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Preliminary program


MARCH, 5th - Wednesday

Pre-congress courses
Exhibit Hall Rooms
08:00am REGISTRATION
-- AUDIT. 1 AUDIT. 2 AUDIT. 3 AUDIT. 4
09:00am-03:00pm Introduction to Critical Ultrasound for Doctors
Ariane Coester
L. Melniker,
E Dickman,
A. Bharati,
J. Connolly,
B. Jarman,
S. Wilkey
Introduction to Critical
Ultrasound for MedSchool
Mike Stone
R. Hoppmann,
C. Raio,
R. Schneider,
L. Gomes, T. Liu,
D. Pedrollo
Introduction to Critical Ultrasound for Nurses/ Paramedics
Raoul Breitkreutz
T. Petrovic,
W. Heegaard,
J. McManus,
D. Spear,
M. Paschetto,
A. Prone, R. Conlon, C. Graci, P. Pès
Introduction to Critical
Ultrasound for
Healthcare Managers
Diane Sixsmith
M. Menezes,
A. Crespo,
R. Lewiss, P. Chun, H. Ladner
  Opening Ceremonies
  Opening Sessions - E. Silva / G. Cerri
-- WINFOCUS ROOM
04:00-06:00pm Winfocus General Assembly
-- THEATER - Open Lectures
06:00-09:00pm Opening Ceremony
- F. Silva / T. Petrovic / D. Pedrollo
Welcome/Introduction
- E. Silva / G. Cerri
The History of Critical Ultrasound
- M. Blaivas
Winfocus Dream
- L. Neri
Winfocus around the world: Training Centers and Curriculum
- E. Storti
ABCDE Philosophy and Research
- R. Breitkreutz
New Applications of Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care
- D. Lichtenstein
Ultrasound in Primary Healthcare
- L. Neri
09:00pm Welcome Reception (not included in the registration fee)




MARCH, 6th - Thursday

-- Focus on A and B
Time SONOSITE ROOM 1 SONOSITE ROOM 2
08:00am REGISTRATION
-- Basic Track Advanced Track
09:00-09:20am Introduction to Critical Ultrasound
- V. Cianci
Airway Procedures
- A. Sustic
09:20-09:40am Image Acquisition and Knobology
- M. Rodrigues
Pulmonary Embolism
- G. Cibinel
09:40-10:00am Pulmonary Ultrasound
- P. Chun
Interstitial Syndromes
- R. Copetti
10:00-10:20am Chest Trauma
- D. Pedrollo
Lung Ultrasound in Neonatology
- R. Copetti
10:20-10:40am Dyspnea Assessment - Basic
- G. Volpicelli
Dyspnea Assessment - Advanced
- D. Lichtenstein
10:40-11:10am COFFEE BREAK
-- Exhibit Hall - Research Forums
11:10-12:40pm AUDIT. 1 AUDIT. 2 AUDIT. 3 AUDIT. 4
Trauma A and B
M. Zago,
A. Kirkpatrick,
L. Neri, J. Connolly
Pre-hospital
T. Petrovic, D. Bueno,
R. Schneider,
D. Spear, W. Hegaard
Pulmonary
D. Lichtenstein,
G. Volpicelli,
M. del Rios,
R. Copetti, V. Noble
Carotid IMT index
L. Melniker,
M. Blaivas
SONOSITE ROOM 1 SONOSITE ROOM 2
Oral Presentations Oral Presentations
12:40-01:30pm LUNCH
-- Exhibit Hall - Workshops
01:30-03:00pm AUDIT. 1 AUDIT. 2 AUDIT. 3 AUDIT. 4
Airway
A. Sustic, E. Storti, A. Kirkpatrick
Lung
D. Lichtenstein, V. Noble, G. Volpicelli, M. del Rios, P. Chun
Pediatric Lung Ultrasound
R. Copetti, J. Tsung, L Vitola, A. Sivitz  
ICU
L. Neri, E. Silva,
G. Friedman
SONOSITE ROOM 1 SONOSITE ROOM 2
MedStudents
R. Schneider, M. Stone, R. Hoppmann,
A. Singla
Pre-hospital
C. Graci, M. Rodrigues, T. Petrovic,
D. Spear, P. Pès
-- Exhibit Hall
03:00-05:00pm Volunteer tutoring
03:00-03:30pm COFFEE BREAK
-- Basic Track Advanced Track
03:30-03:50pm Pelvic and Gonadal
- M. Blaivas
Craniofacial and Cervical
- D. Lichtenstein
03:50-04:10pm Urinary
- R. Lewiss
US-Guided EGDT Fundamentals
- A. Weekes
04:10-04:30pm General Abdominal
- L. Barozzi
Pediatric Abdominal
- A. Sivitz
04:30-05:00pm Disaster Triage
- W. Heegaard
Teleultrasound - (TELECONFERENCE)
- S. Dulchavsky
-- WINFOCUS ROOM
05:00-05:30pm  USCMC Project
05:30-06:00pm  Journal of Critical Ultrasound
06:00pm 2008 Board Elections



MARCH, 7th - Friday

-- Focus on C
Time SONOSITE ROOM 1 SONOSITE ROOM 2
-- Basic Track Advanced Track
09:00-09:20am Basic Echocardiography
- S. Price
Acute Heart Failure
- G. Volpicelli
09:20-09:40am FAST
- A. Coester
Chest Pain
- G. Cibinel
09:40-10:00am DVT
- M. Blaivas
Shock
- A. Dean
10:00-10:20am Aorta and IVC
- E. Dickman
IVC collapsibility Index
-A. Nagdev
10:20-10:40am Central Vein Access
- H. Ladner
Resuscitation
- R. Breitkreutz
10:40-11:10am COFFEE BREAK
-- Exhibit Hall - Research Forums
11:10-12:40pm AUDIT. 1 AUDIT. 2 AUDIT. 3 AUDIT. 4
US-guided EGDT
A. Weekes,
E. Silva, A. Dean,
H. Ladner,
D. Pedrollo,
G. Friedman,
K. Prado
Pulmonary Embolism
G. Cibinel,
D. Lichtenstein,
P. Chun, M. Blaivas
Resuscitation
R. Breitkreutz,
V. Noble, A. Sustic,
V. Cianci
Vascular Access
A. Nagdev, D. Spear,
R. Reardon,
S. Doniger
SONOSITE ROOM 1 SONOSITE ROOM 2
Oral Presentations Oral Presentations
12:40-01:30pm LUNCH
-- Exhibit Hall - Workshops
01:30-03:00pm AUDIT. 1 AUDIT. 2 AUDIT. 3 AUDIT. 4
Shock
A. Dean,
A. Weekes,
D. Pedrollo,
N. Panebianco
DVT, Aorta, IVC
M. Blaivas,
E. Dickman,
A. Golea, A.Coester
Peds
J. Tsung, R. Copetti,
L. Vitola, A. Sivitz,
S. Doniger
Cardiac
S. Price,
G. Cibinel,
R. Reardon,
A. Darkeh
SONOSITE ROOM 1 SONOSITE ROOM 2
FAST
R. Lewiss, A. Singla, A. Coester,
H. Martins, B. Bertuzzi, P. Neto,
L. Barozzi
Central Vein Access
H. Ladner, A. Nagdev, D. Spear,
T. Liu, J. Connolly
Peripheral Vein Access for Nurses
M. Paschetto, A. Prone, A. Bittencourt,
Q. Schneider, S. Endres, G. Jung,
S. Corral
-- Exhibit Hall
03:00-05:00pm Volunteer tutoring
03:00-03:30pm COFFEE BREAK
-- Education Primary and Austere
03:30-03:50pm Residency Education
- H. Ladner
Maternal-Fetal Health
- L. Neri
03:50-04:10pm Fellowship Curriculum
- C. Raio
Infant Health
- R. Conlon
04:10-04:30pm MedSchool Education
- R. Hoppmann
Tactical Ultrasound
- J. McManus
04:30-05:00pm MedSchool Ultrasound Curriculum
- M. Stone
Peace Training
- R. Rivers
-- WINFOCUS ROOM
05:00-05:30pm  ILCEUS Project
05:30-06:00pm  PRIMUS Project
06:00pm Committee Meetings



MARCH, 8th - Saturday

-- Focus on D, E, Procedures
Time SONOSITE ROOM 1 SONOSITE ROOM 2
-- Basic Track Advanced Track
09:00-09:20am Increased Intracranial Pressure
- V. Noble
Principles of US-Guided Procedures
- E. Storti
09:20-09:40am Transcranial Doppler in Ischemic Stroke
- G. Freitas 
Pericardiocentesis, Thoracentesis, Paracentesis
- P. Thompson
09:40-10:00am Pediatric Brain Ultrasound
- J. Tsung
Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue
- M. Montorfano
10:00-10:20am Ocular
- M. Blaivas  
Foreign Bodies
- D. Price
10:20-10:40am Lumbar Puncture
- M. Stone
Regional Anesthesia
- D. Price
10:40-11:10am COFFEE BREAK
-- Exhibit Hall - Research Forums
11:10-12:40pm AUDIT. 1 AUDIT. 2 AUDIT. 3 AUDIT. 4
Cranial Ultrasound
V. Noble, P. Pès,
E. Starczala,
E. Storti, G. Freitas
Pediatric Brain Ultrasound
J. Tsung, R. Copetti, L. Vitola
Scarce-Resource Areas
R. Conlon,
J. McManus, L. Neri,
R. Rivers
Teleultrasound
D. Spear,
M. Rodrigues,
A. Kirkpatrick,
S. Dulchavsky (TC)
SONOSITE ROOM 1 SONOSITE ROOM 2
Oral Presentations Oral Presentations
12:40-01:30pm LUNCH
-- Exhibit Hall - Workshops
01:30-03:00pm AUDIT. 1 AUDIT. 2 AUDIT. 3 AUDIT.4
Musculoskeletal
M. Montorfano,
J. McManus
Foreign Body
C. Raio,
R. Reardon
Transcranial
P. Pés. E. Starczala, T. Petrovic,
G. Freitas
Ocular
P. Chun. V. Noble, A. Singla,
M. Blaivas
SONOSITE ROOM 1 SONOSITE ROOM 2
Regional Anesthesia
M. Stone, D. Price T. Liu
Peripheral IV
S. Doniger, Q. Schneider, R. Schneider,
D. Pedrollo, D. Spear, J. Anthony
-- Exhibit Hall
03:00-03:30pm COFFEE BREAK
-- Closing Sessions
03:30pm Winfocus as a Teaching Organization
- D. Lichtenstein
 
Winfocus as a Humanitarian Organization
- L. Neri
 
Awards
- R. Breitkreutz, E. Storti
 
Greetings
- E. Silva, G. Cerri, F. Silva, L. Neri,
T. Petrovic
 
 
04:00pm Final Meetings