Vascular access

10 October 2011

Programme:

08:00-08:30     Registration
08:30-08:45     Welcome  (Prof Alastair Millar)
08:45-09:00     Normal anatomy, line and site selection (Richard Wood)
09:00-09:15     Landmarks for percutaneous insertion without ultrasound (Dr Kotie Bester)
09:15-09:30     Open insertion (Angus Alexander)
09:30-09:45     Normal anatomy as seen with ultrasound (Dr. Owen Hodges)
09:45-10:00     Basic principles and use of Ultrasound machine (Dr Rebecca Gray)

10:00-10:30     Tea & Coffee break

10:30-11:00     Ultrasound guided insertion technique (Dr Rebecca Gray)
11:00-11:15     PICC lines ( Dr Johnny Ahrens)
11:15:11:30     Complications (Dr Sharon Cox)
11:30-12:00     Tricks of the trade: making line insertion easier (Prof Jenny Thomas)
12:00-13:00     Lunch and viewing of Lines Ports and US machines

13:00-16:00    Use of Ultrasound (limited space available)

Venue:

Morning lectures:D3 Pola Pasvolsky Lecture room, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch, Cape Town

Afternoon hands on session: Surgical Skills Training Centre, 6^th Floor ICH building, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital

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