Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Morning: Pre-recorded Theory
08:30–09:00: Welcome and registration
09:00–09:30: Basic US physics: image formation and machine setting
09:30–10:30: The ultrasonographic artefacts that you need to know
10:30–10:50: Coffee Break
10:50–11:50: The abdominal scan method: easy and systematic
11:50–12:50: The US of the liver, from normal to abnormal
12:50–13:20: Lectures or cases discussion with the tutor
Afternoon – BASIC ULTRASOUND (Practice 3,5 hours)
14:10–16:10: Practicing on live patients: machine settings and artefact recognition
16:10-16:30: Coffee break
16:30-17:50: Practicing on live patients: ultrasound of the liver and cranial abdomen
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Morning: Pre-recorded Theory
09:00–09:40: The US of the spleen
09:40–10:25: The pancreas and the US: not always easy
10:25–11:05: Computer cases discussion
11:05–11:25: Coffee break
11:25–11:55: The abdominal lymph nodes: how to find and interpret them
11:55–12:35: The role of ultrasound on the adrenal gland’s diseases
12:35–13:20: Lectures or cases discussion with the tutor
Afternoon – BASIC ULTRASOUND (Practice 3,5 hours)
14:10–16:10: Practicing on live patients: the spleen and the pancreas
16:10-16:30: Coffee break
16:30-17:50: Practicing on live patients: the lymph nodes and the adrenal glands
Friday, 14 November 2025
Morning: Pre-recorded Theory
09:00–10:00: The upper urinary system
10:00–11:00: The lower urinary system
11:00–11:20: Coffee break
11:20–12:20: The male and female genital tract
12:20–12:50: The stomach and the pyloric passage: occluded, ulcerated or neoplastic?
12:50–13:20: Q&A with the tutor
Afternoon – BASIC ULTRASOUND (Practice 3,5 hours)14:10–16:10: Practicing on live patients: urinary tract
16:10-16:30: Coffee break
16:30-17:50: Practicing on live patients: genital tract, stomach and pylorus
Saturday, 15 November 2025
Morning: Pre-recorded Theory
09:00–10:00: The small and the large intestine: the kingdom of US
10:00–10:45: Basic US-Doppler principles
10:45–11:00: Normal abdominal vascular anatomy: getting ready to level II (Part 1)
11:00–11:20: Coffee break
11:20–11:50: Normal abdominal vascular anatomy: getting ready to level II (Part 2)
11:50–12:50: Case interpretation: how to put the result together
12:50–13:20: Q&A with the tutor
Afternoon – BASIC ULTRASOUND (Practice 3,5 hours)
14:10–16:10: Practicing on live patients: the shoulder, stifle and Achille’s tendon
16:10-16:30: Coffee break
16:30-17:50: Practicing on live patients: the head and neck
Sunday, 16 November 2025
Morning: Pre-recorded Theory
09:00–10:00: Case discussion and interpretation with the tutor
10:00–11:00: Case discussion and interpretation with the tutor
11:00–11:20: Coffee break
11:20–11:50: Course ceremony and introduction to distant learning
11:50–12:50: Case discussion and interpretation with the tutor
12:50–13:20: Q&A with the tutor
Afternoon – BASIC ULTRASOUND (Practice 3,5 hours)
14:10–16:10: Practicing on live patients: putting all together
16:10-16:30: Coffee break
16:30-17:50: Practicing on live patients: putting all together