7th AVUS MEETING AND POST-GRADUATE COURSE IN ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES

The 2010 AVUS Meeting will encompass a one day seminar (7th Congress of the Adriatic Vascular Ultrasound Society) and a one and an half day advanced course in vascular ultrasound techniques.

Throughout the course, a vast array of outstanding clinicians, renowned scientists and expert investigators will provide participants the opportunity to receive a renewed insight in the hottest topics of vascular medicine. In addition, participants will discover the potential improvements in the field resulting from the latest innovative developments in the area of therapeutic agents.

This program has been conceived with a methodological, clinical and multidisciplinary approach to vascular diseases. Therefore, the meeting mainly caters to specialists in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases,
Angiology, Geriatrics, Emergency Medicine, Neurology and Vascular Surgery who are interested in continuing their knowledge in and learning about ultrasound diagnostic procedures and their clinical use in the various medical settings of vascular medicine.

The first part of the course will be dedicated to the basic principles of diagnostic ultrasound techniques and Doppler. The remaining sections of the course will describe the standard techniques commonly adopted to examine the different vascular compartments and will provide a practical explanation of their application by show-case demonstrations and several hands-on sessions. The practical portion of the course will enable all participants to train directly under the instruction of expert investigators.