Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access

Never miss a central venous line or arterial line again after you have completed this course! After completing this self-directed online course you will be able to perform ultrasound guided central venous and peripheral arterial catheter insertion, increasing the success rate, reducing the time taken and reducing the chance of complications

Students get the opportunity to practice their skills on a simulator at our facilities at the University of Melbourne Ultrasound Simulation Centre between 8 am - 4 pm Monday to Thursday.

Designed For

Suitable for all health care workers who perform central venous (including PICC) and peripheral arterial cannulation.

Accreditation

This is a CPD Australia-approved course.

Learning Outcomes

1. Use ultrasound to discriminate arteries and veins
2. Use ultrasound to identify the best vessel to cannulate
   • Internal jugular, axillary, femoral and peripheral vein
   • Radial, brachial and femoral artery
3. Use ultrasound to successfully guide a wire and cannula into the vessel
4. Use ultrasound to correct cannula misfeed

Course Units

The course is delivered in two components:

Online Course Tutorials

• Tutorial 1: Ultrasound guided peripheral venous and arterial cannulation
• Tutorial 2: Internal Jugular and Axillary Vein Cannulation
• Tutorial 3: Femoral Vein and Artery Cannulation
• Tutorial 4: Prevention of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections
• Tutorial 5: Logbooks – includes online personal log book database
• Tutorial 6: Simulator training
  • Peripheral IV task trainer
  • Internal jugular and axillary vein task trainer (with pulsatile artery)
  • Femoral vein and artery task trainer (with pulsatile artery)

Simulator practice.

• Peripheral IV task trainer
• Internal jugular and axillary vein task trainer (with pulsatile artery)
• Femoral vein and artery task trainer (with pulsatile artery)

Time required

Course completion takes approximately 15 hours.

*participants will have access to the simulators at the University of Melbourne Ultrasound Simulation Centre upon successful course enrolment.

Assessment

Completion of the course requires a 70% pass mark of all pre-reading cases, simulator cases, and exam.

Delivery Mode

This course is delivered online and students can study in their own time and location. Course materials can be accessed using a web browser.

Practical Component: ultrasound simulator exercises performed at the University of Melbourne Ultrasound Simulation Centre, next to Royal Melbourne Hospital.