We put at your disposal the most complete training, from the hand of the main professionals in the field, to achieve the objectives of a quality praxis that every nurse should pursue”

Thanks to technological advances, the size and price of ultrasound scanners have been reduced in recent years, allowing them to be used in ultrasound-guided procedures and in primary care. Therefore, it is essential for nursing professionals to be trained in this highly demanded specialty, as it facilitates prior diagnosis and improves the quality of health care.

Over the years, the ultrasound scanner has become an indispensable tool in healthcare. Today, its use is indispensable in diagnostic tests and guided procedures such as FNA, percutaneous biopsy, abscess drainage, pericardiocentesis or paracentesis. Due to its numerous applications and the growing need to incorporate ultrasound in daily healthcare practice, the Postgraduate diploma in Ultrasound-Guided Procedures and Other Ultrasound Applications in Primary Care for Nursing is born.

Ultrasound is a safe, fast, reliable, innocuous and non-invasive test, well tolerated by patients, relatively low cost, and which has evolved into new, smaller and more accessible devices.

Now, they have become a popular and valuable tool in guiding diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. They have also helped to increase the potential of Clinical Ultrasound, achieving a notable increase in its applications.

Primary care is undoubtedly one of the areas where Clinical Ultrasound is most widely used. Nursing professionals can benefit from Clinical Ultrasound to favorably influence diagnosing and treating different pathologies, improving patient safety, reducing waiting times and possible errors.

With this Postgraduate diploma, students have the the opportunity to take a program that brings together the most advanced and in-depth knowledge in the field, where a group of highly regarded professors with extensive international experience provides you with the most complete and up-to-date training on the latest advances and techniques in the use of ultrasound as an adjunct to physical examinations.

It endorses the latest advances in ultrasound with a robust and didactic teaching program, which positions it as a product of the highest scientific rigor aimed at health professionals at the international level. In addition, the program is based on a multidisciplinary approach to its subjects, which allows training and professional development in different areas.

Its teaching staff, composed of distinguished experts in the field, will guide and advise you throughout the training process”

The Postgraduate diploma in Ultrasound-Guided Procedures and Other Ultrasound Applications in Primary Care for Nursing comprises the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Numerous clinical cases presented by ultrasound experts
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional
• New diagnostic-therapeutic developments on evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention in problems or disorders that can be addressed with ultrasound
• It contains practical exercises where the self-evaluation process can be carried out to improve learning
• An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the clinical situations presented throughout the course
• Special emphasis on evidence-based medicine and research methodologies in ultrasound processes
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments

With the Postgraduate diploma in Ultrasound-Guided Procedures and Other Ultrasound Applications in Primary Care for Nursing, you will learn to master advanced ultrasound procedures and improve your resolution capacity”

The teaching staff is made up of prestigious and renowned professionals who have extensive experience in healthcare, teaching, and research in various countries, contributing their professional expertise to this Postgraduate diploma. 

The methodological design of this Postgraduate Diploma developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts in e-learning integrates the latest advances in educational technology to create numerous multimedia tools that allow professionals to resolve real situations in their daily practice. These will enable you to advance by both acquiring knowledge and developing new skills in your future professional work. 

The contents generated for this Postgraduate diploma, as well as the videos, self-exams, clinical cases, and modular exams, have been thoroughly reviewed, updated, and integrated by the professors and the team of experts that make up the course working group, in order to gradually and educationally facilitate a learning process that allows for the objectives of the teaching program to be achieved.

Thanks to the e-learning methodology, on which the design of the contents of this program is based, you will assimilate the knowledge more quickly and for a longer period of time"

As it is 100% online, you will be able to update your knowledge on the advances in ultrasound in ultrasound diagnostics, in a practical way and adapted to your needs"

The structure of the contents has been designed by a team of professionals from leading hospitals, who have taken into account the need to update the content that will be taught, as well as the use of quality teaching through new educational technologies.

This program will help you to prevent, detect, and intervene in diseases that can be diagnosed using ultrasound"

Module 1. Ultrasound Imaging 

1.1. Physical Principles

1.1.1. Sounds and Ultrasound
1.1.2. The Nature of Sound
1.1.3. Interaction of Sound with Matter
1.1.4. The Concept of Ultrasound
1.1.5. Ultrasound Safety

1.2. Ultrasound Sequence

1.2.1. Ultrasound Emission
1.2.2. Tissue Interaction
1.2.3. Echo Formation
1.2.4. Ultrasound Reception
1.2.5. Ultrasound Image Generation

1.3. Ultrasound Modes

1.3.1. Modes A and M
1.3.2. B Mode
1.3.3. Doppler Modes (Color, Angio and Spectral)
1.3.4. Combined Modes

1.4. Ultrasound Scanners

1.4.1. Common Components
1.4.2. Classification
1.4.3. Transducers

1.5. Ultrasound Maps and Echonavigation

1.5.1. Spatial Layout
1.5.2. Ultrasound Maps
1.5.3. Transducer Movements
1.5.4. Practical Advice

1.6. Trends in Ultrasound

1.6.1. 3D/4D Ultrasound
1.6.2. Sonoelastography
1.6.3. Echopotentiation
1.6.4. Other Modes and Techniques

Module 2. Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

2.1. Ultrasound-Guided FNA

2.1.1. Indications/Contraindications. Material
2.1.2. Informed Consent
2.1.3. Procedure
2.1.4. Results
2.1.5. Complications
2.1.6. Quality Control

2.2. Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy

2.2.1. Informed Consent
2.2.2. Biopsy Materials (Types of Biopsy Needles)
2.2.3. Procedure
2.2.4. Complications
2.2.5. Care
2.2.6. Quality Control

2.3. Drainage of Abscesses and Fluid Collections

2.3.1. Indications and Contraindications
2.3.2. Informed Consent
2.3.3. Requirements and Materials
2.3.4. Technique and Approach: Direct Puncture (Trocar Technique) vs. Step to Step (Seldinger)
2.3.5. Catheter Management and Patient Care
2.3.6. Side Effects and Complications
2.3.7. Quality Control

2.4. Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis, Pericardiocentesis, and Paracentesis

2.4.1. Indications and Advantages over the Anatomical Reference Technique
2.4.2. Basic Aspects: Ultrasound Specifications and Ultrasound Anatomy
2.4.3. Ultrasound Specifications and Pericardial Drainage Technique
2.4.4. Ultrasound Specifications and Thoracic Drainage Technique
2.4.5. Ultrasound Specifications and Abdominal Drainage Technique
2.4.6. Common Problems, Complications, and Practical Advice

2.5. Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Cannulation

2.5.1. Indications and Advantages over the Anatomical Reference Technique
2.5.2. Current Evidence on Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Cannulation
2.5.3. Basic Aspects: Ultrasound Specifications and Ultrasound Anatomy
2.5.4. Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Cannulation Technique
2.5.5. Single Peripheral Catheter and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Cannulation Technique
2.5.6. Arterial Cannulation Technique

2.6. Ultrasound-Guided Infiltration and Chronic Pain Treatment

2.6.1. Infiltrations and Pain
2.6.2. Large Joints: Intra-Articular and Myotendinous
2.6.3. Small Joints: Intra-Articular and Myotendinous
2.6.4. Spinal Column

Module 3. Other Uses of Clinical Ultrasound

3.1. Radial Breast Ultrasound

3.1.1. Anatomy Recap
3.1.2. Technical Requirements
3.1.3. Ultrasound Slices
3.1.4. Ultrasound Characteristics. Breast Pathology
3.1.5. Breast Elastography

3.2. Dermatological Ultrasound

3.2.1. Echoanatomy of the Skin and Appendages
3.2.2. Ultrasound of Skin Tumors
3.2.3. Ultrasound of Inflammatory Skin Diseases
3.2.4. Ultrasound in Dermoesthetics and its Complications

3.3. Ultrasound in Diabetes

3.3.1. Aortic/Carotid Atheromatosis in Diabetics
3.3.2. Parenchymal Echogenicity in Diabetic Patients
3.3.3. Biliary Lithiasis in Diabetic Patients
3.3.4. Neurogenic Bladder in Diabetic Patients
3.3.5. Cardiomyopathy in Diabetic Patients

3.4. Ultrasound Report

3.4.1. Ultrasound Note
3.4.2. Ultrasound Derivation
3.4.3. Ultrasound Report in PC

3.5. Ultrasound Safety in Times of Covid-19

An impressive teaching staff, made up of professionals from different areas of expertise, will be your teachers during your training: a unique opportunity not to be missed”