MONDAY, 14 JULY 2025
08:40- 09:00 Welcome and introduction to the course 
09:00- 10:00 Basic ultrasound physic: the image formation and the machine setting 
10:00-10:30 The ultrasound artifacts that you need to know 
10:30-11:00 Coffee break 
11:00-11:30 The abdominal scan method: easy and systematic! 
11:30-13:00 The US of the liver, from normal to abnormal 
13:00-14:00: Lunch break 
14:00-15:00 The US of the spleen 
15:00-15:30 Coffee break 
15:30-17:00 Computer cases discussion
TUESDAY, 15 JULY 2025
09:00-10:30 The pancreas and the adrenal glands: not always easy 
10:30-11:15 The abdominal lymph nodes: how to find and interpret them 
11:15-11:45 Coffee break 
11:45-13:00 The upper and lower urinary system 
13:00-14:00 Lunch break 
14:00-15:30 The stomach and the small and large intestine: the kingdom of US 
15:30-16:00 Coffee break 
16:00-17:00 Computer cases discussion
WEDNESDAY, 16 JULY 2025
09:00-10:30 The female and male genital tract
10:30-11:15 Basic US-Doppler principles 
11:15-11:45 Coffee break 
11:45-12:30 Normal abdominal vascular anatomy 
12:30-13:00 Computer cases discussion 
13:00-14:00 Lunch break 
14:00-14:30 Machine setting review and use of different probes 
14:30-15:30 Practical session 
15:30-16:00: coffee break 
16:00-18:00: Practical session 
THURSDAY, 17 JULY 2025
09:00-11:00 Practical session 
11:00-11:30 Coffee break 
11:30-13:00 Practical session 
13:00-14:00 Lunch break 
14:00-15:30 Practical session 
15:30-16:00 Coffee break 
16:00-18:00 Practical session
FRIDAY, 18 JULY 2025
09:00-11:00 Practical session 
11:00-11:30 Coffee break 
11:30-13:00 Practical session 
13:00-14:00 Lunch break 
14:00-15:30 Practical session 
15:30-16:00 Coffee break 
16:00-18:00 Practical session 
(All practical sessions will be conducted with live beagle dogs. On day 3, cadavers will also be used for lab sessions)