3 mm. Distal posterior tibial artery
With thanks to Leandro Fernandez, MD, for this contribution
ABOUT AIUM
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) was officially established as a multidisciplinary organization in 1952 when the use of ultrasound for medical diagnosis was in its infancy. Medical pioneers recognized the potential of this fast-growing imaging modality and agreed on the need to advance the art and science of ultrasound in medicine and research.
Over the past decades, the AIUM has achieved these goals through educational, scientific, and professional activities. The success, respect, and credibility that the AIUM has attained are based on the involvement of all ultrasound professionals, including physicians, sonographers, scientists, engineers, other healthcare providers, and manufacturers of ultrasound equipment. This unique combination of specialists ensures that recommended policies, practice standards, safety procedures, and performance guidelines receive the widest evaluation possible. The AIUM’s emphasis is on making available to members the most up-to-date and accurate information and skill training so they can make the best use of this imaging modality while ensuring the safety of the patients who depend on them.
The AIUM has established committees to address the needs of the organization and the educational needs of the profession. Some of these committees are Annual Convention, Bioeffects, Clinical Standards, Constitution, Continuing Medical Education, Educational Resource, Finance, Membership, Patient Resource, Regional Courses, and Technical Standards. Subcommittees and ad hoc committees are created as needed.
The AIUM has been a member of WFUMB since WFUMB’s inception in the late 1960s.
Availability of Ultrasound in America:
Ultrasound is widely available, but undervalued and underutilized. The availability of mentors in less traditional specialties (outside of OB/GYN or Radiology) is a challenge for those interested in improving their skills.
The availability of a wide variety of expertise in ultrasound offers an opportunity to leverage this expertise and local facilities described later as a means for regional training of persons who can then serve as trainers themselves in underserved locations.
COE DIRECTOR:
Levon N. Nazarian, MD – View C.V. Here
AIUM President-Elect
Annual Convention Committee Chair
Community of Practice Council Chair
COE COE AIUM LOCATION & FACILITIES
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
On-Site Education Center
Laurel, Maryland 20707, USA
• Easy access from 3 Major Airports
• 30 minutes from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)
• 45 minutes from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
• 45 minutes from Dulles International Airport (IAD)
• Hilton DoubleTree Hotel on same street (.7 miles)
• Variety of local area restaurants
Floor space is 558m2 with 16 segmented training bays and a room capacity of ~70 for hands-on activities and 150 for didactic sessions.
The AIUM currently has 3 GE machines on consignment. The Learning Center has 16 training bays and a variety of equipment from various manufacturers is obtained for each course based on the course’s needs.
COE FUTURE TRAINING
The AIUM’s in-house CME programs will provide didactic and hands-on training in a state-of-the art environment, with robust remote and live streaming capabilities in order to reach audiences that may not be able to participate in person.
The facility will allow for the teaching of a myriad of topics covering many aspects of diagnostic medical ultrasound.
The content of each CME activity is developed and refined on an ongoing basis to address specific topics in ultrasound, including basic science, instrumentation, safety, professional issues, as well as current and emerging clinical applications in ultrasound. The AIUM is dedicated to providing ultrasound professionals current, accurate, and quality education to improve interpretation and increase accuracy in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions through the use of ultrasound.
In addition, the AIUM supplements in-house activities with additional offerings that include but are not limited to a convention, regional postgraduate courses, hands-on learning labs, the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine self-assessment activities, manuscript reviews, and one-time programs such as videos and webinars. The activities are high quality, unbiased, current, and learner driven to provide flexibility and accommodate the learning preferences of our target audience.
ABOUT COE ZAMBIA
Zambia officially submitted their application for COE status in June 2020. Our COE will be hosted at The Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital, located along the Great East Road in Chainama, Lusaka.
Course Director: Stefan Kafwimbi – C.V Click here
COE FUTURE COURSES
- 19/10/2020- 23/10/2020 Abdominal ultrasound for Radiology Residents
(Theory & Practice)
Location: Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital
Speakers: Dr. Veronica Sunkutu, Dr. Luan, Brig. Gen. Dr. Adrian Mayela - 07/12/2020- 11/12/2020 Small parts ultrasound for beginners (Theory & Practice)
Location: Ndola Teaching Hospital
Speakers: Dr. Natalia, Dr. Veronica Sunkutu
COE ZAMBIA REPORTS
All WFUMB COE's are required to provide yearly activity reports:
- ULTRASOUND FOR BEGINNERS COURSE 23RD -25TH SEPTEMBER, 2020 – 60 Participants attended.
– Course report can be viewed here >>
ABOUT COE PERU
Peru officially submitted their application for COE status in June 2020. The center is a brand-new facility named Quiros Health Institute. The Peruvian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, SPUMB, signed an agreement with Quiros Health and its offices will be in this facility. The COE WFUMB PERU will be part of the offices. The ultrasound equipment and rooms for courses will be also utilized by COE. The designated area for education is 120 m2 (1,292 ft2).
COE PERU TEAM
Course-Director: Iván Quirós, M.D.
Course-Co-Director: Fernando Huerta, M.D.
Working with the Butterfly Machine
See our December 2020 Edition of ECHOES for more information concerning the recent agreement between WFUMB and the Butterfly company.
Dr. Fernando Huerta is a Senior Radiologist dedicated to Ultrasound, current President of SPUMB. He is former Treasurer of FLAUS (2017-2019). National and International Speaker with expertise on Small parts, abdomen, MSK with more than 25 years of practice in public and private institutions.
Dr. Huerta attended to the World Congress in Melbourne and he participated in some of the activities of COE and Education Committee.
Dr. Ivan Quiros B. is a Radiologist with 20 years of experience in the Ultrasound field.
COE PAST COURSES
COE PERU REPORTS
All WFUMB COE's are required to provide yearly activity reports:
Coming soon.
ABOUT COE FIJI
The Fiji COE was established in September 2019
COE FIJI TEAM
Co-Director: Raymond Keshwan, Head of Department of Medical Imaging Science, CMNHS, FNU, Fiji
View Raymond's C.V. here
Co-Director: Komal Kritika Singh,
Port Moresby General Hospital View Komal's C.V. here
COE COURSES
No upcoming courses currently available
COE FIJI REPORTS
All WFUMB COE's are required to provide yearly activity reports:
Coming soon.
ABOUT COE PHILIPPINES
The Philippine Society of Ultrasound in Clinical Medicine, Inc. (PSUCMI) launched our newly revitalized website: www.psucmi.org last August 17, 2020. This new website will help us reach out to our old and new potential members. It will also provide easier access to ultrasound related educational materials.
To coincide with the launch, PSUCMI together with our educational partner, SIEMENS Healthineers, hosted a webinar entitled: The Role of Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 Disease. It is the first online educational activity and webinar hosted by PSUCMI. The lecture was given live by Professor Dirk-André Clevert, M.D., section chief of the Interdisciplinary Ultrasound Center at The Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich.
We also invited two contributory reactors to share their insights and experiences in lung ultrasound after the lecture: 1. Dr. Romulo Brasil Babasa III, an Emergency Medicine Specialist from St. Luke’s Medical Center Quezon City and 2. Dr. Julie Christie Visperas, a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Specialist from the University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila. The webinar was moderated by Dr. Anna Lyn Egwolf from St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Participants were also given the chance to ask questions to our speaker and reactors.
The event generated 714 registrants with 505 actual participants, a record above our expectation. Participants came from various medical specialties, from various institutions all over the Philippines. We also had international participants from Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India, Bangladesh and Japan. It was a very fruitful and interactive educational experience for everyone.
COE PHILIPPINES TEAM
Co-Director: Patria Cecilia C. Martinez.
For C.V. Click here
Co-Director: Bee Giok K. Tan-Sales, M.D., FPARM, FACSM, MBAH, CCD, RMSK
For C.V. Click here
COE RECENT EVENTS
The Philippine Society of Ultrasound in Clinical Medicine, Inc. ( PSUCMI ) in cooperation with its affiliate Society, the Society of Pediatric Cardiovascular Imaging of the Philippines will be holding a Postgraduate Course on Fetal Echocardiography: Discovering the Reality Within on March 20, 2021 at 3:00 GMT+8
The Philippine Society of Ultrasound in Clinical Medicine, Inc. (PSUCMI) Virtual 18th Annual Convention on:
The Philippine Society of Ultrasound in Clinical Medicine (PSUCMI) successfully hosted its 18th Annual Convention, “Unfolding Current Issues and Trends in Medical Ultrasound” via an online platform last October 17 and 24, 2020.
The convention scheduled on March 27-28, 2020 at Century Park SheratonHotel, Manila was cancelled due Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown (ECQ), the organizing committee has decided to postpone the convention to a later date for the safety of our delegates, speakers and sponsors. With no immediate end in sight for the pandemic and with PSUCMI’s commitment as a WFUMB Center of Education, the organizing committee decided to convert the face to face convention into an online virtual convention.
PSUCMI partnered with Docquity as our platform provider. The convention was scheduled on two Saturdays, October 17 and October 24, 2020 at 3-7pm to allow more doctors and allied health professionals to attend the event. The Convention program was streamlined into 12 lectures, 6 pretaped lectures per day and 10 minutes of live question and answer part. A virtual hall and virtual booths were 3D rendered for our sponsors.
Relevant topics in the practice of Ultrasound in the Philippines was included in the program including: The New FDA Guidelines on the Use and Operation of Ultrasound in the Philippines, Data Privacy in Ultrasound Practice, Systemic Ultrasound Evaluation of Multiple Gestation.
COVID-19 pandemic relevant topics were also included such as: Infection Control Measures in Ultrasound Practice During the Pandemic, Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 Disease and its correlation with Chest X-ray and CT-Scan and Assessment of the Vascular System in COVID-19 Patients.
The event was well attended with a total of 643 registrants from various medical background and specialties such as Radiology, Pediatrics, General Surgery, Occupational Medicine, Oncology, Anesthesiology, Rheumatology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pathology, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Infectious Disease Medicine, Orthopedics to name a few. Allied medical professionals such as radiology technicians were also present during the convention.
The convention was well received by the attendees with a 97.0% positive response based on the post- convention analysis.
This is the first full online convention that was hosted by PSUCMI. Due to the changing landscape in delivering medical education during the pandemic, hosting it was a great learning experience for the organizing committee and ultrasound vendors alike.
Indeed, we as physicians and an organization have to learn and cope with the present global woe and move forward as one in this fight for an invisible foe with full resolve to carry on our Hippocratic oath.
COE PHILIPPINES REPORTS
All WFUMB COE's are required to provide yearly activity reports:
COE PHILIPPINES WEBSITE
The Philippines COE has a website which can be access using the link below.
ABOUT COE ALBANIA
Based in Tirana, Albania.
Date of admission: May 2019
COE ALBANIA TEAM
President- Dr. Ada Myrto ( Gastroenterologist)
- Secretary- Dr. Blerina Saraci ( Radiologist)
-Treasory holder- Ilir Alimehmeti ( Endocrinologist)
See the signed COE agreement here >>
EDUCATION PLAN 2020
6 courses for medical physician (groups of 10 participants) with 3 modules each.
2 summer schools for students (groups of 10 participants) with 1 module each.
1 ultrasound conference, 100 participants.
The dates are :
First course for medical physician
Module 1 – Abdominal Ultrasound – 10 -11-12 –Jan -2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 2- Thyroidea gl, scrotal , gyn Ultrasound -17-18-19 –Jan-2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 3- Pediatric Ultrasound –24-25-26 –Jan 2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Second course
Module 1 – Abdominal Ultrasound – 07 -08-09 –Feb -2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 2- Thyroidea gl, scrotal , gyn Ultrasound -14-15-16 –Feb-2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 3- Pediatric Ultrasound –21-22-23 –Feb 2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Third course
Module 1 – Abdominal Ultrasound – 06 -07-08 –Mar -2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 2- Thyroidea gl, scrotal , gyn Ultrasound -13-14-15 –Mar-2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 3- Pediatric Ultrasound –20-21-22 –Mar 2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Fourth course
Module 1 – Abdominal Ultrasound – 03 -04-05 –Apr -2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 2- Thyroidea gl, scrotal , gyn Ultrasound -10-11-12 –Apr-2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 3- Pediatric Ultrasound –17-18-19 –Apr 2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Fifth course
Module 1 – Abdominal Ultrasound – 09 -10-11 –Oct -2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 2- Thyroidea gl, scrotal , gyn Ultrasound -16-17-18 –Oct-2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 3- Pediatric Ultrasound –23-24-25 –Oct 2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Sixth course
Module 1 – Abdominal Ultrasound – 06 -07-08 –Nov-2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 2- Thyroidea gl, scrotal, gyn Ultrasound -13-14-15 –Nov-2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Module 3- Pediatric Ultrasound –20-21-22 –Nov 2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
First summer school
Abdominal Ulrasound -26-27-28 –Jun -2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Second summer school
Abdominal Ulrasound -04-05-06–Sep -2020/3D Panel Clinic Tirana
Ultrasound Conference
15-16 – May-2020/ Plazza Hotel Tirana
November 2019 Course
Dieter Nurnberg & Ioan Sporea were in Tirana for a COE meeting on Abdominal Ultrasound. Two days of lectures and live demonstrations (with some hands-on). Many people (77 first day, 74 in second day) An informative and well attended course.
ABOUT MONGOLIA ….
Mongolia is a landlocked country bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. By the end of 2016, Mongolia has a population of 3,119,900 spread over an area of 1,566 460 sq/km giving a population density of 1.99 per sq/km. 68.9% of the total population live in cities and the remaining 31.1% reside in the rural areas.
The main aims of health services in Mongolia are the provision of accessible, equitable and quality services to everyone.
The priority of Mongolian health sector is to provide primary health care services to citizens. The health system of Mongolia is based on a two-tier model that provides health services at primary and secondary/tertiary levels:
• Primary health care is delivered by family health centres, soum/rural health centers and intersoum hospitals.
• Secondary health care is provided by district and aimag/provincial general hospitals, rural general hospitals.
• Tertiary health care is delivered by multispecialty central hospitals and specialized centers in capital city of Ulaanbaatar.
Patient pathways
Official patient pathway in Mongolia is based on three layer system in order to improve the system efficiency and encourage public health priority. There are some differences between the patient pathways in rural and urban areas due to the structural differences in primary health care provision, which reflects geographical circumstances.
Family health centers (FHCs), provide primary care services for the people who live in the capital city and the aimag/provincial centres, while soum/rural health centers provide a wider range of primary care services to the rural population. The primary care services include outpatient exams, primary diagnostic services, antenatal care, family planning, the prescription of essential drugs, counselling, reassessment check-ups, home visits, palliative care, referrals to district hospitals, and health education and promotion.
A peculiarity of rural PHC in Mongolia is that the soum health centers provide not only outpatient services but also inpatient services for the rural population.
This is mostly because of the geographic and demographic features of Mongolia where the rural population is sparsely distributed over a huge area and they need some inpatient services before travelling long distances to get secondary inpatient care in aimag/provincial hospitals.
The specific challenge of rural primary care is to meet the various health needs of the scattered and distant nomads.
Basic US training for primary health care practitioners
With use of portable ultrasonography machines at the primary health care settings, the need for education and training for primary health care practitioners became important.
During the Congress of WFUMB held in San Paolo in May 2013, Mongolian Society of Diagnostic Ultrasound (MSDU) put in for establishing Center of Education (COE) in Mongolia. WFUMB COE Mongolia established on 25 August 2013 at the Urguu Maternity Hospital No1 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Since that WFUMB COE Mongolia has conducted a training for primary health care practitioners three times a year for 3 months. 320 doctors were trained. Out of them 80 were rural doctors and 240 family doctors.
ABOUT COE MONGOLIA
Based at Urguu Maternity Hospital No1 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
COE MONGOLIA TEAM
Erdenebileg Bavuujav is the elected President of MSDU and director of WFUMB COE in Mongolia View C.V Here
Dr. Buyanjargal Shagdarsuren is the General Secretary and board member of MSDU. View C.V. Here
Dr. Bayasgalan Enkhjargal is the Education Coordinator and board member of MSDU. View C.V. Here
Director of WFUMB COE in Mongolia
COE COURSES
In Ulaanbaatar, Chingis Khaan hotel, Conference Hall, 25-26 July 2020
Topic: Urogenital Ultrasound
A Workshop WFUMB COE in Mongolia on 26-27th of July, 2019 in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia. One month basic training ultrasound course for preliminary healthcare physicians and three months of Ultrasound training course is held on March and October of 2019. We are going to participate in Congress of Mongolian Radiological Society in September 2019.
View the full programme here >>
COE Web Site - click here
You can follow this COE by visiting the site www.msdu.mn or clicking on the title above.
COE Candidate
Vietnamese Society for Ultrasound in Medicine, Vietnam – Candidate COE start date January 2019
COE VIETNAM COURSES
Course of lectures of WFUMB – VSUM and Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy:
Role of Ultrasound in Emergency and Acute Abdominal Pain
Held in Ha Noi Capital
1200 delegates
http://sieuamvietnam.vn/
The COE is based in the Radiology department of the Aga Khan University hospital in Nairobi Kenya.
Regular educational programs are organized by the COE on a monthly basis. The topics are current and span the entire field of ultrasound examinations. Attendance is good and numbers are increasing.
We hold an annual conference and the last conference was attended by 110 participants; this was full capacity! Attendees came from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Prof Odd Helge (President, EFSUMB) from Norway was our guest speaker.
Other educational programs include the recently concluded Visiq project. Phillips Medical Systems chose our COE to carry out the research project. Midwives with no previous experience in performing ultrasound were trained for 4 weeks at the COE using a well-structured curriculum that included both classroom teaching and hands on experience. Upon passing an exit examination, they were certified to perform basic obstetric ultrasounds with a view to identify high risk pregnancies. All scans were performed on portable Visiq ultrasound machines in three remote centers. Images and provisional reports were sent to the COE using mobile phone internet technology and validated by Radiologists. The accuracy of performing and reporting scans by midwives, as well as assessing this type of teleradiology was analyzed and the study was completed in 2016; it was recently published in UMB.
In our region, the COE has had a positive impact; here are some reasons:
a) We have improved skills for Sonographers who are practicing but require hands-on experience to perform difficult/challenging ultrasound procedures.
b) The CME lectures are popular and feedback from Sonographers is very positive. However, initially, it was only amenable to those that live in Nairobi. Sonographers from other cities find it difficult to attend. We are distributing the lectures to members of KESUMB.
c) By creating an interest in ultrasound among Radiographers, many are choosing this as their profession. There are now two training centers in Nairobi and large numbers are enrolling for the diploma courses.
Going forward, we are working on an accreditation process because we realized that there are some poorly trained Sonographers in Kenya who have been certified and are licensed to work. This poses serious challenges about patient safety. As a COE, we submitted a proposal to provide accreditation for qualified Sonographers. This will take the form of a test; those that pass will receive accreditation. Those that fail will be offered help (mainly ‘hands on’) to achieve accreditation. This idea has been floated amongst the Sonographer community and the response has been very positive. We are awaiting approval from authorities to start the accreditation process and hope to get this early next year.
ABOUT COE KENYA
The COE is based in the Radiology Department of the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
Address: 3rd Parklands Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
COE KENYA TEAM
The COE Team are led by -
Director: SUDHIR VINAYAK MBChB, M.Med (KENYA)
- View C.V here
COE COURSES
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Sonographers Day
We intend to hold this in February 2019. Local funding will be sought but we may request request $1000.
Accreditation of practicing Sonographers
There are some poorly trained Sonographers in Kenya who have been certified and are licensed to work. This poses serious challenges about patient safety. As a COE, we have written a proposal to provide accreditation for qualified Sonographers. This will take the form of a test; those that pass will receive accreditation. Those that fail will be offered help (mainly ‘hands on’) to achieve accreditation. This idea has been floated amongst the Sonographer community and the response has been very positive.
We are writing a proposal to WFUMB for funding in this regard as a quality assurance exercise so we can improve the skills of Sonographers.
Budget: Three rounds @ $250 per batch of 10. Total: $750
Annual Conference
This will include participation from Sonographers in other cities of Kenya and from some East African countries. This may double as a small MASU meeting. The provisional date is October 2019. Part of the activity will be ‘hands-on’ teaching.
Budget: 2 speakers to be sponsored by WFUM
THEME: Strengthening utility of ultrasound in breast imaging and interventions in LMICs.
VENUE: Aga Khan University Hospital, Lecture theatre.
COE KENYA REPORTS
All WFUMB COE's are required to provide yearly activity reports:
KENYA 2018 Report - click here >
The Ethiopian WFUMB COE has two nodes mainly located at Black Lion Hospital and St Paul Hospital.
The Black Lion node is housed in the Black Lion Hospital Main building, Churchil Road, Addis Ababa – Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology.
- COE director- Dr Amir Sultan. – see C.V. here
- Co-Director- Dr Abdulsemed Mohammed
The COE has worked significant work interms of extending access to ultrasound to various parts of Ethiopia.
Starting from 2011, several trainings were offered to various professionals in the areas of ultrasound.
Trainings were conducted in Black Lion Hospital and St Paul hospital; the two largest referral hospitals in the country over the last 8 years.
In 2017 training was conducted in Gondar, which is a city in the Amhara regional state. There professionals from Internal Medicne, pediatrics, Radiology, Obstetrics, Surgery and others were trained on how to do basic ultrasound as well as introduction to interventions .
In 2018 training was conducted in Arbaminch which is a city in the southern nationalities states. It is a city where ultrasound was first introduced in Ethiopia 45 years ago and the training was an opportunity to pay homage to the old hospital in the area.
In 2019 a training was conducted in Mekele, a city in the Tigray Region. It was conducted in Ayder referral hospital which is one of the largest referral hospitals in Ethiopia. Similar to prior experiences, professionals from different backgrounds were able to get hands on training on ultrasound.
In addition the COE helps residents in Internal medicine get adequate training on how to conduct ultrasound. This is a year round activity mainly offered by the division of gastroenterology in the hospital to internal medicine residents as well as residents from other departments and other universities.
COE COURSES
Typical training module for annual training
Monday:
09:15-09:45 Opening and welcome.
09:45-10:15 Basic aspects of ultrasound physics and technology
10:15-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:15 Ultrasound of normal abdominal organs –“6+”
11:15-11:45 Focal liver diseases
11:45-12:15 Ultrasound of gallbladder and biliary tract
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-14:00 Parenchymal liver diseases
14:00-14:30 Ultrasound of the Pancreas
14:30-15:00 Scanner settings, “knobology”, and practical hints
15:00-16:30 Coffee break and Hands-on training (Faculty, Fellows, all participants)
Tuesday:
08:30-09:00 Ultrasound of the Spleen and retroperitoneal structures
09:00-09:30 Ultrasound of the Kidneys
09:30-10:00 Ultrasound in HCC.
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-12:00 Hands-on, case demos and discussions
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
13:00-13:30 Interventional ultrasound
13:30-14:00 Liver biopsy – Indications and practical aspects.
14:00-14:30 Biopsy demos
14:30-16:00 Coffee break and Hands-on training
Wednesday:
09:00-09:30 Ultrasound Doppler methodology and techniques
09:30-10:00 Portal Hypertension and Ultrasound-Doppler evaluation
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:00 Doppler and Duplex sonography of abdominal vessels
11:30:12:00 Case discussions
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
13:00-13:30 Ultrasound of the GI tract
13:30-14:00 Ultrasound in acute abdominal diseases
14:30-16:00 Coffee break and Hands-on training.
Thursday:
08:30-09:00 Hydatid cyst (Abdulsemed)
09:00-09:30 Hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and US findings
09:30-10:00 Case discussions
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 Medical grand round. A case presentation with Ultrasound findings.
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
13:00-13:30 Ultrasound in gynaecology
13:30-14:00 Ultrasound in obstetrics
14:00-14:30 Coffee break and Hands-on training
14:30-15:00 Course exam and course evaluation
15:00-15:30 Diplomas and Official closure of Post-graduate Course. Photo-session.
The WFUMB Center of Education Chisinau is located in the Public Medical and Sanitary Institution “Republican Center of Medical Diagnostics”.
There are 6 examination rooms, equipped with premium and expert ultrasound equipment, as well as computers and printers, where different scans are performed as: abdominal, gynecologic (transvaginal), obstetrics (first trimester), superficial organs as breast and thyroid gland, prostate (transrectal), scrotum, vascular and heart. There is also a meeting room where the courses can be held and a secretariat room. Republican Center of Medical Diagnostics provides also a Conference Hall, available for scientific meetings.
ABOUT COE MOLDOVA
The activity of the WFUMB CoE Chisinau is held within the Public Medical and Sanitary Institution "Republican Center of Medical Diagnostics”
Address: Constantin Virnav str 13, MD-2025,
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
tel.: + (373 22) 888347, 725401
fax: + (373 22) 735558
e-mail: crdm@ms.md
COE MOLDOVA TEAM
List of permanent staff of WFUMB Center of Education Chisinau
Director: Dr. Serghei Puiu, MD, PhD - View C.V here
Executive director: Prof. Andrei Testemitanu, MD, PhD
Secretary: Anatol Cretu, MD
Members: Prof. Vasile Turcanu, MD, PhD
Lilana Fuior-Bulhac, MD, PhD
Ecaterina Puskina, MD
COE COURSES
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- March 2020. Hands-on training for students, radiology and OB-GYN residents. Basic Training Course of the First Trimester of Gestation Ultrasound
- April 2020. Hands-on training for students, radiology and OB-GYN residents. Basic Training Course of the Second Trimester of Gestation Ultrasound.
- June 2020. Summer school. Hands-on training for gastroenterology residents and doctors. Abdominal ultrasound, from basic to advanced
- October 2020. Workshop Obstetric Ultrasound.
WFUMB CoE Chisinau hands-on training for students, radiology and OBGYN residents.
Basic training course in gynecological ultrasonography.
Saturday, 08.00-14.00
Programme:
08.00 – 08.30 Basic physics of the ultrasound. How the US image is generated.
Technical aspects and types of ultrasound examinations.
Limitations and common artifacts.
Ultrasound applications in various fields.
The effects of ultrasound on human tissue and safety issues. Sergiu Puiu
08.30 – 09.00 Basic functionality and settings of the US machine. Transducers.
Image optimization. Scanning planes on TA and TV.
Image recognition of normal female pelvis anatomy. Sergiu Puiu
09.00 – 09.30 Examining the uterus (myometrium, endometrium, cervix), ovaries and adnexae.
US assessment of the menstrual cycle (uterine and ovarian). Liliana Fuior
09.30 – 10.00 Typical US appearances of common gynecological pathologies. Sergiu Puiu
10.00 – 10.20 Pause
10.20 – 14.00 Hands-on. Ultrasound examination of the female pelvis (abdominal/transvaginal approaches). Sergiu Puiu, Liliana Fuior
Lecturers:
Sergiu Puiu, Chisinau
Liliana Fuior, Chisinau
Attendance:
19 participants (students, OBGYN and radiology residents of the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu”).
- 25-26 October, GYN ultrasound workshop for sonographers, gynecologists and radiologists
WFUMB CoE Chisinau hands-on training „Basic abdominal ultrasound” for gastroenterologists.
Held in 22 June 2019, Vadul lui Voda, Republic of Moldova.
Lecturers: Sergiu Puiu, Vasile Turcanu, Carolina Tambala
The event was held during the Summer School of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of Moldova, that took place on 21-22 June 2019.
In conjunction with the:
- Gastroenterology Discipline of Internal Medicine Department of SUMPh “Nicolae Testemitanu”
- Association for the Study of the Liver of the Republic of Moldova
- The Gastroenterology Laboratory of the SUMPh “Nicolae Testemitanu”
The hands-on was attended by more than 100 participants (gastroenterologists and fellows in training) from Moldova and Transnistria.
The program:
Saturday, 22 June, 08.00 – 10.00, Learning area
Basic theoretical course. Introduction in abdominal ultrasound examinations. Common pathologies and special topics in abdominal ultrasound examinations
- Examination technique and Sonographic anatomy of the Abdominal Cavity, Sergiu Puiu
- Examination of the liver. Liver segments, biliary tree, portal system and vessels. Liver pathology. Diffuse changes. Focal liver lesions, Carolina Tambala
- Examination of the gall bladder, common bile duct. Gall bladder pathology: Stones and tumors. Bile duct pathology: Causes of obstruction, Sergiu Puiu
- Examination of the pancreas. Pancreas pathology. Focal lesions. Inflammatory changes, Sergiu Puiu
- Examination of the spleen and abdominal lymph nodes, Carolina Tambala
- First look at stomach and bowel – typical positions. How to find the appendix? Pathology of gastrointestinal tract, Sergiu Puiu
- Examination of abdominal vessels – landmarks, Carolina Tambala
Hands-on area, 10.00 – 14.00, Hands-on Training
- Assessment of the liver and biliary system.
- Assessment of the gall bladder and bile duct.
- Assessment of the pancreas and retroperitoneum.
- Assessment of the spleen and abdominal lymph nodes.
- Assessment of great abdominal vessels.
Basic Ultrasound Training Course in First Trimester of Pregnancy
Saturday, 08.00-14.00
Topics:
08.00 – 08.30 Basic physics of the ultrasound. Technical aspects and types of ultrasound examinations. Ultrasound applications in various fields.
Basic functionality of the machine. Basic settings of the US machine. Image optimization.
Limitations and common artifacts. The biologic effects of ultrasound on human tissue and safety issues.
- – 09.30 Dating ultrasound, estimation of gestational age. Ultrasound features of normal early pregnancy (up to 11sa). Sonoembriology.
Assessment of embryo anatomy according to gestational age. Biometry and embryo vitality.
Twin pregnancy, chorionicity and zygosity determination.
Ultrasound features of the most common pathologies of the first trimester of pregnancy.
- – 10.30 Basic knowledge of ultrasound screening of fetal chromosomal anomalies
(11- 13+6 weeks of gestation). Ultrasound markers of chromosomal pathologies.
Assessment of fetal anatomy according to gestational age. Fetal biometry.
Normal and abnormal appearances of the fetal anatomy. Common structural fetal abnormalities of the first trimester of gestation.
Ultrasound assessment of the placenta, amniotic fluid, umbilical cord and cervix. Key ultrasound features of common pathologies.
- – 14.00 Hands-on. Ultrasound scanning in first trimesters. Aims: the trainee must be
able to:
- Correct confirm the presence of the pregnancy;
- Confirm the viability and determine the number of viable embryo/fetuses;
- If twin pregnancy, accurately determine the chorionicity and amnionicity;
- Establish accurately the gestational age;
- Assess the gross embryo / fetal anatomy according to gestational age;
- Ultrasound assessment of the placenta, amniotic fluid, umbilical cord and cervix.
Lecturers:
Sergiu Puiu, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Liliana Fuior, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Attendance:
18 participants, students (sixth year) and gynecology residents of the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu”
Basic training course in gynecological ultrasonography.
Saturday, 08.00-13.00
Topics:
- Basic physics of the ultrasound. Limitations and common artifacts. The effects of ultrasound on human tissue and safety issues.
- Technical aspects and types of ultrasound examinations. Ultrasound applications in various fields.
- Basic functionality and settings of the US machine. Image optimization.
- Image recognition of normal female pelvis anatomy.
- US assessment of the menstrual cycle (uterine and ovarian).
- Image recognition of common gynecological pathologies.
- Hands-on. Ultrasound examination of the female pelvis (abdominal/transvaginal approaches).
Lecturers:
Sergiu Puiu, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Liliana Fuior, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Attendance:
22 participants, students (VI year), OBGYN and radiology residents of the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu”
24 February 2019. WFUMB CoE Chisinau hands-on training for students, radiology and OB/GYN residents.
Basic Ultrasound Training Course in Obstetrics (second/third trimester)
Saturday, 08.00-14.00
Topics:
- Basic physics of the ultrasound. Technical aspects and types of ultrasound examinations.
- Basic functionality of the machine. Basic settings of the US machine. Image optimization. Limitations and common artifacts.
- The effects of ultrasound on human tissue and safety issues.
- Practice guidelines (ISUOG, AIUM) of the routine mid-trimester fetal ultrasound scan.
- Fetal biometry – dating, assessing size and estimating fetal weight.
- Assessing the fetal growth. Basic knowledge of the fetal growth restriction. Basic Doppler knowledge.
- Normal and abnormal appearances of the fetal anatomy. Ultrasound features of common structural fetal abnormalities.
- Twin pregnancy. Normal and abnormal appearances.
- Ultrasound assessment of the placenta, amniotic fluid, umbilical cord and cervix. Key ultrasound features of common pathologies.
- Hands-on. Ultrasound scanning in II and III trimesters.
Lecturers:
Sergiu Puiu, Chisinau
Attendance:
12 participants, students (sixth year) and radiology residents of the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu”
Basic Ultrasound Training Course in Obstetrics
Topics:
- Basic physics of the ultrasound. Technical aspects and types of ultrasound examinations. Ultrasound applications in various fields.
- Basic functionality of the machine. Basic settings of the US machine. Image optimization. Limitations and common artifacts.
- The effects of ultrasound on human tissue and safety issues.
- Dating ultrasound, accurate estimation of gestational age. Sonoembriology. Normal and abnormal appearances of the embryo anatomy. Biometry and embryo vitality. Ultrasound features of the most common pathologies in first trimester.
- Twin pregnancy, chorionicity and zygosity determination.
- Basic knowledge of ultrasound screening of fetal chromosomal anomalies (11-13+6 weeks of gestation).
- Fetal biometry – dating, assessing size and estimating fetal weight.
- Normal and abnormal appearances of the fetal anatomy. Common structural fetal abnormalities. Basic knowledge of intrauterine growth restriction.
- Ultrasound assessment of the placenta, amniotic fluid, umbilical cord and cervix. Key ultrasound features of common pathologies.
- Hands-on. Ultrasound scanning in I, II and III trimesters.
Lecturers:
Sergiu Puiu, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Liliana Fuior, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Attendance:
22 participants, students (sixth year) and radiology residents of the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu”
Basic training course in gynecological ultrasonography.
Topics:
- Basic physics of the ultrasound. How the US image is generated. Limitations and common artifacts. The effects of ultrasound on human tissue and safety issues.
- Technical aspects and types of ultrasound examinations. Ultrasound applications in various fields.
- Basic functionality of the machine. Basic settings of the US machine. Image optimization.
- Image recognition of normal female pelvis anatomy.
- US assessment of the menstrual cycle (uterine and ovarian).
- Image recognition of common gynecological pathologies.
- Hands-on. Ultrasound examination of the female pelvis (abdominal approach).
Lecturers:
Sergiu Puiu, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Liliana Fuior, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Attendance:
20 participants, students (VI year) and radiology residents of the State University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Nicolae Testemitanu”
The program:
13.00-13.30 History of Gastrointestinal Ultrasound (GIUS) and its place among modern imaging modalities, prof Harald Lutz,
13.30-14.10 New GIUS guidelines from EFSUMB and bowel scanning methodology, prof Odd Helge Gilja,
14.10-14.40 GIUS, live demonstration (normal appearence),
14.40-15.00 Coffee-break
15.00-15.10 Samsung 5D Technology, a new standard in ultrasound. Chiran Denis-Mihail
15.10-15.40 Appendix, diverticuli. Appendicitis and diverticulitis, prof Dieter Nürnberg,
15.40-16.10 Inflamatory bowel disease, prof Ioan Sporea,
16.10-16.30 Complications in inflamatory bowel disease, prof Ioan Sporea, 20 min
16.30-16.50 Gastrointestinal emergencies, ileus and perforation, prof Dieter Nürnberg,
16.50-17.05 Transperineal ultrasound, prof Dieter Nürnberg,
17.05-17.35 Clinical cases,
17.35-18.00 GIUS, live demonstration (pathology),
18.00-18.20 Discussions
Lecturers:
prof Odd Helge Gilja (Bergen, Norway),
prof Dieter Nurnberg (Neuruppin, Germany),
prof Harald Lutz (Bayreuth, Germany),
prof Ioan Sporea (Timisoara, Romania)
The workshop was attended by 144 participants (sonographers, gastroenterologists, radiologists, fellows in training) from Moldova and Transnistria.
Abdominal ultrasound, from basic to advanced.
Friday, 15 June, 15.00 – 17.00
Learning area
Basic theoretical course. Introduction in abdominal ultrasound examinations
- Course opening. Introduction and aims of the course. Ioan Sporea.
- Physics and technique – technical details at glance and setting up the machine – Sergiu Puiu
- Examination technique and Sonoanatomy of the Abdominal Cavity. Where to check for free fluid and gas? – Alina Popescu
- Examination of the liver. Liver segments, biliary tree, portal system and vessels
Hands-on Training: assessment of the liver and biliary system – Ioan Sporea
- Examination of the gall bladder, common bile duct – Mirela Danila
Hands-on Training: assessment of the gall bladder and bile duct
- Examination of the pancreas – Roxana Sirli
Hands-on Training: assessment of the pancreas and retroperitoneum
- Examination of the spleen and (abdominal) lymph nodes – Roxana Sirli
Hands-on Training: assessment of the spleen and (abdominal) lymph nodes
- First look at stomach and bowel – typical positions. – Ioan Sporea
- Examination of abdominal vessels – landmarks – Alina Popescu
Hands-on Training: assessment of abdominal vessels
- Basic pelvis and gynecology – Sergiu Puiu
Hands-on Training: assessment of pelvic organs
Saturday, 16 June, 09.00 – 13.00
Learning/Hands-on area
Pathology and special topics in abdominal ultrasound examinations
- Gall bladder pathology: Stones and tumours – Alina Popescu.
- Bile duct pathology: Causes of obstruction – Mirela Danila.
- Liver pathology. Diffuse changes – Ioan Sporea
- Liver pathology. Focal liver lesions – Mirela Danila.
- Pancreas pathology – focal lesions – Roxana Sirli
- Pancreas pathology – inflammatory changes – Alina Popescu.
- Pathology of gastrointestinal tract – Ioan Sporea.
- Tehnici interventionale in US – Ioan Sporea
Lecturers:
- Course director: prof. Ioan Sporea, Timisoara, Romania
- Faculty members: Alina Popescu, Timisoara,
- Romania Mirela Danila, Timisoara, Romania
- Roxana Sirli, Timisoara, Romania
- Sergiu Puiu, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Attendance
30 participants, including 10 Timisoara gastroenterology residents, have attended the course
COE WEBSITE
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COE MOLDOVA REPORTS
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MOLDOVA 2018 Report - click here >
The Sudanese Centre of Gastroenterology in Sudan opened in 2017.
ABOUT COE SUDAN
The COE Sudan is based at the WGO Khartoum Training Center in Khartoum, Sudan.
COE SUDAN TEAM
The COE Team are led by -
Director: ELRAYAH MUSTAFA – View C.V here
Co-Director: SUZAN ELHAKIM – View C.V here
COE COURSES
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Critical Care Ultrasound Course.
Venue: Sudan Medical Specialization Board
Six International Conference On Mycetoma
Minatory Of Higher Education- Khartoum- Sudan
Annual GIT Ultrasound Course
Ibn Sina Hospital
Serial Activities for Post-graduate Radiologists
Police Hospital Khartoum
Musculoskletal Ultrasound For Rheumatology Post-graduates
Military Hospital -Omdurman
COE COURSES
COE Course: LOME COE and STUM CONGRESS
Ultrasound and Emergencies in Sub-Saharan Africa
1) Place & timing:
LOME (TOGO) 16th-18th september 2020
2) Title & topics:
– Principle of ultrasound
– Getting started with an ultrasound system
– Ultrasound in the delivery room: presentation of fetus
– Ultrasound in the delivery room: age of pregnancy
– Ultrasound in the delivery room: previa mass and previa placenta
– Ultrasound in the delivery room: retro-placental hematoma
– Ultrasound in the delivery room: uterine rupture
– Ultrasound in the delivery room: uterine rupture
– Ultrasound in the delivery room: twin pregnancy
– FAST abdominal echo: polytrauma and abdominal contusion
– FAST thoracic echo: haemothorax, thoracic contusion, hemopericardium
– FAST muscle echo: hematoma, contusion, ruptura
– Abdominal ultrasound: renal colic, acute appendicitis, hepatic colic, acute cholecystitis
– Pelvic ultrasound: Ectopic pregnancy, Beginning pregnancy, Fetal vitality, Ovarian cyst
– Chest ultrasound: Pleurisy, Pericarditis
– Ultrasound of Femoral vein, vein of the forearm and jugular vein
– Place of ultrasound applied to emergencies among complementary examinations
Please view images from this recent course:
COE PARAGUAY TEAM
COE DIRECTOR: Ramón O. Bataglia Araújo M.D
- Titular Professor
- Head of the Chair – Department of Gynecologist and Obstetrics – National University School of Medicine Asuncion – Paraguay – since 2014
- Ob-Gyn Specialist – Brasilian Medical Association (AMB) and Ob-Gyn Brasilian Federation (FEBRASGO) – Brasil – 1991. Ob-Gyn Ultrasound Specialist – Brasilian Federation Ob- Gyn (FEBRASGO) and Brasilian College of Radiology (CBR)
- WFUMB – COE’S Director – Paraguay. Coronel Oviedo. UNCA. Caaguazu
- Perinatology Specialist – National University School of Medicine – Asuncion, Paraguay
- Advisory Councilor World Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology – WFUMB – 2013-2015
- Past President Latin American Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology – FLAUS – 2011-2013
- Past President – Paraguayan Society of Ultrasound – SPE – 2003-2005 ¬and 2005- 2007
- Scientific Committee Member – WFUMB 2013 – Sao Paulo, Brasil. WFUMB 2015 – Orlando, USA.
- Nomination Committee Member WFUMB 2013 – 2015
- President – XV Latin American Federation of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Congress– FLAUS – Asuncion, Paraguay – 2011
- Director in the Post Grade Specialization Course of General Ultrasound – National University of Caaguazu – Paraguay – since 2010
- Professor and Co Chairman Post Grade and Master Course of Perinatology – Ob-Gyn – National University School of Medicine –National Board of Perinatology
- Founder and Director of the ULTRASOUND CENTER: CEDIP – Asuncion, Paraguay, since 1991
Phones
Cel: +595 971 155000
Office: +595 21 2171752
Email: batagliaramon@hotmail.com
COE REPORT
2019 Report click here
EDUCATION EVENTS 2020
1. ESFUMB/WFUMB Joint Course – Click here for PDF
Borrador Curso ISUOG Paraguay – 2020 15 al 18 de junio de 2020
2. WFUMB COE UNCA Paraguay – November 2020
3. National Annual Workshop,
National University of Caaguazu,
Paraguayan Society of Ultrasound
TOPICS: Obs.Gyn US,
Internal Medicine, MSK US, Vascular US.
4. November 7th Postgraduate Cource of Basic Echography for Rural Doctors
– ULTRASOUNDS MACHINE FOR PRACTICE ARE REQUIRED AS WE DEPEND ON SPONSORS
The COE WFUMB-Venezuela initiated its activities in 2005. The COE WFUMB-Venezuela is financially independent of WFUMB but maintain the initiative and commitment for education and promotion for the good practice of ultrasound.
In November 2020 the Venezuela WFUMB COE organized its 15th annual event, in conjunction with the Congress of the Venezuelan Society of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, AVUM.
These are difficult times, which force us to reinvent ourselves, to reorganize ourselves and this year, we committed to holding our first virtual event. The virtual event was a great a success. More than 600 attendees from 57 countries joined us in this great congress where 69 speakers, among them WFUMB President Elect Dr. Cristina Chammas, presented more than 90 lectures.
The effort of the Organizing Committee, the sponsorship and the unconditional support of WFUMB through the Centre of Education Task Force Group, allowed attendees to receive important and up-to-date information on diagnostic ultrasound applications.
Take a look at the full programme here>
ABOUT COE VENEZUELA
Centre of Education in Venezuela
COE VENEZUELA TEAM
The COE Team are led by -
Director: Leandro Fernandez, MD
Dr. Fernandez is Director of the Laboratory of Advanced Sonography at Instituto Medico La Floresta in Caracas and Professor of Physics and Clinical Applications of Doppler Ultrasound at SonoImagen-JUREI, which is affiliated to Jefferson Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA. He completed the Post Graduated Internship in Cardiology and Internal Medicine in 1982 and MSc in Internal Medicine in 1986 at Universidad Central de Venezuela and he has been involved with Ultrasound since 1985.
Dr. Fernandez’s primary areas of ultrasound experience are Nephro-Urology and Neurovascular. He became one of pioneers of the 3-D sonography in Latin America and has been working with 3DUS since 1997, with special dedication to non-Ob/Gyn applications, focused on Abdomen, Small Parts and Vascular.
Dr. Fernandez is affiliated to several scientific societies. He has been the recipient of important awards and recognitions such as Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and Honorary Member from the Societies of Ultrasound of Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Peru. He received the Medal of the Latin American Federation of Societies of Ultrasound, FLAUS.
Dr. Fernandez has been very active in WFUMB activities since 2003. Presently he is Latin American Regional Director of Centers of Education. He has served in many positions on the Board of WFUMB, such Vice President 2 and 1. He was President of the World Congress WFUMB 2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Dr. Fernandez is a Keynote Speaker with more than 380 lectures and facilitations of numerous meetings around the World, invited by all WFUMB affiliated Federations and Ultrasound Societies of USA, Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. He delivered the WFUMB Lecture in the EUROSON 2010, Denmark and in FLAUS 2011 in Paraguay.
Indonesia, a country located off the coast of mainland Southeast Asia in the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is an island nation located across the Equator with over 267 million people. Around 140.000 medical practitioner were practicing throughout Indonesia. Indonesia has 3,136 private universities and 122 state universities. Whereas many as 10 top medical faculties of state universities (FK UI, FK UNPAD, FK UGM, FK UNHAS, FK UNSRAT, FK UNSRI, FK UNUD, FK UNS, FK USU, and FK UB) has made a collaboration with Indonesia’s WFUMB-COE/ISUM to organized vary US courses.
Our centre located in Jl. Radio Dalam Raya no 1B, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia
Tel: + 62-21-7258135, 7230060, 7230061 ( Fax )
Email: intium@cbn.net.id or isum@centrin.net.id
Website : http://www.puski.org
The Indonesian Society Of Ultrasound in Medicine ( ISUM ) was founded on April 3, 1982, is an autonomous medical organization with the Indonesian Medical Association (IMA) as its parent body. ISUM serves as an umbrella organization for medical practitioners from various disciplines who frequently use ultrasound instruments to provide medical services, such as radiologists, ob-gyn, surgeons, internal medicine specialists, cardiologists, neurologists, pediatricians, rehab-medic specialists and general practitioners.
The Indonesia’s WFUMB-COE/ISUM is led by Dr. Daniel Makes , a Senior Consultant Radiologist and assisted by several various faculties came from multidisciplinary specialities and ISUM central administrators as well who have the aim of improving the quality of healthcare in Indonesia and developing a group of highly qualified sonologists and other health care professionals. To achieve the above goals, ISUM is happy to be assign as Indonesia’s WFUMB-COE in year 2011 and this organization annually runs an Ultrasound education and training programs since year 2011 -, and below is the year 2019 programs :
- Basic Level US course for General Practitioner (12 times per year with total of ± 240 participants)
- Basic Musculoskeletal US course (4 times per year with total of ± 120 participants)
- Intermediate Musculoskeletal US course (1 time per year with ± 20 participants)
- Residents of the Department of Surgery, from state University throughout Indonesia (4 times per year with total of ± 120 participants)
- Residents of the Department of Internal, from state University throughout Indonesia (4 times per year with total ± 160 participants)
- Basic Pediatric US course for Pediatricians (2 times per year with total of ± 50 participants)
- Intermediate Pediatric for Pediatricians (1 time per year with ± 20 participants)
- Basic OBSGYN (4 times per year with total ± 80 participants)
- Internal Medicine Specialist US course level I (4 times per year with total ± 125 participants)
- Internal Medicine Specialist US course level II (1 time per year with ± 25 participants)
- Internal Medicine Specialist US course level III (1 time per year with ± 25 participants)
- Basic Chest US course (2 times per year with total of ± 50 participants)
- Intermediate Chest US course (1 time per year with ± 25 participants)
- Basic echocardiography (2 times per year with total ± 50 participants)
- Intermediate echocardiography (1 time per year with ± 20 participants)
- Basic Urology US course (1 time per year with ± 35 participants)
- Vascular Color Doppler US course (2 times per year with total of 55 participants)
During the global pandemic Covid-19 in year 2020, we only accept of 50 % of maximum seat capacity in our centre.
The Indonesia’s WFUMB-COE hold its Seminar Annually usually at the of each year with around 250-300 participants attend.
We also use our own course learning book for teaching at our center :
“ Ultrasonografi Abdomen, Aplikasi pada Praktik sehari-hari “ ( Indonesian language ),
ISBN 978-623-203-230-9, wrote by Dr. Daniel Makes
( In English : “ Abdominal Ultrasonography , Application in daily practice “ ).
Kampala WFUMB COE was launched in October 2004 with subsequent regular renewals. The aim of the WFUMB COE is to offer formal and continuing medical education (CME) courses in ultrasound.
Formal courses are offered at certificate, diploma and Bachelors and Master’s degree levels. Continuing medical education courses are offered twice a year aimed at refreshing participants’ ultrasound knowledge and skills and at training the trainers. The COE regularly sends reports of its activities to the WFUMB and communicates with other WFUMB COEs.
The COE is under UGASON (Uganda Society for Sonography). ECUREI is the training centre for the COE. ECUREI stands for “Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute”. Ernest Cook was British missionary brought first X-ray machine to Uganda, in year 1910.
To date the COE has trained a total of 1,040 ultrasound users since its inception in 2004. This year, the COE held its first refresher course on with the theme “Vascular Ultrasound”. The second refresher course will run on 02/09/2017 with the theme “Chest Ultrasound”.
Last year in October, ECUREI graduated its first Bachelor’s of ultrasound degree students. This year in October, ECUREI will graduate its first Masters of Diagnostic Ultrasound students.
The main challenge facing the COE is the low ratio of ultrasound machines to numbers of students. ECUREI acquired 3 ultrasound machines this year one through a donation and two purchased by ECUREI.
COE TEAM
COE Leader: Michael Kawooya -
Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute (ECUREI)
COE Head of Centre:
COE Staff:
UGASON Reports
UGANDA SOCIETY for SONOGRAPHY (UGASON)
Due to increasing demands for education and training in ultrasonography, World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology [WFUMB] has decided to establish ‘WFUMB Center of Excellence’ at different continents. Accordingly First “WFUMB Center of Excellence” was established in Dhaka in 2004. On 24 February 2004 an agreement was signed between the Bangladesh Society of Ultrasonography [BSU] and the WFUMB for this purpose. Prof. Hiroki Watanabe-WFUMB President and Prof. Kanu Bala-BSU President signed the agreement on behalf of WFUMB and BSU.
The 19th WFUMB COE Workshop was held on 3 March 2017, Friday at the Auditorium of the National Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Campus, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The topic of the workshop was “Controversies in Pregnancy Ultrasound”. 152 participants attended the workshop. Prof. Byung Ihn Choi-Korea is the Chairperson of the Advisory Board of the WFUMB COEs and Prof. Kanu Bala-Bangladesh is the Director of the WFUMB Center of Education Bangladesh. Bangladesh Society of Ultrasonography is the host organization.
ABOUT COE BANGLADESH
The Centre of Education is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Address: 10/26 EASTERN PLAZA, 9TH FLOOR HATIRPOOL, DHAKA 1205
COE BANGLADESH TEAM
COE Director: PROFESSOR KANU BALA
COE COURSES
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24th Workshop of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology [WFUMB] was held on 5 & 6 March 2021, 
Friday & Saturday. Due to Corona-time the workshop was organizied virtually as a webinar. Prof. Byung-Ihn Choi-South Korea, Director of the WFUMB COE Asia; Prof. Kanu Bala-Bangladesh, Director of the WFUMB COE Bangladesh; Prof. Kowk Yin Leung-Hong Kong, Chairman of the AFSUMB Education Committee; Prof. TLN Praveen-
India, Chairman of AFSUMB Congress Committee; Prof. Daniel Makes-Indonesia, Director of the WFUMB COE Indonesia; Prof. Musarrat Hasan-Pakistan, Chairman of the AFSUMB Archive Committee; and Prof. Durr-e-Sabih-Pakistan, Chairman of Asian Board of Nuclear Medicine joined as WFUMB Faculty. BSU’s President Prof. Mizanul Hasan formally inaugurated and concluded the program. Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Prof. Md. Sanowar Hossain was the Chief Guest. BSU Secretary General Prof. Jasmine Ara Haque conducted the programs. 
It was a “Leading Edge Ultrasonography” program with many new useful topics. Areas covered were [a] Fetal Anomalies, [b] Gynecology, [c] Lung Ultrasound, [d] Scrotal Ultrasound, [e] Emergency Ultrasound, [f] Neck Ultrasound, and [g] interventional Ultrasound. At the end of the each day’s session there were question and answer sessions. A good number of participants from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Phillipines, and Bangladesh joined and enjoyed the programs. The programs were live telecasted in Facebook. After editing, the recorded program will be available for interested doctors.
The organizers would like to thank the WFUMB, Resource Personnel, Panelists, and Participants for successful completion of the workshop.
Prof. Kanu Bala MBBS, PhD, FRCP
Director, WFUMB COE Bangladesh
BANGLADESH SOCIETY OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY
32ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 27 NOVEMBER 2020
The 32nd National Conference and AGM of the BSU will be held on 27 November 2020, Friday as Virtual Zoom Meetings. The Program is attached along with this invitation. All the BSU Members and Other Interested Non-member Physicians are welcome to attend Conference after registration.
Scientific Session will address critical issue and current controversies in the field of Ultrasound. Prof. Jeong Yeon Cho-South Korea, Secretary of the Asian Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology [AFSUMB] will attend the Conference as Resource Personnel.
Registration Fee is only 500.00 Taka, which will provide you Conference souvenir
THE ZOOM ID AND PASSWORD WILL BE SEND TO THE REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS IN TIME BY E-MAIL OR BY MOBILE.
23RD WFUMB CENTER OF EDUCATION WORKSHOP:
World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology [WFUMB] has established its First Center of Education [COE] in Dhaka in 2004. The 23rd WFUMB COE Workshop will be held at the NINMAS Auditorium, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbagh, Dhaka on 6 & 7 March 2020, Friday & Saturday.
The title of the workshop is “ROLE OF ULTRASOUND IN FETAL MEDICINE”. Resource personnel from abroad and home will cover some impotant areas of fetal medicine. A number of ‘Patient
and Probe’ Sessions will be operated by the Foregn Faculty and a Competent Local Faculty.
Prof. Susan Campbell Westerway-Australia WFUMB EB Member, Prof. Kanu BALA-Bangladesh WFUMB COE Director, Prof. Chander Lulla-India IFUMB Dean, Prof. Viral Parekh-India Kolkata Apollo Gleneagles, Prof. Vivek Kashyap-India Society of Fetal Medicine Secretary are going to join the workshop as Resource Personnel.
For 2 days workshops registration fee is 4,000.00 taka for BSU Members and 4,500.00 taka for non-members. Bank Account: “WFUMB COE, Uttara Bank Ltd, Eastern Plaza Branch, AC no 011-3125”. BKash Account 01709215808. For registration send 1] Your name, 2] Address, 3] Telephone/E-mail. If accommodation is needed, you may contact the office. If you are interested inbox your name and telephone number, you will get up to date information. Seats are limited, please block the dates and contact the BSU Office for registration.
View the up-to-date programme for this event here >>
COE BANGLADESH REPORTS
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BANGLADESH 2020 Report - click here >
The WFUMB Center of Excellence Romania was established in 2007 and it is located in Timişoara. It has also been an EFSUMB Ultrasound Learning Centre since 2014.
The ultrasound learning activities in Timisoara have a long tradition, since 1995, and until now more than 1500 physicians started their ultrasound experience in our center under the supervision of the center’s members.
Every year the center organize 2 courses of general ultrasound, 3 months each, several courses for students.
Since 2007 we had organized also eleven annual workshops with different topics: Interventional ultrasound, Contrast enhanced ultrasound, Ultrasound in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Elastography, Ultrasound in Emergencies, Clinical Abdominal Ultrasound, etc.
In 2008 our center was the organizer of EUROSON 2008, an event that brought together over 1,000 participants interested in ultrasonography, from 43 countries.
In 2013 we have organized the first EFSUMB Endorsed Course via telemedicine, involving 2 centers: Timişșoara, Romania and Szeged, Hungary.
In 2016 we organized together with Chişinău Ultrasound Learning Center from Moldova the first workshop in cooperation with WFUMB.
We shall continue our educational activities in ultrasonography and our center is open for everybody that wants to learn ultrasound or looks to improve their experience.
Visit the COE dedicated website at > www.ulctimisoara.ro
COE TEAM
COE Leader: Ioan Sporea
COE Head of Centre:
COE Staff: