Urological Ultrasound Workshop
Date – Saturday 28th November 2009, 9am-3.30pm
Venue – Department of Urology, Level 4 West, Main Building, Concord Repatriation
General Hospital, Hospital Road, Concord NSW 2139
Faculty:
Lewis Chan FRACS, DDU Urologist CRGH (Convenor)
Andre Lalak FRCS, FRACS Urologist CRGH
Ruth Collins MD,FRCS, FRACS Urologist CRGH
Graham Coombes FRACS Urologist CRGH
Vincent Tse MS FRACS Urologist CRGH
Stephanie The FRANZCOG, DDU, COGU Subspecialist in O&G Ultrasound
The aim of this workshop is to provide participants with a practical knowledge in the
basic principles of ultrasound and instrumentation, as well as urological applications
including prostate and urinary tract imaging
Learning Objectives
 Understand the basic principles of ultrasound and instrumentation
 Be able to use instrumental controls to optimize the ultrasound image
 Understand the indications, techniques and complications of prostate ultrasound
and biopsy
 Understand the principles and techniques of prostate ultrasound for brachytherapy
 Understand the use of ultrasound in urinary tract imaging, including kidney,
bladder, scrotum, transperineal and intraoperative applications
 Be able to recognize common gynaecological pathologies encountered in pelvic
scanning
 Be aware of the role of Doppler ultrasound in the assessment of male and female
sexual dysfunction
Participants will have the opportunity to have hands-on live scanning on patients as
well as using tissue phantoms. A variety of ultrasound machines will be available. As
such there will be a limit of 20 participants
Accreditation – The workshop is accredited for 6 MOPPS points from the
Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) and the Urological Society
of Australia and New Zealand. The workshop is accredited as a basic module by
ASUM for the Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound (CCPU)- Surgery.
Registration Fees – Trainee $350 Consultant $400. Please make cheques payable to
Bladder Research Fund, Concord Hospital.
Contact – Lewis Chan (02) 9767 6292 Email: chanle@email.cs.nsw.gov.au
UROLOGICAL ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
0900 – 0920
Principles of ultrasound and basic instrumentation – L Chan
 Overview of physics of ultrasound
 Basic instrumentation/ controls
 Ultrasound artifacts and application in diagnostic imaging
 Safety issues
0920 – 0930
Optimising the ultrasound image – tricks of the trade
0930 - 1000 Application of ultrasound in urology - L Chan
 Urinary tract ultrasound
 Transperineal ultrasound and imaging for urodynamics
 Intraoperative ultrasound
 New techniques,3D/4D ultrasound
 Documentation
1000 – 1030
1030-1045
Trans-rectal ultrasound of prostate and biopsy – A Lalak
 Prostate sonographic anatomy and pathology
 Indications for biopsy
 Techniques of imaging and biopsy
 Local anaesthesia
 Complications
Prostate ultrasound for brachytherapy – G Coombes
1045– 1100
Morning tea
1100 – 1230
TRUS and prostate biopsy demonstration - A Lalak
Transperineal ultrasound – L Chan
Renal/bladder live scanning- image optimization
TRUS and prostate biopsy techniques (prostate phantom)
1230 – 1330
Lunch
1330 – 1345
Video session – common pelvic pathologies on ultrasound –S The
1345– 1400
Ultrasound in the assessment of sexual dysfunction –R Collins
 Principles of Doppler ultrasound and instrumentation
 Male sexual dysfunction
 Female sexual dysfunction
1400 – 1530
Hands- on workshop (3 stations)
 Bladder and pelvic scanning
 Kidney scanning
 Live scanning assessment
1530
Questions and Closing Remarks