2022 RACEplus – Potts Point

** Please note while we try our best to offer the listed courses, there is always a small chance that the course may be cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.  In this case, we will offer refund in full.**

Location: Potts Point, Sydney, NSW

Date: 27 – 28 August 2022 (Sat-Sun)

Fee: AUD1,550.00 (early bird before 1 August 2022)

RACE (Rapid Assessment by Cardiac Echo) is a transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) course specifically designed for the critical care and acute care physicians.  Its objective is to equip physicians in these areas with the skills and knowledge to perform focused bedside TTE so that common cardiac and haemodynamic disorders can be identified quickly.  RACE is suitable for physicians with little or no prior knowledge of TTE, and there is a strong focus on HANDS-ON practice in this course.

Course content

✓Left heart function

✓Right heart function

✓Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade

✓Intravascular volume (fluid status) assessment

RACEplus is an extended course of RACE.  The content of RACEplus:

♦ Day 1: RACE workshop

♦ Day 2: Intermediate (the plus) module that includes

✓Lung ultrasound

✓Echo in hypotensive patients

✓Focused assessment and feedback from instructors

✓Case interpretation workshop

 ePre-course

After registration, participants will have access to our ePre-course.  

** Important: Please remember to create an account (by creating a password) in the check-out page in order to access ePre-course.

Accreditations and CME points

RACEplus is a recognized course for CME purpose by various colleges in Australasia & other countries, including CICM, ACEM, ANZCA, RACP, ASUM (RCE and BELS), HKCEM and HKCA.

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RACEplus is recognized by ASUM for CCPU (RCE & BELS) purposes, and is approved for 12.5 ACEM CPD hours.

Note: Participants claiming ACEM CPD hours are also required to submit an ACEM Evaluation Form to the College.  

Program

Program is available here.

*Important

1. All fees and payments are in Australian dollars (AUD).
2. The registration fee includes a copy of McLean & Huang (2012) Critical Care Ultrasound Manual.  Elsevier Australia.
3. Please note that ePre-course will not be available until 2021.  Hence, a Certificate of Attendance will be issued after successful completion of the course.