beyond the basics’ scan technique
Rotator cuff interval, inferior glenohumeral joint, procedures & inflammatory arthritis
How to scan the shoulder structures dynamically to improve diagnosis
Recognise normal and abnormal imaging
Limitations and pitfalls
Minimum imaging sequence
👥Lots of scanning practice on real people

🔍Elbow

Scan technique
Normal sonoanatomy of the elbow joint, CEO, CFO, biceps & triceps tendons, olecranon, nerves
Recognise normal & abnormal imaging
Common pathology
Limitations & pitfalls
👥Lots of scanning practice on real people

🔍Wrist

Scan technique
Normal sonoanatomy of joint spaces, carpal bones, extensor & flexor tendons, nerves
Recognise normal & abnormal imaging
Common pathology
Minimum imaging sequence
Limitations & pitfalls
👥Lots of scanning practice on real people

🔍Hand

Scan technique
Normal sonoanatomy of palmar aponeurosis, flexor & extensor tendons, flexor pulleys, as well as the CMC, MCP, PIP & DIP joints
Recognise normal & abnormal imaging
Common pathology
Minimum imaging sequence
Limitations & pitfalls
👥Lots of scanning practice on real people

🔍Fingers

Scan technique
Normal sonoanatomy of flexor & extensor tendons, joints, collateral ligaments, palmar plates, annular pulleys, nail bed
Recognise normal & abnormal imaging
Common pathology
Minimum imaging sequence
Limitations & pitfalls
👥Lots of scanning practice on real people