Winfocus 2009: The 5th World Congress on Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Winfocus 2009: The 5th World Congress on Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

4 - 6 September 2009, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour

Programme

The WINFOCUS 2009 Congress will be held from Friday, 4 - Sunday, 6 September 2009.
Pre-congress workshops, jointly organised with WFUMB, will be held on Thursday, 3 September 2009.

Progamme
WINFOCUS' Programme is endorsed by Picture 3

A copy of the final programme is available HERE.
Please note the programme is subject to change.

Accreditations
WINFOCUS is pleased to announce that its congress programme has been accredited by the following organisations:

The following WINFOCUS/WFUMB joint workshops (or "pre-workshops") are accreditable towards CCPU:

* DVT/Vascular Access
* 1st Trimester Pregnancy
* Advanced Trauma
* Advanced Abdomen - Biliary, Renal

Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM) MOSIPP Category 2

Pre-workshops: 2 pts per workshop
Faculty program: 1 pt per hour or 4.5 pts for Days 1 & 2 and 2.5 for Day 3

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) MOPS 

Pre-workshops: 1 pt per hour
Faculty program: 0.5 pts per hour, to a maximum of 30 pts

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons(RACS) CPD Category 4

Faculty program: 1 pt per hour, to a maximum of 23 pts

Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine MOPS

CME
Faculty Program: 3 pts per hour or 10 pts per day
1.1 Code 112
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) PDP Core
Extended Skills
MOPS

Pro Rata
Pro Rata
Pro Rata

The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) CME for General Practice Education Program Stage 2 (formerly AVE)
MOPS
Faculty Program: 1 pt per hour, to a maximum of 20 pts
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists(ANZCA)
Accredited by ANZCA for CPD credits as above. Accrediation does not represent endorsement or approval by ANZCA of the activity

Hands on practical workshops - Category 3/level 2
Lectures - Category 1/Level 1
Workshops - no practical skills - Category 2/level 2

Pre-workshops: 3 pts per hour
Lectures: 1 pt per hour
Breakout sessions: 2 pts per hour

The College of Emergency Medicine (United Kingdom) CME

Pre-workshops: 2 pts per workshop
Faculty program: 5 pts for Days 1 & 2 and 3 pts for Day 3

WINFOCUS has applied for accreditations with other organisations (Australian and International). Accrediations will be added to the above list when approved.

Please note that attendance to each session will be recorded and a certificate of attendance will be delivered after the congress. You can only claim on sessions attended.


Proudly sponsored by
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WINFOCUS 2009 Secretariat
Conference Action: PO Box 576, Crows Nest NSW 1585, Australia
P: +61 2 9437 9333 F: +61 2 9901 4586
E:

Sydney