Full Day Course POCUS - Focused transthoracic cardiac sonography (K13)
Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 08h30-18h00
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 méd. Christoph Ganter, Zurich
Additional instructors
Dr méd. Reto Etter, Bienne
Pr Dr méd. Miodrag Filipovic, Saint-Gall
PD Dr méd. Caroline Eva Gebhard, Bâle
Dr méd. Valentina Rancati, Lausanne
PD Dr. méd. Gabriele Via, EDIC, Lugano
Program
08h30-08h45
Greeting & Introduction | FA POCUS SGUM
08h45-09h00
Image settings, Probe maneuvers
09h00-10h15
Examination course TTE: Introduction and hands-on training on volunteers - Parasternal views
10h15-10h30
Coffee break
10h30-12h00
Examination course TTE: Introduction and hands-on training on volunteers - Apical views / Subxyphoidal views
12h00-12h30
LV/RV function
12h30-14h00
Lunch break
14h00-14h30
Volume status, Prediction for fluid responsiveness, Congestion
14h30-14h45
Pericardial effusion / -tamponade
14h45-15h45
Hands-on training on volunteers
15h45-16h00
Coffee break
16h00-16h30
Valvular diseases
16h30-17h30
Hands-on training on volunteers
17h30-18h00
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