Bedside Ultrasound of the Abdomen

POCUS: Liver Biliary and Renal Tract

Advanced Ultrasound Training for Emergency Medicine

 

ASUM Accredited Liver, Biliary and and Renal Ultrasound

The course focuses on the application of ultrasound to examination of the gallbladder, liver, CBD, kidney and urinary tract. 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 is taught jointly by Sonographers and ED consultants and delivered delivered using a combination of online learning of core material with a hands-on skills/simulation workshop.

The course provides ultrasound training in

  • Imaging of the liver, gallbladder and biliary tract

  • Imaging of the kidney and renal tract

  • Using Ultrasound to identify pathology of the Gallbadder and CBD including Gallstones, Cholecystitis and Obstruction of the CBD,

  • Using Ultrasound to identify pathology of the Kidney and urinary tract including Renal calculi, Hydronephrosis and Renal cysts

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. 

Course Dates

  • 2026 dates to be advised.

Information/Registration

Register for Ultrasound Workshops

Course Cost

  • $1320.00 inc 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

ACEM CPD

Accredited by the  Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM): Gallbladder and Renal Ultrasound is approved for 13 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).