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About this course

Course date: Sunday, 30 May 2021 (Start at 14:30) – Wednesday, 2 June 2021 (End at 12:00)

Target Audience: It is designed for participants with previous performance of a minimum of 10 standardised MSUS examinations of each joint region (i.e. shoulder, elbow, wrist & hand, hip, knee, ankle & foot) and attendance to a basic MSUS course (either a EULAR MSUS Basic course, or a EULAR scientifically endorsed basic course, or a national MSUS Basic course).

Course description

The 28th EULAR Sonography Course will be run simultaneously at three levels, basic, intermediate and advanced, each of them being a combination of lectures and hands-on scanning of models and/or patients with musculoskeletal disorders in small groups with experienced tutors. The course has been designed following the recommendations for the content and conduct of EULAR musculoskeletal ultrasound courses (Naredo E, Bijlsma JW, Conaghan PG, et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2008; 67:1017-22).

The INTERMEDIATE COURSE will focus on a wide spectrum of rheumatic and musculoskeletal pathologies.

This course is one of the criteria for EULAR Competency Assessment in MSUS in Rheumatology – Level 1:

criterion 1, EULAR Online Introductory Ultrasound Course
criterion 2, Basic EULAR MSUS Course
criterion 3, Intermediate EULAR MSUS course
criterion 4, Advanced EULAR MSUS course

(or other equivalent level of MSUS courses by other national societies / EULAR scientifically endorsed MSUS Courses)
For more details, please follow this link: https://esor.eular.org/course/view.php?id=94

Learning objectives

To know the Doppler physics, technology, settings and artefacts.
To know the application, indications and limitations of Doppler in rheumatology.
To identify the spectrum of rheumatic and musculoskeletal abnormalities in each anatomic area (e.g. joint synovitis, tenosynovitis, enthesopathy, tendinosis, paratenonitis, tendon sub/luxation, tendon impingement, tendon tears, bone erosions, osteophytes, ganglia and cysts, articular cartilage lesions, peri- and intra-articular microcrystal deposit, soft tissue calcifications).
To detect and quantify synovial, tenosynovial, and entheseal inflammation.
To detect and quantify structural joint damage (i.e. bone, tendons, cartilage).
To perform sonographic-guided periarticular and intra-articular injections.