Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care

King's College London

Master

In London and Lambeth

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Description

  • Duration

    9 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care PG Cert will appeal to a wide range of healthcare professionals who wish to develop focused ultrasound skills as an extension of their clinical practice. This course offers a combination of work-based learning and lectures that cover the underlying theoretical concepts of ultrasound scanning and clinical applications of Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST), Assessment of the Abdominal Aorta for Aneurysm (AAA), Focused Echocardiography in Life Support (ELS) and Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access (VA). In addition basic assessment of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and emergency assessment of the female pelvis will be covered.

Facilities

Location

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Lambeth (London)
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Stamford St, SE1 9NH

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London
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Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7EH

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London
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Great Maze Pond, SE1 9RT

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About this course

Accredited by the Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education.
You will be supported to undertake learning in your own workplace to support the academic learning and to construct a Clinical Portfolio of Evidence.
Located in the heart of London, across three of King’s Thames-side campuses (Waterloo, St Thomas’ and Guy’s).
Flexible part-time study pathway with the opportunity to extend modules studied and gain either a PG Diploma or MSc in Medical Ultrasound.

This course has been taken by healthcare graduates in emergency and critical care and pre-hospital care, to develop the use of ultrasound in their professional roles.

A second calss honours degree or higher in a life science or a professional qualification in Radiography, Nursing Studies, Midwifery, Medicine or related area.

Accredited by the Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education

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Subjects

  • Critical Care
  • Ultrasound
  • Emergency
  • Healthcare
  • Echocardiography
  • Thrombosis
  • Clinical Portfolio
  • Pre-Hospital Care
  • Emergency and critical care
  • Health Care

Course programme

Structure

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 60 credits.

Required Modules

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 60 credits.

You are required to take:

  • Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care (60 credits)

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to- date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Assessment

You are assessed through a combination of:

  • Coursework
  • Written examination
  • Objective Structured Computer Examination (OSCE)
  • Presentations
  • Case Studies
  • Clinical Portfolio of Evidence
  • Clinical Assessment

The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they may change if the course modules change.

Additional information

Part time overseas fees: £8,500 per year (2019/20)

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