Course Objectives
The course is designed for clinicians who wish to acquire basic skills in ultrasound of the abdomen and a general overview of Ultrasound in Tropical Medicine. Imaging specialists who want to acquire knowledge in the field of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine can benefit from this course as well:
- Course Director Enrico Brunetti, MD
- March 6 – 10, 2023
- PAVIA – Fraccaro College
- ITALY
Faculty
Provisional Programme
Monday, 6 March 2023
09.00 – 09.30
Registration and welcome to participants
09.30 – 10.00
Basic principles of ultrasound and Knobology Tommaso Manciulli
10.00 – 10.15
Artifacts Tommaso Manciulli
10.15 – 11.00
Ascariasis Tommaso Manciulli
11.00 – 11.15 Caffee break
11.15 – 12.00 Live scanning
12.00 – 13.00
Abdominal Abscess Enrico Brunetti
13.00 – 14.30
Lunch break
14.30 – 17.00
Role of US in the epidemiology of infectious diseases Calum Macpherson
17.00 -17.15
Coffee break
17.15 – 18.30
Cystic Echinococcosis Enrico Brunetti
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
09.00 – 10.00
Ultrasound in HIV associated TB (FASH) Tom Heller
10.00 – 11.00
Cardiac Ultrasound in resource limited setting (CURLS) Tom Heller
11.00 – 11.15
Coffee break
11.15 – 12.00
Live scanning
12.00 – 13.00
Case presentation Tommaso Manciulli
13.00 – 14.30
Lunch break
14.30 – 15.30
Echinoccoccus multilocularis Claudia Wallrauch
15.30 – 16.30
Interventional ultrasound in the tropics Tom Heller
16.30 – 17.15
ID cases (if wanted) Tom Heller
17.15
History Walk “Streets of Pavia” Il mondo di Tels
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
09.00 – 10.00
Role of Ultrasound in screening program Tommaso Manciulli
10.00 – 11.00
Ultrasound of the liver – a African perspective case seriers Tom Heller
11.00 – 11.15
Cofee break
11.15 – 12.00
Lung US Francesco Taccari
12.00 – 13.00
Case presentation Francesco Taccari
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch break
14.00 – 15.00
Filariasis Francesca Tamarozzi (Zoom Conference)
15.00 – 16.00
Case presentation Francesco Taccari
16.00 – 16.15
Coffee break
6.15 – 18.00
Live scanning Friday, 13 M
Thursday, 9 March 2023
09.00 – 12.00
Scanning real patients at the CE clinic Enrico Brunetti, Tommaso Manciulli
12.00 – 13.00
Schistosomiasis and Fasciola Joachim Richter
13.30 – 14.30
Lunch break
14.30 – 15.30
Diplomas
Short Course on Ultrasound in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine.
March 6 – 10
2023
COURSE DATES
Pavia
ITALY
LOCATION OF THE COURSE
Enrico Brunetti, MD
COURSE DIRECTOR
College:
Fraccaro
PAVIA – ITALY
Registration
Please send the completed registration form and the
copy of the bank transfer via email to the
administrative secretariat: education@sitida.it
The fee includes registration, course material and
social programme but not accommodation, meals or
travel. The registration will be considered effective
only after the payment of the tuition fee.
Payment
Payment must be addressed to
Beneficiary: AUMI Associazione Ultrasuoni
in Malattie Infettive, Via Santa Franca 50
Piacenza
Bank: Banca Intesa Sanpaolo, Piazza Paolo
Ferrari 10 – Milano
IBAN: IT39 T030 6909 6061 0000 0012 356
Swift Code: BCITITMM
Ref.: Short Course 2022
Tuiton Fee
Regular
Fee
950 €
Our regular singing of the Course of study
Partecipants from…
600 €
Partecipants from Asia, Africa,
South America
Resident Participants
600 €
This is the rate for those who are residents
Medical Students
450 €
Medical Students enrolled in
Italian Universities
Testimonials
Vasundhara Rangaswamy
MICROBIOLOGIST AND PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN – INDIA
The course is unique and the knowledge we get is critical. The instructors and even some participants come with a lot of experience and their shares enrich the wealth of information. Of course one gets to enjoy the rich local culture during the course days and may also end up making friends for life! With gratitude, warm regards and best wishes.
Manaswita Tappata
I enjoyed participating in this course and meeting others interested in global infectious disease ultrasound. The variety of participants and instructors with different backgrounds from around the world made this is a worthwhile experience!