Upcoming Events
IVS’ large network of veterinary specialists are always keen to deliver seminars or CE courses worldwide in order to promote their discipline and share expertise with colleagues of all different horizons and background. IVS offer a large range of Ultrasound Workshops and Courses. All courses provided are RACE approved, with CE points are allocated and recognised for IVUSS Certification.
** Please note owing to the Coronavirus situation all dates will be confirmed on an ongoing basis. Please refer back to this page for the latest updates.
Here are our Upcoming Events in each region:
Hong Kong
HKVA 2 day Basic Small Animal Abdominal Ultrasound Course
October 2021
*Dates TBC later in the year depending on COVID restrictions
Objective:
Getting you 100 % confident performing full thorough abdominal ultrasound examination (scanning protocol & technique) & basic interpretation (normal morphology, most common pathologies).
About the Course
- Participants will be scanning in small groups (3 attendees per station) in order to maximise hands on scanning time and practical guidance.
- Each group will have its own ultrasound system.
- Participants will need to bring their own animal(s) for scanning, and are responsible for sedation if required.
- Total CPD 14 points (7 points per day)
- Approved by the Hong Kong Veterinary Surgeons Board and AAVSB’s Registry of Approved Continuing Education
Speakers:
Dr Myriam Baranger-Ete, DVM EMSAVM MRCVS
Dr Maja Brložnik, DVM EMSAVM
Cost:
Members of HKVA and its affiliated associations: HK$8,500 for both days
Non-members: HK$10,000 for both days
Venue:
Hong Kong Marine Life Stranding and Education Centre, Ocean Park
To Register:
For enquiries, please email: secretariat@medcom.com.hk
HKVA Evening Seminar: A systematic approach to
ECG interpretation beyond pattern recognition
October 2021
*Dates TBC later in the year depending on COVID restrictions
Objective:
Having you confident on how to perform a thorough Echocardiogram examination (scanning protocol (all standard cardiac views and basic measurements), how to generate and interpret Doppler signals).
Lectures will be illustrated with large amount of Case Discussion in order to get you familiar with basic Echocardiography interpretation and ultrasonographic findings in most common acquired cardiac diseases in both dogs and cats.
About the Course
- Participants will be scanning in small groups (3 attendees per station) in order to maximise hands on scanning time and practical guidance.
- Each group will have its own ultrasound system.
- Participants will need to bring their own animal(s) for scanning, and are responsible for sedation if required.
- Total CPD 14 points (7 points per day)
- Approved by the Hong Kong Veterinary Surgeons Board and AAVSB’s Registry of Approved Continuing Education
Speakers:
Dr Myriam Baranger-Ete, DVM EMSAVM MRCVS
Dr. Anna Tidholm, DVM, PhD, Dipl ECVIM-CA (Cardiology)
Cost:
Members of HKVA and its affiliated associations: HK$8,500 for both days
Non-members: HK$10,000 for both days
Venue:
Hong Kong Marine Life Stranding and Education Centre, Ocean Park
To Register:
For enquiries, please email: secretariat@medcom.com.hk
HKVA Evening Seminar: What is new in the treatment of heart failure in dogs and cats?
An update on Consensus statements
October 2021
*Dates TBC later in the year depending on COVID restrictions
Date: October 2021
CPD: 2.5
Treatment of congestive heart failure in dogs has been widely debated and the first consensus statement for dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease was published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal medicine in 2009 as “ACVIM consensus statement for the treatment of canine chronic valvular heart disease”. This statement was recently updated 2019 and will be presented. Management of congestive heart failure and arterial thromboembolism in cast will also be discussed.
Seminar schedule:
7:00 – 8:00 pm: Registration & Buffet Dinner
8:00 – 10:30 pm: Seminar
Speakers:
Dr. Anna Tidholm, DVM, PhD, Dipl ECVIM-CA (Cardiology)
Cost:
Early bird online registration to be confirmed
$480 (Members of HKVA and its affiliated associations)
$750 (Others)
Registration and payment after that $1000
Venue:
Huthard Room II & Presidents Room, 3/F South Tower, YMCA
41 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
http://www.ymcahk.org.hk
To Register:
For enquiries, please email: secretariat@medcom.com.hk
China
In collaboration with IVC and accredited by CVMA (Chinese Veterinary Medicine Association)
DATES TO BE CONFIRMED SOON
Course 1: 4 Days – Basic Abdominal Ultrasound Course
Course 2: 4 Days – Basic Echocardiography Course
Course 3: 5 Days – Advanced Abdominal Ultrasound Course, Contract Ultrasound, Ocular Ultrasound, Neck Ultrasound & MSK
Course 4: 2 Days – Advanced Echocardiography Course + 1 Day Practical Revision + 2 Days Examination
Singapore
We bring you the following courses in collaboration with Temasek Polytechnic
Skills Certificate in Small Animal Ultrasound Certificate Programme 2020
- TENTATIVE NEW DATES: December 13th – 15th, 2021: 3-day Basic Abdominal Ultrasound Course
- Intermediate & Advanced Abdominal Ultrasound (POSTPONED TO 2020 DUE TO PANDEMIC)
- Intermediate & Advanced Echocardiography postponed to 2022 (POSTPONED TO 2020 DUE TO PANDEMIC)
Presumptive dates to be announced soon.
Australia
Upcoming Programmes with Soundiagnosis
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- September 9th, 2021: Ultrasound in Porto-systemic Shunts search
- How to diagnose PSS with Ultrasound? Which special approaches/ measurements to perform to confirm extra-hepatic PSS?
- What ultrasonographic abnormalities to expect with PSS?
- All you always wanted to know about PSS and more….
- October 7th, 2021: Small Animal Pregnancy Ultrasound
- Willing to master how to image the Female Reproductive Tract, confirm and stage Pregnancy in dogs and cats and recognise main possible abnormalities during pregnancy? Join us for this session and feel confident with all your pregnancy cases.
- November 21st – 22nd, 2021: 2 day Basic Echocardiography Course, Melbourne
- December 9th, 2020: Musculo-skeletal ultrasound
- Ultrasound of the shoulder and tarsus. How to image? Normal anatomy and common pathologies.
- Applications to Greyhounds in particular
- January 6th, 2021: Most common Congenital Heart Defect Echocardiographic findings (1)- PDA, VSD, TVD
- Ultrasonographic Abnormalities in most common Congenital Heart Defects. In this session, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Ventricular Septal Defect and Tricuspid Valve
- Dysplasia in both dogs and cats will be covered. What changes to expect? How to diagnose? Prognostic factors
- February 10th, 2021: Most common Congenital Heart Defect Echocardiographic findings (2) (AS, PS, ASD)
- Ultrasonographic Abnormalities in most common Congenital Heart Defects- Part II.
- In this session, Aortic Stenosis, Pulmonic Stenosis, Atrial Septal Defect and more (less common) Congenital Heart Defects will be covered.
- How to diagnose and Prognostic factors.
- March 10th, 2021: Interventional Ultrasound: US guided sampling techniques and more…
- Ultrasound allows us to confirm and localise focal lesions; however very few conditions have pathognomonic ultrasonographic changes and sampling is commonly required for definitive diagnosis. In this session, we will discuss the different Ultrasound Guided sampling techniques ( FNA, Tru-Cut biopsies), as well as other US interventions (from Urethral Traumatic Catheterisation technique, Prostatic Wash, Pericardiocentesis, Specific techniques for lung sampling, Kidney sampling and GIT sampling.)
- April 7th, 2021: Masterclass in Cardiology: Tissue Doppler – When?/ How? and Why to use?
- Getting confused on how to use Colour Flow Doppler, Pulse Wave Doppler and Continuous Wave Doppler?
- Our guest cardiologist specialist will take you through all the specificities and share when and how to use those Doppler modalities while completing thorough echography examination.
- May 5th, 2021: Echocardiography in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Cases
- DCM- Echocardiographic findings, specific Echocardiographic measurements and Score Diagnosis Protocol.
- All you need to know about scanning Dilated Cardiomyopathy Cases.
- June 9th, 2021: Is this really HCM?
- Is concentric hypertrophy always synonym of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in cats?
- What about Systemic Hypertension? Hyperthyroidism ?
- Full review of HCM diagnosis
- July 7th, 2021: Case discussion
- Interesting Abdominal, Cardiac and Small Parts cases.
- Join us for this case discussion and learn tons!
- August 11th, 2021: Ultrasound use in reptiles and birds
- Let’s review more in depth Ultrasound technique and use in Reptile and Birds species.
- Main indications, Scanning techniques, Normal/ Abnormal images and most common pathologies encountered.
- September 9th, 2021: Ultrasound in Porto-systemic Shunts search
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Malaysia
- 12 October 2021: FAVA Pre-Congress Small Abdominal Ultrasound Workshop, Kuching, Sarawak