We offer you the opportunity to train with a multitude of case studies so you can learn as if you were treating real patients”

In recent years, ultrasound of the head, neck and locomotor system has become one of the most widely used disciplines in routine clinical practice. Its use in primary care has led to an increase in diagnostic and resolution capacity, allowing screening and prior diagnosis that filters the referral of complementary explorations, as well as a shortening of time and improvement of health care.

Thanks to technological advances, the size of ultrasound scanners has been reduced considerably in recent decades, making them cheaper and more portable, as well as increasing their applications.

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.

Undoubtedly, Clinical Ultrasound is a most opportune tool given it can instantly provide the right answers to the questions needed for better patient care. 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 for training and professional development in different areas.

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”

The Postgraduate diploma in Head, Neck and Locomotor System Ultrasound for Nursing contains the most complete 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 Head, Neck and Locomotor System Ultrasound, you will master the latest ultrasound techniques and tools”

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.

Our trainings have the best teaching methodology and the latest didactic tools, which will allow you to study from home, but without losing the possibilities offered by on-site classes"

Technological advances have led to improved ultrasound scanners, which are becoming more useful in a variety of new situations"

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. Clinical Ultrasound of the Head and Neck 

2.1. Anatomy Recap

2.1.1. Cranium and Face
2.1.2. Tubular Structures
2.1.3. Glandular Structures
2.1.4. Vascular Structures

2.2. Ocular Ultrasound

2.2.1. Ultrasound Anatomy of the Eye
2.2.2. Ocular Ultrasound Technique
2.2.3. Indications and Contraindications of Ocular Ultrasonography
2.2.4. Ultrasound Report

2.3.  Ultrasound of Salivary Glands 

2.3.1. Regional Sonoanatomy
2.3.2. Technical Aspects
2.3.3. Most Common Tumor and Non-Tumor Pathologies

2.4. Thyroid Ultrasound 

2.4.1. Ultrasound Technique
2.4.2. Indications
2.4.3. Normal and Pathological Thyroid
2.4.4. Diffuse Goiter

2.5. Ultrasound Examination of Adenopathies 

2.5.1. Reactive Lymph Nodes
2.5.2. Non-Specific Inflammatory Diseases
2.5.3. Specific Lymphadenitis (Tuberculosis)
2.5.4. Primary Lymph Node Diseases (Sarcoidosis, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma)
2.5.5. Lymph Node Metastases

2.6. Ultrasound of the Supra-Aortic Trunks 

2.6.1. Sonoanatomy
2.6.2. Scanning Protocol
2.6.3. Extracranial Carotid Pathology
2.6.4. Vertebral Pathology and Subclavian Artery Steal Syndrome

Module 3. Musculoskeletal Clinical Ultrasound 

3.1. Anatomy Recap

3.1.1. Anatomy of the Shoulder
3.1.2. Anatomy of the Elbow
3.1.3. Anatomy of the Wrist and Hand
3.1.4. Anatomy of the Hip and Thigh
3.1.5. Anatomy of the Knee
3.1.6. Anatomy of the Ankle, Foot, and Leg

3.2. Technical Requirements

3.2.1. Introduction
3.2.2. Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Equipment
3.2.3. Ultrasound Imaging Methods
3.2.4. Validation, Reliability, and Standardization
3.2.5. Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

3.3. Examination Technique

3.3.1. Basic Concepts in Ultrasound
3.3.2. Rules for Correct Examination
3.3.3. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Shoulder
3.3.4. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Elbow
3.3.5. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Wrist and Hand
3.3.6. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Hip
3.3.7. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Thigh
3.3.8. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Knee
3.3.9. Examination Technique in Ultrasound Study of the Leg and Ankle

3.4. Sonoanatomy of the Musculoskeletal System: I. Upper Extremities 

3.4.1. Introduction
3.4.2. Shoulder Ultrasound Anatomy
3.4.3. Elbow Ultrasound Anatomy
3.4.4. Wrist and Hand Ultrasound Anatomy

3.5. Sonoanatomy of the Musculoskeletal System: II. Lower Limbs 

3.5.1. Introduction
3.5.2. Hip Ultrasound Anatomy
3.5.3. Thigh Ultrasound Anatomy
3.5.4. Knee Ultrasound Anatomy
3.5.5. Ankle and Leg Ultrasound Anatomy

3.6. Ultrasound in the Most Frequent Acute Injuries of the Musculoskeletal System

3.6.1. Introduction
3.6.2. Muscle Injuries
3.6.3. Tendon Injuries
3.6.4. Ligament Injuries
3.6.5. Subcutaneous Tissue Injuries
3.6.6. Bone Injuries and Joint Injuries
3.6.7. Peripheral Nerve Injuries

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”