The hands-on course from the University of Otago offers a thorough grounding in point-of-care ultrasound. It has been extremely popular in recent years.
There are currently slots available for the 2025 course so if you are keen to enrol you should follow this link.
https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/qualifications/pgcertcpu
The course is an approved paper for RNZCUC Registrars.
Scanning techniques taught include looking for AAA, FAST scan – trauma, gallstones, bladder, early pregnancy, foreign body, hydronephrotic kidney, above knee DVT, pericardial effusion, impaired LV systolic function, volume assessment in the shocked patient, significant mitral incompetence and aortic stenosis.
You will need full access to a machine with a cardiac probe and need to be aware that this includes a physics course, as well as 3 residentials, participation in a Moodle and a logbook requirement of 50 cases