Join us at the University of Glasgow on August 15th and/or 16th for an exciting course! Don’t wait to learn Global FAST® Point of Care Ultrasound!   

Global FAST® Seminar and Hand’s On Ultrasound Scanning Session with Gregory Lisciandro, DVM, DAVBP, DACVECC

When: Saturday 16th, August 8am – 6pm
Where: The Weipers Centre, Garscube Estate, Glasgow

Boost Your Confidence with Global FAST® Point of Care Ultrasound!

• Learn to scan systematically and effectively with expert guidance.
• Join Dr. Greg Lisciandro, a pioneer in point-of-care ultrasound and creator of the AFAST®, TFAST®, and Vet BLUE® techniques. With years of experience in general practice and emergency and critical care, Dr. Lisciandro will guide you through practical, hands-on training to help you confidently apply Global FAST® Point of Care Ultrasound in your practice.

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                                                                                                   Deadline to register is July 31st so DON’T WAIT!

What You’ll Learn:

GlobalFAST® Point of Care Ultrasound – the combined use of AFAST®, TFAST® and Vet BLUE® as a single format used as an extension of the physical exam. Teaching is practical and heavily case-based.

AFAST®
*Understand image acquisition and target-organ approach for soft tissue abnormalities.

*Understand why ultrasound is better as a soft tissue screening test for abnormalities missed or only suspected by physical exam, blood and urine testing, and radiography.

*Understand the abdominal fluid scoring system for bleeding and non-bleeding patients.
*Small volume versus large volume bleeder-effusion concept.
*Decision-making regarding transfusions and surgical intervention.
*Tracking tool for worsening, static, and improving effusions.

*Understand how to detect gallbladder wall edema, know its major rule outs and gain familiarity with medically treated anaphylactic hemoabdomen in dogs.

TFAST®
*Understand its 5-view format and image acquisition including fundamental echocardiography views.

*Understand the TFAST® rules for accurately detecting pleural and pericardial effusion.

*Understand the TFAST® diagnosis of pneumothorax and the lung point principle.

*Understand the fundamental TFAST® echo views and each view’s clinical utility (volume and contractility, left sided and right sided heart disease).

*Understand the EPIC guidelines and learn to obtain the echocardiography measurements needed for assessment of mitral valve disease dogs.

Vet BLUE® – the 6 Vet BLUE Lung Ultrasound Signs and its regional pattern-based approach for a working diagnosis. The ultrasound probe is our new stethoscope!

*Understand its 8-transthoracic views and the fundamental orientation of all lung ultrasound – the Gator Sign orientation.

*Understand the “Wet Lung” vs “Dry Lung” principle and how to develop a working diagnosis with the regional pattern-based approach of Vet BLUE®.

*Understand the Vet BLUE® B-line Scoring System and its inherent Severity Scoring System for monitoring patients with respiratory and heart disease.

*Understand the Vet BLUE® Visual Lung Language of Shred Sign, Tissue Sign, Nodule Sign, and Wedge Sign.

*Understand how to use Vet BLUE® to track or monitor patients.

*Understand the strengths and limitations of Vet BLUE® and lung ultrasound.

Using Global FAST® for Staging Patients

Recording Your Findings on Goal-directed Templates

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