Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access Course – Kung Medics

Perfect your cannulation skills with our Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access Course, designed for both beginners and experienced practitioners looking to enhance their ultrasound-assisted needle guidance techniques. This hands-on workshop will refine your approach, troubleshoot common errors, and significantly boost your first-pass success rates in challenging vascular access scenarios.

Eligible for 3 CPD points upon completion.

Course Highlights

✅ Master foundational & advanced techniques – From basic IV lines to arterial cannulation
✅ Live supervised practice – Scan real patients/models with expert feedback
✅ Take-home vascular access phantom – Keep practising after the course (included in fee)
✅ Flexible session times – Morning or afternoon slots available

Skills You Will Gain

🔹 Ultrasound fundamentals for vascular access

• Machine setup & probe selection

• Vessel identification & optimisation (veins vs. arteries)

• Needle tracking techniques (in-plane vs. out-of-plane)

🔹 Ultrasound-guided peripheral & central access

• Difficult IV cannulation (deep/small/collapsed veins)

• Femoral/internal jugular/axillary venous access

• Arterial line placement (radial/femoral)

🔹 Troubleshooting & safety

• Avoiding complications (nerve injury, arterial puncture)

• Strategies for obese, oedematous, or hypovolaemic patients

Who Should Attend?

• Doctors (ED, ICU, anaesthetics)

• Nurses & advanced practitioners

• Paramedics & pre-hospital teams

• Anyone performing frequent vascular access

Fee: £195 (includes personal practice phantom)
Duration: Half-day (choose 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM or 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
Location: 308 Moseley Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 2LH