Summary - The Alfred ICU Comprehensive Critical Care Echocardiography Course November 2026. Online registration by Cvent

Event Information

The Alfred ICU Echocardiography faculty is proud to present the “Alfred Comprehensive Critical Care Echocardiography (ACCCE) course” created specifically for the critical care doctor wishing to advance their transthoracic echocardiography skills and knowledge beyond a basic level 1 study.

The course syllabus is primarily case based, with a series of lectures, practical scanning and dynamic interactive tutorials designed to articulate the concepts necessary for comprehensive image interpretation and to stimulate critical thinking.

This course is limited to 20 participants. Details of the online pre-reading for this course will be sent by email three weeks prior to the course. A participation certificate will be issued at the course for all delegates who successfully complete the course requirements of two-day attendance.

Who is this course for?

Designed for the busy practitioner, no specific preparation is required however participants are expected to have a baseline level of echo knowledge (completed a level 1 echo course eg FCU) and have completed at least 30 basic transthoracic studies.

Acute hemodynamic assessment

Produce accurate measurements of cardiac output, LVOT VTI, left atrial pressure, pulmonary artery pressure, and right atrial pressure.
Understand the key features in echo assessment of the 4 classes of shock (cardiogenic, obstructive, vasodilatory and hypovolemic).
Understand the effects of inotropes when performing a hemodynamic assessment.

Comprehensive critical care LV assessment

Critically evaluate various methods to evaluate LV systolic function
Understand the key parameters for diastolic function assessment
Understand the hemodynamic and echo principles of LVOT obstruction assessment
Discuss the key echo features of acute myocarditis, acute ST elevation infarction and stress cardiomyopathy

Acute right heart failure and pulmonary hypertension assessment

Demonstrate how to reliably measure and assess RV systolic function.
Understand the key anatomical differences between the RV and LV.
Critically evaluate the various the methods to measure pulmonary pressure.
Demonstrate the prognostically important echo findings in a patient with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Critical care valvular assessment

Demonstrate how to reliably measure the 2D and Doppler components relevant to assessment of aortic stenosis.
Appreciate the effect of altered hemodynamic loading condition of aortic stenosis severity including the differences between low flow – low gradient aortic stenosis, and normal flow – low gradient aortic stenosis.
Demonstrate the key parameters relevant to grading aortic regurgitation, and explain the important features of LV assessment in a patient with severe aortic regurgitation.
Accurately measure and interpret mitral stenosis severity, and understand the effects of altered hemodynamic loading conditions.
Reliably measure mitral regurgitant volume and the pitfalls of various measures of mitral regurgitation severity assessment in the critical care setting.

Critical care presentations of pericardial pathology

Demonstrate the key hemodynamic and echo features of pericardial tamponade.