Full Day Course POCUS - Focused transthoracic cardiac sonography (K13)
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 08:30-18:00
SSICM Annual Meeting 2026, Congress Center Basel, rooms Mexico, Hongkong and Guangzhou
This full day course in English is offered as part of the SSICM Annual Meeting 2026. The target audience for this course is medical and resident doctors.
Course lead
Dr. med. Christoph Ganter, Zürich
Additional instructors
Dr. med. Reto Etter, Biel
Prof. Dr. med. Miodrag Filipovic, St.Gallen
PD Dr. med. Caroline Eva Gebhard, Basel
Dr. med. Valentina Rancati, Lausanne
PD Dr. med. Gabriele Via, EDIC, Lugano
Program
08:30-08:45
Greeting & Introduction | FA POCUS SGUM
08:45-09:00
Image settings, Probe maneuvers
09:00-10:15
Examination course TTE: Introduction and hands-on training on volunteers - Parasternal views
10:15-10:30
Coffee break
10:30-12:00
Examination course TTE: Introduction and hands-on training on volunteers - Apical views / Subxyphoidal views
12:00-12:30
LV/RV function
12:30-14:00
Lunch break
14:00-14:30
Volume status, Prediction for fluid responsiveness, Congestion
14:30-14:45
Pericardial effusion / -tamponade
14:45-15:45
Hands-on training on volunteers
15:45-16:00
Coffee break
16:00-16:30
Valvular diseases
16:30-17:30
Hands-on training on volunteers
17:30-18:00
Echo quiz
Registration for the Full Day Course POCUS takes place online via the main SSICM Annual Meeting 2026 registration. Course fees can be found here. There is a limit of 16 participants for this course.
Credits for the full day POCUS course are confirmed from the following societies:
- Swiss Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SSICM): tbd credits
- Swiss Society for Anaesthesiology and Peroperative Medicine (SSAPM): 8 credits
- Swiss Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (SSUM): tbd credits
- Swiss Society of Emergency and Rescue Medicine (SSERM): 8 credits