Other Meetings & Events
This page contains information on courses, conference and training events which have come to our notice. This is not a comprehensive list of courses and if you do not find what you are looking for on this or the BMUS Study Day page, an internet search may also assist you.
The courses listed below are not run by BMUS and we have no involvement in their organisation or programme content. BMUS takes no responsibility for these events and if you have a query regarding one of these courses, please contact the programme organiser directly.
SEPTEMBER 2025
EFSUMB Student & Resident Summer School 2025
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: 4th - 6th September 2025
EFSUMB invite you to participate in the very first EFSUMB summer school in Berlin from September 4 - 6, 2025 in Hotel Aquino, very close to the vibrant city center of Berlin and the famous Charité hospital with links to names such as Rudolf Virchow, Robert Koch and Ferdinand Sauerbruch.
The program with its two levels is designed for real beginners, but also for medical students and young residents with some basic experience in ultrasound. EFSUMB have included many live demonstrations and hands-on sessions in the program, which will combine learning with entertainment, interactive cases, brainstorming, exchange of views and experiences, and learning how to teach your fellow students. EFSUMB warmly invite you to join them for the next step of our Young EFSUMB project!
Course cost - 150 EURO Student fee or 200 EURO Resident fee inclusive of 2.5 day course and social programme
Booking Link: https://efsumb-studentschool.org/register/
Event Programme Link: https://efsumb-studentschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/summer_school_fullprogramme23-01-25F-compressed.pdf
DECEMBER 2025
NEOBUS - NEOnatal Bedside UltraSound course
Event Location: Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Date: 5th December 2025 – 1 day course
Event Booking Link:https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-careers/courses/cpd-approved-course/neobus-neonatal-bedside-ultrasound-course
Email Amiel.billetop@nbt.nhs.uk if interested in a place
Event Fees: £240.00
Event Details:
The NeoBUS course is a one-day course that focuses on the practical application of bedside ultrasonography in neonates with a focus on ‘hands-on’ learning. It is approved as an activity for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). The aim of the course is to help clinicians develop skills and confidence in bedside ultrasound assessment of the neonate. You will learn how to scan the heart, lungs, and abdomen and how to use ultrasound to identify and place intravenous lines. Short talks will be followed by workshops helping to familiarise candidates in small group teaching with available techniques and equipment. You will be scanning babies as well as the BabyWorks manikin. GE Medical Systems Ltd supply us with ultrasound machines for the course.
Topics covered:
Basic ultrasound physics and machine orientation.
Application of ultrasound to identify line tip position.
Ultrasound guided vascular access.
Cardiac ultrasound
Lung ultrasound
Abdominal/Renal ultrasound
Audience: The course is aimed at Neonatal consultants and trainees (who are in speciality training or have an interest in speciality) and advanced neonatal nurse practitioners.