II International forum on the use of ultrasound for hemodynamic and pulmonary monitoring applied to the critically ill patient Bogota 2018

Thursday, April 19^th 

8:30 am: Welcome message and presentation of the course.

Dr. Carlos A. Santacruz H (Colombia)

Basic concepts 

8:35 – 8:55 am: Physical principles of ultrasound.

Dr. Carlos A. Santacruz H (Colombia)

9:00-9:45 am: Transthoracic and Transesophageal echocardiography: indications and planes.

Prof. Daniel de Backer (Belgium)

9:50-10:35 am: Lung ultrasound, technique and the 10 basic signatures

Prof. Daniel Lichtenstein (France)

10:35-10:55: Refreshment Break. 

11:00-12:55 pm: Ultrasound workshop (all):

Group 1: Transthoracic echocardiography: parasternal short axis and long axis, apical 2-4-5 chamber and subcostal basic views Prof. Daniel de Backer (Belgium)-Dr. Jose Luis Vargas (Colombia)

Group 2: Assessment of inferior vena cava: B and M mode to measure inferior vena cava diameter and respiratory variations -Dra Victoria Roncallo (Colombia)-Dr. Andres Felipe Yepes (Colombia)

Group 3: Lung and pleural ultrasound: Lung sliding and A profile Prof. Daniel Lichtenstein (France)-Lucio Couto (Brazil)

Group 4:  Transesophageal echocardiography: basic principles and planes Prof. Antoine Vieillard-Baron (France)

Group 5: Lower Limbs ultrasound: B mode common and superficial femoral, saphenous and deep veins, femoral common superficial and deep arteries, popliteal vein and artery. Dr. Mauricio Marquez (Colombia)-Dra. Virginia Zamara (Colombia).

1:00 -1:55 pm: Lunch.

2:00 – 2:40 pm: Echocardiographic assessment of a patient in hemodynamic shock. 

Prof. Daniel de Backer (Belgium)

2:45- 3:30 pm: Lung and pleural ultrasound: Diagnostic approach in patients with acute respiratory and circulatory failure.

Prof. Daniel Lichtenstein (France)

3:35 – 4:35 pm: Case presentations.

1.     Lung ultrasound, interactive cases of the BLUE-protocol Prof. Daniel Lichtenstein (France)

2.     Transthoracic and Transesophageal echocardiogram Prof. Daniel de Backer (Belgium) - Prof. Antoine Vieillard-Baron (France).

4:40 – 6:pm: Free access to hands-on.

Friday, April 20^th

8:30 – 9:15 am: Prediction and evaluation of fluid responsiveness

Prof. Antoine Vieillard-Baron (France)

9:20 – 10:00 am: Assessing systolic function of a patient in hemodynamic shock

Prof. Daniel de Backer (Belgium)

10:05 – 11:05 Pros/cons debate      

- Fluid resuscitation: all I need is echocardiography! Prof. Antoine Vieillard-Baron (France)

- Fluid resuscitation: echocardiography is not the sole tool! Prof. Daniel de Backer (Belgium)

11:10 – 11:55:  Diastolic evaluation of the left ventricle with emphasis on fluid management and pulmonary edema

Dr. Antoine Herpain (Belgium)

12:00 – 1:25 pm: Lunch.

1:30 – 2:30 pm: Case presentations.

3.     Lung ultrasound, interactive cases of the BLUE-protocol Prof. Daniel Lichtenstein (France) 

4.     Transthoracic and Transesophageal echocardiogram Prof. Daniel de Backer (Belgium)-Prof. Antoine Vieillard-Baron (France)

2:35 – 3:05 pm: Refreshment break.

3:10 – 6:00 pm: Ultrasound workshop:

Group 1: Measurement of cardiac output (LVOT diameter, LV VTI, stroke volume) Prof. Daniel de Backer (Belgium)

Group 2: Measurement of LVEF Dr. Patrick Sampaio (Brasil)

Group 3: Left ventricle diastolic function: A, E, E/A, E/É waves Dr. Antoine Herpain (Belgium)-Dr Mauricio Marques (Colombia)

Group 4: Right ventricle: normal shapes, TAPSE Dra. Virginia Zarama (Colombia)-Dra Victoria Roncallo (Colombia)

Group 5: Tricuspid, mitral and aortic valves: basic and color Doppler views Dr. Jose Luis Vargas (Colombia)- Dr. Andres Felipe Yepes (Colombia)

Group 6: Trans-esophageal echocardiographic cardiac output and superior vena cava assessment Prof Antoine Vieillard-Baron (France)

Saturday, April 21^th

8:30 – 8:55 am: Mechanical complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction. 

Dr. Patrick Sampaio (Brasil)

9:00 – 9:25 am: Focused echocardiographic evaluation of a patient during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Dr. Antoine Herpain (Belgium)

9:30 – 9:55 am: Echocardiography evaluation of a patient with septic myocardial dysfunction.

Prof. Daniel de Backer (Belgium)

10:00 – 10:25 am: Echocardiographic evaluation of a patient in shock post cardiac surgery.

Dr. Patrick Sampaio (Brasil)

10:30 – 10:55 am: Echocardiographic evaluation of a patient with ARDS.

Prof. Antoine-Vieillard Baron (France)

11:00 – 11:25 am: Echocardiographic evaluation of a patient with pulmonary embolism.

Dr. Antoine Herpain (Belgium)

11:30 – 11:55 am: Heart-Lung interactions.

Prof. Antoine-Vieillard Baron (France)

12:00 – 12:25 pm: The role of echocardiography in a patient under Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).

Prof. Daniel de Backer (Belgium)

12:30 – 12:55 pm: Whole body Ultrasonography in the critically ill Prof Daniel Lichtenstein (France)

1:00 – 1:10 pm: Key messages and conclusions.

Dr. Carlos A. Santacruz H (Colombia)