DAILY

Schedule

First Day

August 29, 2025

  • AMPHITHEATER HÖRSAAL
  • Registration participants
    07:45 - 08.00
  • Welcome speech – The 6th Edition - Euroson POCUS School Vienna 2025 / EUVEKUS news
    08:00 - 08:15
    CHAIRMAN: Dr. Mihai IACOB, EUVEKUS President
  • POCUS in primary care from theory to implementation
    08:15 - 08:35
    KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Dr. Shlomo VINKER, WONCA Europe President
  • E-FAST (Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) and emergency POCUS applications for the frontline physicians
    08:35 - 09:05
    Speaker: Dr. Mihai IACOB, EUVEKUS President.
  • Normal liver and spleen ultrasound examination
    09:05 - 09:25
    Speaker: Prof. Dr Alina Popescu, EFSUMB Treasurer, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara.
  • POCUS in spleen and liver pathology for frontline physicians in daily practice
    09:25 - 09:45
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Radu Badea, „Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj Napoca.
  • Equipment on stage. Coffee break.
    09:45 - 10:00
  • Ultrasound of the digestive tract and retroperitoneal space in frontline physicians practice
    10:00 - 10:20
    Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. med. Christoph F. Dietrich, MBA, WFUMB Treasurer, past WFUMB Vice-president, past EFSUMB President, past President DGE-BV.
  • Cardiac Point-of-care Ultrasound Techniques in the Physical Examination: better at the Bedside
    10:20 - 10:50
    Speaker: Dr.Gergely AGOSTON MD, Vicepresident of the WG of the Hungarian Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.
  • Ultrasound for right upper and lower quadrant abdominal pain. (RUQ and RLQ POCUS App)
    10:50 - 11:10
    Prof. Dr. Ioan SPOREA, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Gastroenterology at University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, WFUMB Vicepresident.
  • Pocket ultrasound (POCUS) in general medicine: economic impact, therapeutic adherence of patients and motivation of practitioners - Preliminary results of a comparative study
    11:10 - 11:30
    Speaker: Dr. Francis PELLET, MD, CFFE (Centre Francophone Formation en Echographie)
  • The role of ultrasound in the left upper and lower quadrant pain. (LUQ and LLQ POCUS App)
    11:30 - 12:00
    Speaker: Prof. Dr Alina Popescu, EFSUMB Treasurer, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine Timişoara.
  • Equipment on stage. Coffee break
    12:00 - 12:15
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool of support in clinical ultrasonography by GPs
    12:15 - 12:35
    Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. med. Christoph F. Dietrich, MBA, WFUMB Treasurer, past WFUMB Vice-president, past EFSUMB President, past President DGE-BV
  • POCUS online training
    12:35 - 12:55
    Speaker: Dr. Peter Sigmund, MD, President of STAFAM - Steirische Akademie für Allgemeinmedizin Austria.
  • POCUS in symptomatic breast pathology
    12:55 - 13:15
    Speaker: Dr. Dominique AMY, MD, EFSUMB Breast US/Elastography Expert.
  • "Just put a probe on it" - US MSK/Soft tissue
    13:15 - 13:45
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Adrian Lim , UK MD FRCR, Professor and Consultant Radiologist, Imperial College London and Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Keynote speech on the topic: The scientific summary of the day.
    13:45 - 14:00
    KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Dr. Shlomo VINKER, WONCA Europe President
  • Lunch Break
    14:00 - 14:30
  • SEMINARRAUM B1 AND B2
  • Workshop / Hands-on Session (14:30 - 18:00)
    Practical elements of POCUS applications to the abdominal, pelvis, chest, thyroid, and heart will be conducted together with our experts. Live transmission of ultrasonographic examinations (Live streaming broadcast). The groups will be initially established on basic and advanced competency levels and will rotate depending on the level of training in each of the three groups of experts. Then each participant will practice and put his hand on the ultrasound probe on the patient, being guided by each expert in turn.
    The participants will choose their preferred working groups based on the POCUS applications of interest, based on an online questionnaire before the conference.*
    *Note: The participants will receive and choose before the conference an online questionnaire, with all WSs and working groups. Everyone will choose from the types of POCUS applications of interest to WSs in the afternoons of the two days based on their training levels and at different time intervals to be able to participate in each type of application.
  • W.S. 1.1: GROUP 1 – BASIC NOTIONS OF POCUS- BASIC LEVEL
    14:30 - 17:45

    Hands-on Session: Prof. Dr. Alina POPESCU, - Practical aspects of POCUS. Basic level (Online 14.30- 15.00)
    Hands-on Session: Dr. Andrea BALBARINI, MD - Basic level - Introductory notions of ultrasonography - optimization of the ultrasound image, settings, methodology, sections and standard plans.
    Hands-on Session: Prof. Dr. Christoph Frank DIETRICH - Syndrome-focused ultrasonography and introduction to Hand Held US devices in abdomino pelvic POCUS applications (Online 15.00-15.30)

  • W.S. 1.2: GROUP 2 - ABDOMINAL/PELVIC POCUS App. BASIC LEVEL
    14:30 - 17:45

    Hands-on Session: Prof. Dr. Ioan SPOREA – Abdominal clinical ultrasonography. (Online15.30-16.00)
    Hands-on Session: Prof. Dr. Radu BADEA – POCUS of the lower abdominal floor.
    (Online 16.00-16.30)
    Hands-on Session: Dr. Peter SIGMUND, - Lung sonography in a primary care setting.

  • W.S. 1.3: – GROUP 3 – BASIC LEVEL – POCUS in Thyroid, E FAST, FOCUS, MSK , BREAST, VASCULAR App
    14:30 - 17:45

    Hands-on Session: Dr. Mihai IACOB – Cervical and thyroid clinical ultrasound and eFAST basic notion.
    (Online 16.30-17.00)
    Hands-on Session: Prof. Dr. Adrian LIM , UK MD FRCR, - Basic Vascular Doppler Ultrasound, Lower Limb Vascular evaluation, MSK. (Online 17.00-17.30)
    Hands-on Session: Dr. Dominique AMY, – POCUS in symptomatic breast.
    (Online 17.30-18.00)
    Hands-on Session: Dr. Francis PELLET, MD, CFFE, - MSK POCUS - Lower Limb Ultrasound.

  • W.S. 1.4: For all participants - Final questions, answers, and discussions session.
    17:45 - 18:00
  • Welcome dinner. (for those registered.)
    20:00 - 22:00

Second Day

August 30, 2025

  • AMPHITHEATER HÖRSAAL
  • Registration of participants
    07:45 - 08:10
  • POCUS curriculum and educational system in Family Medicine/ GPs in Europe. A european survey launched by EUVEKUS
    08:10 - 08:40
    CHAIRMAN: Dr. MIHAI IACOB, EUVEKUS President
  • POCUS in primary care in Europe and rest of the world - can we estimate the impact of AI?
    08:40 - 09:00
    Speaker: Dr. Francis PELLET, MD, CFFE (Centre Francophone Formation en Echographie)
  • The Greatest Enemy in POCUS Application for Inexperienced Primary Care Physicians.
    09:00 - 09:20
    Speaker: Dr. Andrea Balbarini, MD, Training Coordinator for General Practitioners in the Pavullo District, Italy SIEMG School.
  • The use of POCUS in the diagnosis of common urinary tract problems.
    09:20 - 09:40
    Dr. Noel Camilleri MD, MSc (Ulster) Primary Care and General Practice, MMCFD (Member of the Malta College of Family Doctors).
  • Equipment on stage. Coffee break
    09:40 - 09:50
  • Thoracic ultrasonography for frontline physicians. The clinical approach to lung ultrasound
    09:50 - 10:20
    Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Christoph Frank Dietrich, Head of the Department for General Internal Medicine DAIM at Hirslanden in Bern, Switzerland, WFUMB Treasurer.
  • The ultrasound evaluation of the normal pancreas and role of ultrasound in biliary pathology
    10:20 - 10:50
    Speaker: Prof. Dr Alina Popescu, EFSUMB Treasurer, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara.
  • POCUS examination in pancreas and retroperitoneal speace pathology
    10:50 - 11:20
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Radu Badea, „Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj Napoca.
  • Multiparametric ultrasound in focal liver lesions (FLL)
    11:20 - 11:50
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ioan SPOREA, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Gastroenterology at University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, WFUMB Vicepresident.
  • Persistent adenopathy: the importance of the correlation between clinical knowledge and ultrasound examination in primary care.
    11:50 - 12:10
    Speaker: Dr. Andrea Balbarini, MD, Training Coordinator for General Practitioners in the Pavullo District, Italy SIEMG School.
  • POCUS virtual simulation training.
    12:10 - 12:30
    Speaker: Dr. Peter Sigmund, MD. Präsident der Steirischen Akademie für Allgemeinmedizin.
  • Equipment on stage. Coffee break
    12:30 - 12:40
  • Multiparametric evaluation with AI support for the risk stratification assessment of thyroid pathology in primary care.
    12:40 – 13:10
    Speaker: Dr. MIHAI IACOB, EUVEKUS President.
  • Multiparametric evaluation of the symptomatic breast. The contribution of US elastography in diagnostic orientation of breast pathology
    13:10 - 13:30
    Speaker: Dr. Dominique AMY, MD, EFSUMB Breast US/Elastography Expert
  • How to optimize Doppler settings and how to scan for deep vein thrombosis, upper and lower limb
    13:30 - 13:50
    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Adrian Lim , UK MD FRCR, Professor and Consultant Radiologist, Imperial College London and Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Keynote speech on the topic: The scientific summary of the day
    13:50 - 14:00
    Keynote Speaker: Prof. Shlomo VINKER MD, MHA, WONCA Europe President, Executive Board member ת EGPRN.
  • Lunch Break
    14:00 - 14:30
  • SEMINARRAUM B1 AND B2
  • Expert Video Session with Real-Time Interaction (14:30 - 15:30)
    This session focuses on real-time expert-led Q&A, interactive tips, and tricks, using short (3-minute) video presentations of clinical and ultrasound cases. Each case will highlight the use of POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasound) in clinical practice, featuring different organs and anatomical regions. The experts will guide the participants through each case, posing questions and offering real-time feedback.

    Honorary guest speakers:

    Prof. Dr. Shlomo VINKER, WONCA Europe President
    Prof. Dr. CHRISTOPH FRANK DIETRICH, WFUMB Treasurer, past WFUMB Vice-president, past EFSUMB President, past President DGE-BV , Head of the department for General Internal Medicine DAIM at Hirslanden in Bern, Switzerland
    Dr. Mihai IACOB, MD, (Pediatrics & Family Medicine), EUVEKUS President, Organizer Euroson POCUS School Vienna, 6th Edition
    Prof. IOAN SPOREA, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, Romania, WFUMB Vice-president, Past President of the Romanian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and of the Romanian Society of Ultrasonography, Director, WFUMB Center of Education.
    Dr. PETER SIGMUND, MD, Präsident der Steirischen Akademie für Allgemeinmedizin, Austria
    DR. DOMINIQUE AMY, EFSUMB Breast US, Elastography Expert, President de Ecole d'Echographie SansFrontières, France
    Prof. Dr. RADU BADEA, MD, Ph.D., Director of the Ultrasound Training Center („Center of Research and Education in Ultrasonography” – CECUS) of „Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA (since 1997)
    Prof. Dr. Alina POPESCU, MD, PhD, Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timişoara, EFSUMB Treasurer, Emergency County Hospital "Pius Brȃnzeu" Timişoara, Past President of the Romanian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and of the Romanian Society of Ultrasonography. Romania
    Prof. Dr. Adrian LIM, UK MD FRCR, Professor and Consultant Radiologist at Imperial College London and Healthcare NHS Trust
    Dr.Gergely AGOSTON, Head of department, associate professor, internist, cardiology specialist, Szent-Györgyi Albert Clinical Center, Institute of Family Medicine and Clinic, University of Szeged, Hungary
    Dr. Nillima Rajpal KUNDNANI, MD (Pediatrics & Family Medicine), Ph.D., Lecturer at Department. of Cardiology, International Student Counsellor, University of Medicine & Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara
    Dr. Francis PELLET, MD, CFFE (Centre Francophone Formation en Echographie), France
    Dr. Francis PELLET, MD, CFFE (Centre Francophone Formation en Echographie), France
    Dr. Andrea BALBARINI, MD, GP in Lama Mocogno and Polinago, district of Pavullo, province of Modena, Italy, Diploma in General Ultrasound, SIEMG School, Training Coordinator for General Practitioners in the Pavullo District, Italy.
    Dr.Noel CAMILLERI MD, MSc (Ulster) Primary Care and General Practice, MSc (Bournemouth) General and Gynaecological Ultrasound, PgCert (Kingston) Breast Evaluation, MMCFD (Member of the Malta College of Family Doctors).

  • Workshop / Hands-on Session (Basic and Advance Levels): All experts US practical demonstration: (15:30 - 17:45)
    Practical elements of POCUS applications of the abdominal, pelvis, breast, thyroid, thoracic and heart will be conducted together with our experts. Live transmission of ultrasonographic examinations (Live streaming broadcast) to one post. Easy questions and answers of POCUS in primary healthcare practice. Tips and tricks about POCUS through the dialogue between two experts. The groups will be initially established on basic and advanced competency levels and will rotate depending on the level of training in each team of experts. Then each participant will practice and put his hand on the ultrasound probe on the patient, being guided by each expert in turn.
  • Easy questions and answers in the POCUS applications in primary healthcare practice – Basic level.Tips and tricks in POCUS applications through the dialogue between experts and participants:
  • W.S. 2.1: The essential in POCUS. Correct setting of the ultrasound machine, patient preparation, sections and standard ultrasound plans.
    15:30 -16.00 (online). Basic level. 15:30 -17:45 – Group 1 of participants.
    Prof. Dr. Christoph Frank DIETRICH
  • W.S. 2.2: Abdominal clinical ultrasonography.
    16:00 - 16:30 (online) / Basic and advance level - 15:30 - 17:45 - Group 2 of participants.
    Prof.Dr. Ioan SPOREA
  • W.S. 2.3: Syndrome-focused ultrasonography.
    16:20 - 16:40 (online) / Basic and advance level - 15:30 - 17:45 – Group 3 of participants.
    Prof. Dr. Radu BADEA
  • W.S. 2.4: RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ POCUS App. In abdominal pain.
    16:40 - 17:00 (online) / Basic and advance level - 15:30 - 17:45 - Group 4 of participants.
    Prof. Dr. Alina POPESCU
  • W.S. 2.5: Breast / Clinical applications of liver elastography (from guidelines to practice)
    17:20 -17:45 (online) / Basic and advance level - 15:30 - 17:45 – Group 5 of participants.
    Dr. Dominique AMY
  • W.S. 2.6: Basic Vascular Doppler Ultrasound, Lower Limb Vascular evaluation, MSK, Basic notion of Doppler US.

    17.20 -17:45 (online) / Basic and advance level - 15:30 - 17:45 – Group 6 of participants.

    Prof. Dr. Adrian LIM , UK MD FRCR
  • W.S 2.7: FOCUS Real-Time Demonstration / Basic Cardiac and Vascular Ultrasound for non-cardiologists/ Thyroid US App.

    17.45 -18.00 (online) / Basic level - 15.30- 17.45 – Group 7 of participants.

    Dr. Mihai IACOB

  • W.S 2.8: Applications of thoracic POCUS in the symptomatic patient with pleuropulmonary pathology.

    15.30-17.45 (onsite) / Basic level - 15.30- 17.45 – Group 8 of participants.

    Dr.Peter SIGMUND

  • W.S 2.9: Applications of abdominal POCUS in the symptomatic patients.

    15.30-17.45 (onsite) / Basic level - 15.30- 17.45 – Group 9 of participants.

    Dr.Andrea BALBARINI

  • Final evaluation of the participants - Awards - Certificates of Participation EFSUMB endorsed to all participants and EACCME credits.
    17:45 - 18:00
  • Gala Dinner
    19:30 - 23:00