South African Vascular Ultrasound Course
09 - 11 December 2015, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Groote Schuur Hospital & UCT Private Academic Hospital, Cape Town
Course convener
Dr. Nadraj G Naidoo
Head: Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy
Department of Surgery
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Cape Town
Invited guests
Professor Nicos Labropoulos (Stony Brook University Medical Center, New York)
Professor ATO Abdool-Carrim (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg)
Dr. Ahmed Kadwa (St. Augustine Hospital, Durban)
Course faculty
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Nadraj G Naidoo
Nicos Labropoulos
Ahmed Kadwa
ATO Abdool-Carrim
Bhavesh Natha
Laura Redman
Loretta O` Neil (GSH) – Vascular ultrasonographer
Nadia David (GSH) – Vascular ultrasonographer
Belinda Stevens (Millpark hospital) – Vascular ultrasonographer
Local Organizing Committee
Chair: Nadraj G Naidoo
Liezel Klinghorn (Vascumed)
Paul Young (Medtronic)
John Orr (Marcus Medical)
Samantha Schofield (SA Biomedical)
Craig Goodburn (Torquemed)
Anadia Boshoff (BARD)
Caroline Alleson (Boston Scientific)
ACADEMIC PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY (09/12/2015)
07h40 – 07h45: Welcome
NG Naidoo
07h45 – 09h30: SESSION 1 (Basic principles of vascular ultrasound)
07h45 – 08h30: Basic principles of ultrasound & vascular physiology
…as it relates to vascular ultrasound imaging
A Kadwa
08h30 – 08h45: Overview: Controls for the ultrasound machine
(Live / interactive: “knobology”)
N Labropoulos
08h45 – 09h30: Performing the scan – normal anatomy
(Technique and procedural considerations)
(Live demonstration)
N Labropoulos
09h30 – 10h00: TEA
10h00 – 12h00: Practical hands-on session
(Includes US-guided vascular access on phantom models)
12h00 – 13h00: LUNCH
13h00 – 14h30: SESSION 2 (Cerebrovascular disease)
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Carotid artery
Vertebral artery
Intracranial vessels
13h00- 13h45: Anatomico-pathological considerations &
Ultrasound principles
13h45 - 14h30: Performing the scan
(Technique and procedural considerations)
(Live demonstration)
14h30 – 15h00: TEA
15h00 – 17h30: Practical hands-on session
NG Naidoo
A Kadwa
THURSDAY (10/12/2015)
08h00 – 09h30: SESSION 2 (Venous - lower extremity)
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Primary varicose veins – Great saphenous vein (GSV)
Primary varicose veins – Small saphenous vein (SSV)
Atypical varicose veins
IVC and Iliac vein assessment
Post-thrombotic syndrome
Non-thrombotic iliac vein obstruction
Deep vein thrombosis
08h00 – 08h30: Anatomico-pathological considerations &
Ultrasound principles
N Labropoulos
08h30 – 09h15: Performing the scan
(Technique and procedural considerations)
(Live demonstration)
N Labropoulos
09h15 – 09h30: Basic principles of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
N Labropoulos
09h30 – 10h00: TEA
10h00 – 12h00: Practical hands-on session
12h00 – 13h00: LUNCH
(Live case transmission: Intravascular ultrasound)
NG Naidoo
13h00 – 14h30: SESSION 3 (Upper extremity vessels; Vascular access for
haemodialysis)
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Vein assessment (Subclavian; Axillary; Internal Jugular; Basilic; Cephalic)
Arterial assessment (Subclavian; Axillary; Brachial; Ulna; Radial)
Assessment of AVF for haemodialysis
Principles of intravascular ultrasound
Axillary - subclavian vein occlusive disease
13h00 – 13h30: Anatomico-pathological considerations &
Ultrasound principles
B Natha
13h30 – 14h15: Performing the scan
(Technique and procedural considerations)
(Live demonstration)
A Kadwa
14h30 – 15h00: TEA
15h00 – 17h30: Practical hands-on session
FRIDAY (11/12/2015)
08h00 – 09h30: SESSION 4 (Peripheral Arterial Disease - supra-inguinal
imaging)
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Abdominal aorta (including abdominal aortic aneurysms)
Iliac arteries
Mesenteric vessels
Renal vessels
08h00- 08h45: Anatomico-pathological considerations &
Ultrasound principles
08h45 - 09h30: Performing the scan
(Technique and procedural considerations)
(Live demonstration)
ATO Abdool-Carrim
N Labropoulos
09h30 – 10h00: TEA
10h00 – 12h00: Practical hands-on session
12h00 -13h00: LUNCH
13h00 – 14h30: SESSION 5 (Peripheral arterial disease - infra-inguinal imaging)
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Femoral artery
Popliteal artery
Tibial vessels
Vein assessment and vein marking
Vein graft assessment
13h00 – 13h45: Anatomico-pathological considerations &
Ultrasound principles
13h45 – 14h30: Performing the scan
(Technique and procedural considerations)
(Live demonstration)
Laura Redman
ATO Abdool-Carrim
14h30 – 15h00: TEA
15h00 – 1730: Practical hands-on session
17h30: CLOSE
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
THURSDAY (10/12/2015)
 Course dinner
o Venue to be announced
o Dress: smart casual
COURSE ACCREDITATION
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The course will be accredited for CPD points.
A Certificate of Attendance will be issued to attending delegates on completion of the
course.
The course is endorsed by:
o The University of Cape Town (UCT)
o The South African Inter-university Vascular Surgery Collaboration
(SAIVaSC)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(Pending confirmation of educational grants to fund this course)
VASCUMED
MEDTRONIC
SA BIOMEDICAL
BARD
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
TORQUEMED
MARCUS MEDICAL
VENUE:
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GROOTE SCHUUR HOSPITAL (PGWC), Cape Town
UCT PRIVATE ACADEMIC HOSPITAL (NETCARE), Cape Town
The following companies will be approached to provide ultrasound machines
PHILIPS MEDICAL
TECHMED (Toshiba)
SSEM (Hitachi / Sonosite)
AXIM MEDICAL (Aloka)
GENERAL ELECTRIC