Description
The courses is taught by highly experienced dual-trained physiotherapists/MSK sonographers and sports medicine consultants combining over 40 years scanning experience. We teach you the basic skills required to incorporate MSK ultrasound into your clinical practice and the knowledge and resources to further develop your scanning skills. The course is a mixture of lectures, case studies, demonstrations and practical workshops. The practical workshops take place in small groups with close supervision from our expert tutors.
Over the two days, short lectures cover basic physics, artefacts, knobology, image optimisation, quality assurance, medico-legal and clinical governance issues. A significant part of the course is practical workshops with ample time for delegates to scan under close supervision. We cover the knee, shoulder and ankle joints in detail. This includes the ligaments, nerves, surrounding musculature and tendons for each body part. The elbow, lateral hip and wrist are covered in less detail unless specifically requested. Where appropriate ultrasound-guided injections will be discussed with the group.
Who should attend?
This programme attracts MSK Radiologists, GPs with a special interest in MSK/Sports Medicine, Surgeons, Sports Medicine Consultants, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Podiatrists, Sonographers and Osteopaths.
Course pre-requisites
Must be a health care professional with significant clinical experience
If practising in the UK, must be registered with the relevant UK professional body e.g. GMC, HCPC, SOR etc.
Dr Ali Abassi - Consultant Radiologist –
Excellent practical sessions with significant amount of time allowed to practice scanning. Constant tutor feedback was extremely helpful
John Evans - Osteopath and Senior Lecturer Oxford Brookes University –
The whole course was fantastic - congratulations a big success!
Lisa Hughes - MSK Sonographer –
It was a really useful course to rejuvenate my skills, what I did years back! Excellent use of landmarks and analogies throughout the course to assist learning.
Jo Daniels - Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist –
Great opportunity to get hands experience with real time feedback. Constant correlation to clinical presentation throughout the course. A must do course for any MSK practitioner.
Mr Andrew Edwards - Orthopaedic Surgeon –
The course was great fun! As an orthopaedic surgeon adding ultrasound to my practice will transform the client pathway and improve my injection accuracy and outcomes.
Geoff Gardener - Registered Osteopath –
Excellent course. Feeling far more confident after the course
Anonymous - Consultant Radiologist –
Very practical course, everything was perfect - the only way to learn MSK Ultrasound. Great machine to delegate ratio and lots of time to practice. The course handouts are very detailed and form a very useful reference.
Luke Millward - Physiotherapist –
Excellent tutor demonstrations; clearly presented and at the right pace. The practical workshops were well organised and we had clear objectives with each session. The course was broken up into different joints. There was a lot of information to remember so this made it more manageable.
SE - MSK Sonograher –
Course was very organised and very enjoyable. These guys really know what they are doing.
Doug Tannahill - Registered Osteopath –
Great mix of demo and practical; with excellent supervision and lots of time to scan. I will definitely comeback for another SMUG course.
TR - GP –
Lots of practise, great interaction.
Paul Hattam - Highly Specialised Physiotherapist and Lead Tutor Society of Orthopaedic Medicine (SOMMS) –
Lots of practical scanning time and very passionate tutors. Looking forward to starting the mentorship programme.
DB - Consultant Radiologist –
New tips and tricks to help my scanning, lots of useful dynamic scanning techniques. Great to relate imaging findings to clinical presentation as the tutors are very experienced clinicians.
Gareth Davies - Registered Osteopath –
I had never picked up a probe before the course. The course moved at an appropriate pace for my experience and the tutors accommodated the varying levels very well.
Mr Kailish Devalia - Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon –
Excellent and inspiring course, concise and to the point and very approachable tutors. I will be back for more!
DR - GP –
Excellent presentations and clinical correlation. Clear explanations and analogies of anatomy to assist learning and recall.
Dr Dane Vishnubala - Sports Medicine Registrar –
Really enjoyed the course. There is no other group to learn ultrasound with - these guys are the leaders in the field. I will definitely attend the Mentorship course to prepare for my DOPS exam with the Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine.
TB - Radiologist Registrar –
Very informative, really practical and cannot wait to put my new skills into action!
Sebastion Cencini - Sports Physiotherapist - Italian National Volleyball Team –
Highly hands-on course with time to practice. The tutors were friendly and approachable.
Marius Fredriksen - Specialist Physiotherapist, Norway –
Very practical and small groups. Excellent
Kjetil Nord-Varhaug - Specialist Physiotherapist, Norway –
Overall a great course with great machine to person ratio and tutor therapist ratio! The day was a mix of short presentations and demos and then practical workshops. The tutors were very approachable.
ST - Consultant Rheumatolgist –
Focused, loads of hands-on, good tutor: student ratio. The tutors were very inspiring. Great small group sizes so lots of time to practice.
Dr Frank Johnson - Consultant in Sports Medicine, Canada –
Good systematic approach to scanning, well directed to student needs. Great to have tutors with a mix of clinical backgrounds (radiologist, sports doc and physiotherapists).
WS - Consultant in Sports Medicine Netherlands –
Very good. Excellent anatomical explanations with clear scanning protocols and great course handouts. Thank you to the whole team again for an exciting and challenging few days
SO - Rheumatologist A –
Focused, loads of hands-on, good tutor:student ratio
AR - Sports Doctor. JY –
Good systematic approach to scanning, well directed to student needs
TD - Sports Doctor. JG –
Very good. Really good anatomical explanations
Matt Prout - Extended Scope Physiotherapist –
Practical sessions were great, very close supervision and the teacher's were very passionate. Loved it!
RE - Consultant Radiologist –
Theory and practice - very clearly presented, excellent content
Paul Fisher - Lead Physiotherapist GB Basketball –
Best course I have been on for years. Really challenges you clinical practice. Great tutors Chris and Rob - clear explanations and demos