Core Emergency Ultrasound Course (Level 1)

Our Core Emergency Ultrasound Course is intended to give you a firm foundation in both the knowledge and skills required in EM PoCUS by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine at Introductory and Intermediate level.

You can apply for 8 CPD points for this course.

Course Dates:

January 2025: 27th, 31st

February 2025: 4th, 12th, 18th, 28th

March 2025: 5th, 14th, 21st, 25th, 31st

April 2025: 8th, 14th, 23rd, 30th

May 2025: 6th, 23rd, 28th

If none of the available dates suit you, please contact us and we may be able to arrange additional dates.

Price: £370

Course Times: 9.00am – 5.15pm

Venue: Terracotta Court (ground floor), 167 Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 3LN

Book Your Place

We are planning to run our Core Emergency Ultrasound course in Leeds this May, making it more accessible for doctors based further north. Click here to learn more.

20 years of experience in teaching RCEM courses

19 000 clinicians have taken our courses

4.9 out of 5 is our average Google review score

About Our Core Emergency Ultrasound Course

What Does the Level 1 US Course Cover?

By the end of this course, you will understand the principles of ultrasound and be able to apply this in using a range of different ultrasound machines. You will understand the Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) Curriculum of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. You will understand the knowledge and skill requirements in each of the clinical application areas of the curriculum and be able to apply this knowledge and these skills in obtaining diagnostically useful images across the range of the Introductory and Intermediate levels of the curriculum.

The course covers:

Ultrasound physics.
Knobology (how to operate ultrasound machines)
PoCUS Clinical Governance
Focused Assessment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Ultrasound-guided peripheral and central Intravenous (IV) access
Echo in Life Support (ELS)
Ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB)
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST)
Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) for additional assessment of the thorax for pneumothorax and hemothorax

What is the Structure of the Course?

As soon as you register you will be given access to 12 ultrasound videos. These cover the core knowledge required. Each of the clinical application videos, the physics and knobology videos finish with a quiz, focused on that area, to enable you to test how well you have understood and retained the information.

On the day of the course there will be short presentations on knobology and the clinical applications along with live demonstrations. These are deliberately kept short to maximise the scanning time as it is assumed that the videos have already been watched. For the ECHO in Life Support there will be a more detailed presentation as many candidates require this. Between the presentations there will be a series of practical sessions covering: knobology and AAA, eFAST, ELS and procedures (vascular access and fascia iliaca blocks).

During the practical sessions you will work with a range of different ultrasound machines and healthy volunteers with faculty guidance and supervision. You will also work with handheld ultrasound devices, scannable manikins and state-of-the-art ultrasound simulators, able to demonstrate a wide range of realistic pathologies. You will receive guidance from the faculty, however there is also a great deal of freedom to use the equipment and the time to maximise the learning benefit for yourself.

The course finishes with a quiz based on the content of the day.

What Skills Will You Develop?

You will learn how to handle an ultrasound machine, how to optimise an image, how to position an ultrasound probe to obtain the required image and how to adjust the position within three-dimensional space.

You will learn how to recognise the pathologies required in the curriculum.

You will learn how to use ultrasound to guide a cannula into a peripheral or central vein and to guide a needle when performing a fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB).

Book Your Place

What doctors are saying about our Core Emergency Ultrasound course

Book Your Place

Who Might Be Teaching on this Course

Uzuazoraro Jeffrey Okoro

Nadia Abbaspour

Alena Marshalovich

Ready to Join our Core Emergency Ultrasound Course in London?

Start today and join now

Book Your Place

Sign up and get a free Core Emergency Ultrasound (Level 1) video and a quiz on Knobology

Enter your info below to access the free Core Emergency Ultrasound (Level 1) video and quiz.

*By proceeding you may be contacted via email with updates on courses and events by Bromley Emergency Courses. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time. We will never share your details with 3rd parties and will only use your email to send you information about our upcoming courses and other offers.

FAQ

Do I receive a certificate at the end of the Core EM Ultrasound course?

After the course, you will receive a CPD certificate via email. The number of CPD points will be based on the number of active learning hours you completed during the course.

I have not received my CPD certificate.

We aim to send out certificates on the course date or the following day. If you have not yet received your certificate please check your junk mail, if it is not there, please send us an email and we will resend the certificate.

Do you offer ultrasound signoffs?

If you need to confirm your level on the RCEM Entrustment Scale, you can book a half-day scanning session that includes a DOPS (Direct Observation of Practical Skills) assessment. This assessment has replaced the previous triggered assessment model.

During the session, you’ll have the opportunity to practice relevant skills under supervision. A qualified emergency medicine consultant with extensive PoCUS expertise will conduct the DOPS, provide feedback, and determine your level on the RCEM Entrustment Scale.

Do I need to have a career in the Emergency Department to apply for the US courses?

ED staff are encouraged to attend the course, but realistically, anyone looking to advance their medical career can benefit from it. The course covers basic ultrasound knowledge as well as some more advanced concepts. While we encourage candidates to have some prior knowledge of ultrasound, it is not essential.

How is the Core EM Ultrasound Course taught?

Our courses combine practical and theoretical learning, with a strong emphasis on the practical aspect of ultrasound. We believe that hands-on scanning is the most effective way to learn. To support this, we provide approximately three hours of online pre-course material, which we encourage participants to review before attending. During the course, we offer a brief recap of this material. After the course, you’ll have access to the online resources for an additional six months, allowing you to refresh your knowledge whenever needed.

Highly qualified ED consultants oversee all scanning sessions to ensure the highest quality of instruction. At the end of the day, we include a quiz—not only for some light-hearted fun but also to help you gauge how much you’ve learned during the course.

Can you provide further information about the Core EM Ultrasound (Level 1) course?

Our one-day course costs £370 and typically runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:10 p.m. The course covers the knowledge and practical skills recommended by RCEM to help you achieve proficiency in the four main components of Emergency Ultrasound: eFAST, AAA, ELS, and VA.

To maximise hands-on learning, we provide online pre-course material that offers a solid foundation in ultrasound physics and good governance. We ask participants to complete this material beforehand so we can focus heavily on the practical aspects during the course.

The course includes short lectures and live demonstrations before each practical session as a friendly refresher. We also utilise advanced simulators to replicate pathologies and offer opportunities to scan normal subjects.

Do I need to complete the pre-course material before the course?

We offer pre-course learning before the Core EM Ultrasound Course. We suggest that you complete all the pre-course learning as this allows us to focus more on the practical side of the course rather than lectures. We will provide a refresh of information with the lectures, but they will be massively reduced.

My account has not got access to my pre-course learning.

If this is the case, please be sure to email us at info@bromleyemergency.com and we will be able to grant you access.

What time do your Core EM Ultrasound Courses start and finish?

Our courses begin with registration at 8:30 a.m., accompanied by coffee and pastries. The course itself typically starts at 9:00 a.m. and finishes between 5:10 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.

I placed an order for the Core EM Ultrasound Course but have not received a confirmation

If you have not received an online confirmation for your order this could be for a number of reasons. One of the most common reasons for this tends to be forgetting to confirm your order and payment at the end. Another reason could be because your payment has been declined/failed. If you find that payment has gone through, and this appears on your bank account please email us at info@bromleyemergency.com and we will investigate this matter further for you.

My employer/Trust is paying. Are you able to send them an invoice?

If the payment will be made through a Trust, we can issue an invoice. However, before doing so, we require a PO number from your Trust accounts.

Do you provide lunch on the day?

We offer a buffet-style lunch featuring salads, hot bites, sandwiches, and sides. Our lunches have consistently received great feedback, and we strive to improve them with every course. If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know by filling out the “Dietary Requirements” box when placing your order, and we will ensure your needs are catered to.

I can’t attend my course on short notice. What happens next?

Due to our T&Cs, we are unable to offer a refund after two weeks before the course. However, we can add you to our ‘Short Notice List.’ This means that if we receive a last-minute cancellation or cannot fill all the seats on a course date, we may be able to offer the seat to you. Please be aware that this would be on short notice. (This may vary depending on the circumstances.)

I want to transfer to another date. How does this work?

We can offer a course transfer if the request is made at least two weeks before the course date. This is because we need sufficient time to find a replacement for the seat on the original course date. A course transfer request must be submitted in writing to our email at info@bromleyemergency.com.

What is the cancellation policy?

When cancelling a course date, please ensure that the cancellation is made in writing under all circumstances. Candidates who cancel at least 4 weeks in advance will receive a full refund, minus a 5% admin fee. Candidates cancelling 2 to 4 weeks in advance will receive a 75% refund, minus the 5% admin fee. If the vacated spot can be filled, you will receive a full refund, minus the admin fee. Candidates cancelling less than 2 weeks before the course date will not be entitled to a refund or transfer, unless the vacated seat can be filled. In that case, you will receive a full refund, minus the 5% admin fee.

I would like to book a course, but I cannot find any available dates.

If there are no places available for the upcoming courses, please email us, and we can add you to the waiting list. Once new dates have been set or someone cancels their booking, we will contact you promptly to let you know. Our email address is info@bromleyemergency.com.

I forgot my login details.

If you have forgotten your login details, please use the “Forgot my password” link on the login page. Alternatively, you can email us for further support.

When will I receive course information?

Once you have paid for a place on a course, we will send you a confirmation email to confirm that your place has been reserved. Two weeks before the course, we will send you an email with the relevant course information attached. This will include details of our location, a map showing how to get to us from the closest train stations, a programme for the day, and parking information. The email will also contain links to the online pre-course learning materials.

Looking for a More Specialised Ultrasound Course?

Click on the relevant course to find out more