Ultrasound – Interdisciplinary Basic Course
22–24 June 2026
Scientific director: Siegfried Krishnabhakdi (Osnabrück)
Speakers: Martin Beck (Neumarkt), Siegfried Krishnabhakdi (Osnabrück), Georgios Meimarakis (Landshut), Pavlos Tsantilas (Augsburg), Lomonaco Cuellar (Lünen)
Please note the following: Participants will examine each other during the exercises. We ask that you treat each other with respect, mindfulness and courtesy in light of this special situation. For the extremity vessels, the examination procedure covers the entire extremity from the foot to the groin. Please take this into account when choosing your clothing and coordinate with your examination group accordingly. Jewellery (e.g. necklaces, piercings) can damage ultrasound transducers. We kindly ask you to bear this in mind during the exercises. Thank you very much and enjoy our course.
Contents
Monday, 22 June 2026
8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Welcome and introduction to the course |
| 08:45 – 10:00 | Physical fundamentals of conventional and colour-coded duplex sonography with practical demonstration of "buttonology" |
| 10:00 | Practical exercises I: "Buttonology" Part I |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 – 11:30 | Practical exercises II: "Buttonology" Part II |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m | Doppler/duplex sonography of the extracranial arteries supplying the brain I:
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| 12:15 p.m. | Practical exercises III: "Supra-aortic branches" |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m | Lunch |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Duplex sonography of the peripheral arteries
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| 2:45 – 3:45 | Practical exercises IV: "Supra-aortic branches + peripheral arteries" |
| 3:45 – 4:00 | Break |
| 4:00 – 4:45 | Doppler/duplex sonography of the extracranial arteries supplying the brain II: spectral analysis, plaque morphology, CEUS |
| 4:45 – 6:30 | Practical exercises V: "Peripheral arteries" |
Contents
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
08:30 – 18:00
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Special features I: Dialysis shunt, A. spurium |
| 09:00 | Doppler/duplex sonography of peripheral veins I (thrombosis)*:
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| 09:30 – 10:30 | Practical exercises V: "Compression sonography and thrombosis exclusion" |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 | Doppler/duplex sonography of peripheral veins II (CVI):
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| 11:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m | Practical exercises VI: "Chronic venous insufficiency and valve insufficiency test", repeat if necessary. AVK |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m | Break |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Duplex sonography of the visceral/retroperitoneal vessels of the aorta:
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| 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m | Practical exercises VII: "Aorta and retroperitoneal vessels" |
| 3:45 – 4:00 | Break |
| 4:00 p.m. | Practical exercises VIII: "Review of vascular sonography" |
Contents
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
8:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
| 08:15 – 09:15 | Special features II: Bypass progress monitoring |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Information on documentation and the DEGUM step-by-step concept |
| 09:30 | Quiz, final discussion and awarding of certificates |
Venue
Hotel Courtyard by Marriott Berlin Mitte
Axel-Springer-Straße 55
10117 Berlin
Room: Bremen/Hanover
Participation fee
DGG members: EUR 695.00 (incl. VAT)
Participation fee without DGG membership: EUR 995.00 (incl. VAT)
To register
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on 030-280 990 992.
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