COMPLETE COURSE FOR DOCTORS

Complete Critical Care Echocardiography

6 days

35 contact hours

Melbourne, VIC

You train hands-on with the same ultrasound equipment used in Heartscope's cardiology clinics.

Course overview

The course gives supervised echocardiography training and clinical case discussion to doctors in acute, critical care and perioperative practice. You'll work on getting reliable images, interpreting findings alongside the patient's presentation and recognising when further imaging or specialist assessment is needed.

During practical sessions, your educator will review your scanning technique and help you improve image quality. Case discussions show how echo findings can help answer bedside clinical questions. Take the complete program or choose individual courses suited to your experience and clinical responsibilities.

Who this course is for

Intensivists and intensive care registrars

Emergency physicians and registrars

Anaesthetists and anaesthetic registrars


Cardiology trainees

General and respiratory physicians

GPs, rural generalists and acute care doctors

Entry requirements

For medical practitioners

You don't need prior echocardiography experience.

In-person attendance

You'll need to attend our Melbourne training centre. The practical sessions can't be completed online.

Course curriculum

The program includes five courses: two full days of Core Practice, a half-day LV course and three focused full-day courses. Follow the links for each course's curriculum.

Course outcomes

You'll complete 35 contact hours of guided scanning and case-based learning.



You'll practise a consistent approach to focused cardiac assessment.



You'll learn to recognise important findings and when to follow bedside echo with further assessment.



You'll receive a Scope Institute certificate recording the training you've completed. This is non-accredited professional training. It isn't CPD-accredited, but doctors can self-record eligible hours.

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