Basic Echocardiography in Life Support

POCUS - FELS: Focused Echocardiography in Life Support

Advanced Ultrasound Training for Emergency Medicine

 

ASUM Accredited Focused Echocardiography in Life Support Training

The FELS course explores the use of echocardiography and ultrasound of the inferior vena cava for the assessment in the patient with shock and in cardiac arrest. The workshop focuses on the application of ultrasound to examination of the IVC and the Heart, recognition of ultrasound anatomy and pathophysiology.

The course is delivered using blended model of training that provides online prelearning to cover core knowledge together with a hands-on workshop to teach procedural skills and simulation with the aim of building confidence with scanning technique, image optimisation and recognition of pathology.    

The course provides ultrasound training in

  • Imaging of the heart using the 4 cardiac views

  • Imaging of the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)

  • Using Ultrasound to identify Cardiac Tamponade, Cardiogenic Shock, Massive Pulmonary Embolism, Sepsis and Hypovolaemia

PLEASE NOTE : The workshop assumes prior ultrasound knowledge and attendance of a previous ultrasound courses such as the POCUS - Core Emergency or Core Primary Care.

Course Dates 2026

  • Dates for the 2026 course to be advised

Information/Registration

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Course Cost

  • $1320.00 (incl. GST)

  • Registration includes Course eLearning and Skills / Simulation workshop

Course Venue: Education Development Centre, 4 Milner St, Hindmarsh SA 5007

Course Accreditation:

  • Australian Society for Ultrasound Medicine (ASUM)

  • Australian College for Rural and Remote Medicine: Pending

  • Royal Australian College of General Practitioners: Pending

Course CPD

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM): FELS is approved for 12 ACEM CPD hours.

Workshop Terms and Conditions: Please click here to see the LearnEM refund and ticket transfer terms and conditions.

Further information

Contact: LearnEM Program Manager

Workshop Pre-learning

Instructions: Click the link below to access the Workshop Pre-learning. (Pre-learning can only be accessed by participants registered for the workshop).