UNITED WE SCAN

18th WINFOCUS World Virtual Congress

November 22nd – 23rd 2024

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Welcome to WINFOCUS World
Virtual Congress 2024

This year’s congress, UNITED WE SCAN, emphasizes how PoCUS fosters unity while embracing diversity and respecting individuality.
In these unprecedented times, as the world faces numerous challenges, the importance of unity, medical advances, and global education in healthcare has never been more evident. This congress serves as a beacon of hope and collaboration, uniting healthcare professionals from across the globe in a shared mission to advance medical knowledge and improve patient care through the transformative power of PoCUS.

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WINFOCUS World Congress 2024: two events in one

1. Virtual World Congress*

(*program subject to changes)

More than 142 lectures, 193 PoCUS experts from over 35 different countries and representing almost every discipline will gather on November 22nd and 23rd to present the latest concepts in ultrasonography in Three broad tracks.

All times are in local time (CEST) click here for the time zone converter

TRACK 1 - DAY 1

8:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION

Welcome Congress Chair, and Co Chairs

Welcome & Presidential address: WINFOCUS president

Keynote Address – Brain ultrasound mastery: essential skills in clinical practice – Bertuetti, Rita. ITALY

9:00h – 11:00h Ultrasound management of Ventilation

Introduction by Corradi, Francesco. ITALY

15 min
Assessment of the upper airways by Gomes, Sara. PORTUGAL

15 min
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Titration by US by Mongodi, Silvia. ITALY

15 min
Ultrasound guided Non Invasive Ventilation Management by Cammarota, Giammaria. ITALY

15 min
Weaning from MV (including NIV) by Balan, Cosmin. ROMANIA

15 min
Respiratory muscle ultrasound in the ICU by Tuinman, Peter Roel. HOLLAND

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

11:00h – 13:00h POCUS for sepsis and infection

Introduction by Russell, Frances. USA

15 min
Soft tissue infection by Sun, Jen-Tang. TAIWAN

15 min
Infective endocarditis by Ibrahim, Rita Zahara. INDONESIA

15 min
Septic encephalopathy by Cucciolini, Giada. ITALY

15 min
Use of ultrasound in Abscesses: liver, spleen and kidney by Wanjiku, Grace. USA

15 min
Differentiating malaria from dengue by Shafie, Hidayah. MALAYSIA

7 min
BEST RESEARCH AWARD
Comparison of the performance of Ultrasound versus Chest X-ray in diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in resource limited setting in Papua New Guinea by Min, Juno.  NEDERLAND

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

13:00h – 14:00h Lunch Break

NEXT: ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report

THE CASE FOR OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER (ONSD): take it or leave it?

13:15h – 14:00h
The case for optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD): take it or leave it?

Introduction by Roslan, Nurul. MALAYSIA

Speaker of the House of Commons, by Nazerian, Peiman. ITALY

7 min
Member of Parliament – In favour by Alsharif, Pete. USA

7 min
Member of Parliament – Against by Theyyunni, Nik. USA

7 min
Member of Parliament – In favour by Hooman Hossein Nejad. IRAN

7 min
Member of Parliament – Against by Pansell, Jakob. SWEDEN

5 min
Member of Parliament – Rebuttal In favour by Theyyunni, Nik. USA

5 min
Member of Parliament – Rebuttal Against by Alsharif, Pete. USA

10 min
Veredict +Poll and summary and closing Nazerian, Peiman. ITALY

14:00h – 16:00h
Cutting edge technology and the future of ultrasound

Introduction by Shokoohi, Hamid. USA

15 min
AR-AI Fusion in POCUS – Transformative Concepts and Limitless Applications by Harari, Ryan. USA

15 min
Using contrast enhanced ultrasound in clinical practice including novel applications by Yusuf, Timothy. UNITED KINGDOM

15 min
Quantitative Lung Ultrasound by Noble, Vicki. USA

15 min
Artificial intelligence – computer aided diagnosis in lung ultrasonography by Blaivas, Mike. USA

15 min
State of the art in diagnostic lung ultrasound, from physics to clinics by Demi, Libertario. ITALY

45 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

16:00h – 18:00h
Heart Failure joint section with the ESC -ACVC (European Society of Cardiology-Acute Cardiovascular care)

Introduction by Sionis, Alessandro. SPAIN

15 min
Phenotyping Cardiogenic shock by Alviar, Carlos. USA

15 min
RV assessment in the critically ill pts by Tavazzi, Guido. ITALY

15 min
VA coupling revisited, splanchnic perfusion assessment, diagnostic tool and therapeutic target by Corradi, Francesco. ITALY

15 min
US-guided vasoinotropic support by Tavazzi, Guido. ITALY

15 min
Patient and mechanical support device-interaction by Vandenbriele, Christophe. UNITED KINGDOM 

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

18:00h
Closure by Congress Chair

TRACK 1 - DAY 2

8:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION

5 min
Welcome back message: Congress Chair and Co-Chairs

10 min
Lifetime Achievement Award to Luca Neri

Keynote Address – Ultrasound across the continuum of medical education – Hoppmann, Richard. USA

9:00h – 11:00h
Way more than basics, babe!

Introduction by D’costa, Pradeep. INDIA

15 min
Brain-Lung interactions by Cucciolini, Giada. ITALY

15 min
I’m on fire: fever POCUS algorithm by Polyzogopoulou, Effie. GREECE

15 min
Handheld ultrasound in war zone by Mohd Fathil, Shahridan. MALAYSIA

15 min
POCUS localization of CVC tip. How do you do it? by Corradi, Francesco. ITALY

15 min
Doppler ultrasound of the kidney: Go with the flow! by De Rosa, Silvia. ITALY

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

11:00h – 13:00h
A deep dive into abdominal POCUS

Introduction by Noor, Julina. MALAYSIA

15 min
Hepatobiliary  System and pancreas by Trovato, Francesca. UNITED KINGDOM 

15 min
Gastric ultrasound for different applications by Adrian, Robert. NEW ZEALAND

15 min
An approach to undifferentiated abdo pain in a resource-limited setting by Born, Matt. NEW ZEALAND

15 min
Bowel ultrasound – IBD, diverticular disease by Novak, Kerri. CANADA

15 min
POCUS-first in Diverticulitis by Cohen, Allison. USA

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

13:00h – 14:00h Lunch Break

NEXT: ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report

THE CASE FOR VEXUS – IS IT STILL A THING?

13:15h – 14:00h
The case for Vexus – Is it still a thing?

Introduction by Roslan, Nurul. MALAYSIA

2 min
Speaker of the House of Commons by Olusanya, Segun UNITED KINGDOM 

7 min
Member of Parliament – In favour by Wong, Adrian. UNITED KINGDOM 

7 min
Member of Parliament – Against by Koratala, Abhilash. USA

7 min
Member of Parliament – In favour by Singh, Manpreet. USA

7 min
Member of Parliament – Against by Crager, Sara. USA

5 min
Member of Parliament – Rebuttal Against by Singh, Manpreet. USA

5 min
Member of Parliament – Rebuttal In favour by Crager, Sara. USA

10 min
Poll + Verdict (Live) Olusanya, Segun. UNITED KINGDOM 

14:00h – 16:00h
Spanish session

Introduction by Montorfano, Miguel. ARGENTINA

15 min
Ultrasonido Pulmonar en Ventilación Mecánica by Rodríguez, Shalim. PERÚ

15 min
Utilidad del Ultrasonido cerebral en el Trauma Craneoencefálico severo by López Pulgarín, Arnulfo. MÉXICO

15 min
Bloqueos nerviosos guiados por US en trauma by Umaña, Marco. COSTA RICA

15 min
Código Mater by Montelongo, Felipe. MÉXICO

15 min
Integrando la Ecografía en áreas rurales, remotas y aisladas by Montorfano, Miguel. ARGENTINA

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

16:00h – 18:00h
Spanish session

Introduction by Nogué, Ramón. SPAIN

15 min
Doppler transcranial en sepsis by Abdo, Anselmo. CUBA

15 min
Generalizando la Ecografía Pulmonar by Nogué, Ramón. SPAIN

15 min
Ecografía en educación médica by Villén, Tomás. SPAIN

15 min
Fracturas del antebrazo. Protocolo de manejo del paciente con sospecha de fractura radio distal by Campos, Ricardo. SPAIN

15 min
Es posible que un no cardiólogo haga ETE by Alonso Viladot, José. SPAIN

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

18:00h 
Closure

TRACK 2 -DAY 1

8:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION

Welcome Congress Chair, and Co Chairs

Welcome & Presidential address: WINFOCUS president, Congress Chair, and Co Chairs

Keynote Address – Brain ultrasound mastery: essential skills in clinical practice – Bertuetti, Rita. ITALY

09:00h – 11:00h Emergency & critical care

Introduction by Hussain, Arif. SAUDI ARABIA

15 min
AI-Ultrasound Guided Shock Management by Shokoohi, Hamid. USA

15 min
Carotid flow volume and time variation for fluid responsiveness by Hossein-Nejad, Houman. IRAN

15 min
Ultrasound in Microcirculation Assessment by Dietrich, Christoph F. SWITZERLAND

15 min
Ultrasound-guided Deresuscitation by Rajkumar, Siraj. SAUDI ARABIA

15 min
Integration of POCUS with Shock Clinical Protocols by Chardoli, Mojtaba. MALDIVES

7 min
BEST RESEARCH AWARD
Diagnostic Performance of YEARS score Combined with Point-of-care Lung and Venous Ultrasound in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism by Annovi, Antonio. ITALY

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

11:00h – 13:00h High yield MSK ultrasound

Introduction by Kohler, Minna. USA

15 min
Pediatrics MSK Ultrasound by Selame, Lauren. USA

15 min
Traumatic Tendon Injuries by Chen, Kuoh Chih. TAIWAN

15 min
Ultrasound in Crystalline Arthropathies by Kohler, Minna. USA

15 min
Shearwave Elastography for MSK Ultrasound by Stewart, Zachary. USA

15 min
Soft Tissue Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine: Essential tecniques and Diagnostic insights by Guven, Ramazan. TURKEY

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

13:00h – 14:00h Lunch Break

NEXT: ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report

THE CASE FOR OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER (ONSD): take it or leave it?

14:00h – 16:00h Top of the “Pub”med publications

Introduction by Melniker, Larry. USA

15 min
Top 5 POCUS articles in Sepsis by Yamane, David. USA

15 min
Top 5 pubmed studies on Fluids by Soliman, Hatem. UNITED KINGDOM

15 min
Top 5 in Cardiac arrest by Via, Gabriele. SWITZERLAND

15 min
Top 5 in Mechanical Ventilations by Crager, Sara. USA

15 min
TOP 5 practice changing papers by Pare, Joseph. USA

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

16:00h – 18:00h Ultrasound in Pain Management

Introduction by Goldsmith, Andrew. USA

15 min
Ultrasound guided regional blocks for common fractures – clavicle, rib, ankle, wrist by Al Shamsi, Mohamad. OMAN

15 min
Erector Spinae Block or Transverse Abdominal Plane Block in urologic/robotic surgery by Brusasco, Claudia. ITALY

15 min
Transgluteal sciatic nerve block: Interventional ultrasound for back pain by Duggan, Nicole. USA

15 min
Connecting Expertise: Global Collaboration on Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block Databanks by Goldsmith, Andrew. USA

30 min
Poll – Panel discussion and Q&A

18:00h  Closure

TRACK 2 -DAY 2

8:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION

5 min
Welcome back message: Congress Chair, and Co Chairs

10 min
Lifetime Achievement Award to Luca Neri

15 min
Keynote Address – Ultrasound across the continuum of medical education – Hoppmann, Richard. USA

09:00h – 11:00h I didn’t know you could scan that!

Introduction by Gabriele, Via. SWITZERLAND

15 min
Brain parenchymal assessment in stroke by Lightfoot, Nate. USA

15 min
TEE for Lung Ultrasound by Ahmad, Azma Haryaty. MALAYSIA

15 min
Transorbital ultrasound in detecting acute CRAO by Valaikienė, Jurgita. LITHUANIA

15 min
Point of Care Ultrasound in mesenteric adenitis by Tsung, James. USA

15 min
Diaphragmatic ultrasound in neuromuscular disease by Sarwl, Aartii. USA

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

11:00h – 13:00h POCUS Technical Innovations

Introduction by Liteplo, Andrew. USA

15 min
Robotic TCD by Bögli, Stefan Yu. UNITED KINGDOM

15 min
Oral Hydroscan and tongue pointing techique by Al Jalbout, Nour. USA

15 min
New frontiers in teleultrasound by Eke, Onyinyechi. USA

15 min
Ultrasound Targeted Stimulation: a new neuromodulatory therapy? by Di Nicolò, Pierpaolo. ITALY

15 min
Probeless ultrasound by S.Kenny, Jon-Emile. CANADA

15 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A

13:00h – 14:00h Lunch Break

NEXT: ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report

THE CASE FOR VEXUS – IS IT STILL A THING?

14:00h – 16:00h Portuguese Session

Introduction by Vieira, Ana Luisa. BRAZIL

15 min
Sépsis/Sepse by Martins, Sara Raquel. PORTUGAL

15 min
Dor abdominal by Ferreira, Fernando. PORTUGAL

15 min
Dispneia/Dispnéia by Baumgratz, Thiago Dias. BRAZIL

15 min
Dor torácica/pleurítica by Gaspar Costa, Pedro. PORTUGAL

15 min
PoCUS na injúria renal aguda by Takaoka, Larissa Louise. BRAZIL

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

16:00h – 18:00h Portuguese session: New frontiers in ultrasound

Introduction by Cortesão, Nuno. PORTUGAL

15 min
Insuficiência Cardíaca Crônica/Crónica by Santiago Faria, Renan. BRAZIL

15 min
Doença Renal Crônica/Crónica by Pinto, Luis Cláudio. BRAZIL

15 min
Avaliação Nutricional by Félix, Tiago. PORTUGAL

15 min
Beyond conventional: Liver ultrasound – one stop shop by Andrade, Filipe. PORTUGAL

15 min
PoCUS na Síndrome Cardiorrenal by Pazeli Jr, José. BRAZIL

30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A

18:00h  Closure

TRACK 3 -DAY 1

8:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION

Welcome Congress Chair, and Co Chairs

Welcome & Presidential address: WINFOCUS president

Keynote Address – Brain ultrasound mastery: essential skills in clinical practice – Bertuetti, Rita. ITALY

09:00h – 11:00h Oceania

Introduction by Troxler, David. AUSTRALIA

20 min
The role of the sonographer educator to upscale paediatric POCUS by Cormack, Carolyne. AUSTRALIA

20 min
Nurse-led POCUS for vascular access by Forsyth, Nathan. AUSTRALIA

20 min
Implementing safe and meaningful prehospital POCUS by Baron, Aidan. AUSTRALIA

20 min
Ultrasound to diagnose pediatric distal forearm fracture: where are we now? by Snelling, Peter. AUSTRALIA

20 min
Point of care ultrasound case studies by O´Brien, Adam. AUSTRALIA

20 min
Live Panel discussion and Q&A

11:00h – 13:00h Asia and Africa

Introduction by Gauthey Magali. SWITZERLAND

20 min
DDH: A paradigm shift by Baumann, Thomas. SWITZERLAND

20 min
Pediatric POCUS in East Africa: where we are, and where we hope to be by Berkowitz, Tal. USA

20 min
Transcranial ultrasound in Paediatric Intensive Care by Yek Kee, Chor. MALAYSIA

20 min
POCUS in paediatric cardiac arrest by Ong, Gene. SINGAPORE

10 min
Cool Case: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound in the Humanitarian Context. A clinical case study by Philip, Ezibon. SOUTH SUDAN

20 min
Live panel discussion and Q&A

13:00h – 14:00h Lunch Break

NEXT: ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report

THE CASE FOR OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER (ONSD): take it or leave it?

14:00h – 16:00h Europe

Introduction by Tonson la Tour, Aude. SWITZERLAND

20 min
Ultrasound guided regional nerve block in pediatric emergency medicine by Berant, Ron. ISRAEL

20 min
Applications of lung US in the NICU by Singh, Yogen. UNITED KINGDOM

20 min
Development of a pediatric point-of-care ultrasound training program in Sweden by Kerenyi, Aron. SWEDEN

20 min
POCUS in shock by Schmidt, Steffen. SWITZERLAND

10 min
Cool case: A short emergency case – Sternal fracture by Roth, Aurélie. SWITZERLAND

20 min
Live panel discussion and Q&A

16:00h – 18:00h Americas

Introduction by Teng, Dave. USA

20 min
Prehospital Hospital Ultrasound where are we and where are we going by Jeric, Tomislav. CANADA

20 min
North American uptdate for critical care POCUS by Conlon, Thomas. USA

20 min
Pediatric EM POCUS by Sivitz, Adam. USA

20 min
Neonatal POCUS: what’s new? by Fraga, Maky. USA

10 min
Cool case: POCUS Diaphragm Case by Kharasch Sigmund. USA

20 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A

18:00h Closure

TRACK 3 -DAY 2

14:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION

Welcomeback message: Congress Chair, and Co Chairs

Lifetime Achievement Award to Luca Neri

Keynote Address – Ultrasound across the continuum of medical education – Hoppmann, Richard. USA

15:00h – 17:00h Just start here

Introduction by Al Jalbout, Nour. USA

20 min
Ultrasound in the pre-clinical years to learn Anatomy and physiology by Jelic, Tomislav. CANADA

20 min
Getting Faculty Involved in Ultrasound Teaching by Abdul Wahab, Shaik Farid. MALAYSIA

20 min
Ultrasound in the clinical years of medical school: Unforeseen challenges and creative solutions by Hsu, Edmund. USA

20 min
Convincing the Dean by Fox, Chris. USA

30 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A

17:00h – 19:00h Great art picks up where nature ends

Introduction by Liu, Teresa. USA

20 min
Get the windows! Teaching the art of image acquisition from the pro’s by Prosen, Gregor. SLOVENIA

20 min
Homecoming with POCUS Training: Learn Globally and lead Locally by Dashti Munaa. KUWAIT

20 min
Sonographers Roles : Teaching ultrasound in UME by Schutzer, Christine. USA

20 min
Student ultrasound portfolios are an essential tool in ultrasound education by Buhumaid, Rasha. UAE

35 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A

10 min
ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report

19:00h – 21:00h It is easier to move a cemetery than to change a curriculum

Introduction by Bahner, Dave. USA

20 min
POCUS Curriculum Development by Harel-Sterling, Maya. CANADA

20 min
Meaningful and Practical Assessments to Enhance Learning Ultrasound by Cotton, Jennifer. USA

20 min
International consensus conference on ultrasound in Medical Education by Fox, Chris. USA

20 min
Just in Time Skills: how to make the most of the last few months of medical school by Kameda, Toru. JAPAN

7 min
BEST RESEARCH AWARD POSTER AWARD
Feasibility of implementing an in-service POCUS curriculum for perioperative clinicians: a pilot study by Tonelli, Ana Claudia. BRAZIL

35 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A

21:00h – 23:00h Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error

Introduction by Dean, Anthony. USA

20 min
Incidentalomas, or worse, missed critical findings by Adhikari, Srikar. USA

20 min
Should medical students own their own machines?Pros and Cons by Dversdal, Renné and Chiem, Alan. USA

20 min
What role does AI play in ultrasound in medical education? by Blaivas, Michael. USA

20 min
Show me the Evidence: Answering this common question posed by the naysayers by Villén, Tomás. SPAIN

30 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A

23:00h – 01:00h
Taking it to the streets” – The Doobie Brothers

Introduction by Resciniti, Matthew. USA

20 min
Medical Mission Ultrasound: Introduction to US in humanitarian aid settings by LaBrot, Benjamin. USA

20 min
Transforming Medical Education: Student Usage of Ultrasound by Rozhin, Toufighi. IRAN

20 min
Mass screenings by Maldonado, Graciela. USA

30 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A

01:00h Closure

2. Be part of the POW!

Point-of-care One-world Workshop – the WORLD’S largest POCUS workshop! +50 Locations +6 Continents +2000 Participants

Between November 18th and December 3rd, we are organizing hands-on ultrasound workshops worldwide. To enhance accessibility to PoCUS education, several of these workshops will be offered for free in underserved regions, aligning with the WINFOCUS vision and mission.
We aim to raise awareness within the global medical community and society about PoCUS and ultrasound education as a continual force for good.

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PoCUS experts

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Chair & Co-Chairs

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Julina Noor
Congress Chair
Kuala Lumpur – MALAYSIA

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Francesco Corradi
Congress Co Chair
Pisa – ITALY

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Hamid Shokoohi
Congress Co Chair
Boston – USA

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David Teng
Congress Co Chair
New York – USA

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Magali Gauthey
Congress Co Chair
Geneve – SWITZERLAND

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Chris Fox
Congress Co Chair
California – USA

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