BASIC COURSE IN MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND

 

KRAKÓW, POLAND, 18.05.2026 - 20.05.2026

Time schedule

Print version of the program
18
May
Monday
10:00 - 11:00
Registration
11:00 - 11:15
Opening and general information
Moderators
Prof. Zbigniew Żuber
Poland
Prof. Bogdan Batko
Poland
Prof. Marcin Szkudlarek
Denmark
11:15 - 11:45
Physics of B-mode and Doppler ultrasound
Speaker
Prof. Lene Terslev
Denmark
11:45 - 12:05
How to use an ultrasound machine properly (screws and knobs)
Speaker
Prof. Wolfgang Schmidt
Germany
12:05 - 12:40
Ultrasound pattern of musculoskeletal tissues
Speaker
Prof. Peter Balint
Hungary
12:40 - 13:00
Common artefacts on ultrasound
Speaker
Prof. Marcin Szkudlarek
Denmark
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch break
14:30 - 15:45
Workshop on healthy models
Speakers and Tutors
15:45 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:40
Normal US anatomy of the hands (wrist and fingers)
Speaker
Prof. Wolfgang Schmidt
Germany
16:40 - 17:00
Live demonstration
Speaker
Prof. Wolfgang Schmidt
Germany
17:00 - 18:00
Workshop on healthy models (wrists and fingers)
Speakers and Tutors
19
May
Tuesday
09:00 - 09:20
Normal US anatomy of the elbow
Speaker
Dr Jacek Fliciński
Poland
09:20 - 09:30
Live demonstration
Speaker
Dr Jacek Fliciński
Poland
09:30 - 10:30
Workshop on healthy models (the elbow)
Speakers and Tutors
10:30 - 10:45
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:15
Normal US anatomy of the shoulder
Speaker
Dr Artur Bachta
Poland
11:15 - 11:30
Live demonstration
Speaker
Dr Artur Bachta
Poland
11:30 - 12:30
Workshop on healthy models (shoulder)
Speakers and Tutors
12:30 - 13:00
Normal US anatomy of the feet and toes
Speaker
Prof. Hilde Berner Hammer
Norway
13:00 - 13:15
Live demonstration
Speaker
Prof. Hilde Berner Hammer
Norway
13:15 - 14:45
Lunch
14:45 - 15:45
Workshop on healthy models (feet and toes)
Speakers and Tutors
15:45 - 16:15
Normal US anatomy of the knee
Speaker
Prof. Peter Balint
Hungary
16:15 - 16:30
Live demonstration
Speaker
Prof. Peter Balint
Hungary
16:30 - 16:45
Coffee break
16:45 - 17:05
Normal US anatomy of the hip
Speaker
Prof. Peter Mandl
Austria
17:05 - 17:15
Live demonstration
Speaker
Prof. Peter Mandl
Austria
17:15 - 19:00
Workshop on healthy models (the knee and the hip)
Speakers and Tutors
20
May
Wednesday
09:00 - 09:30
Basic MSUS abnormalities
Speaker
Prof. Wolfgang Schmidt
Germany
09:30 - 09:45
Basic pathology of the hands and fingers
Speaker
Prof. Lene Terslev
Denmark
09:45 - 10:00
Basic pathology of the elbow
Speaker
Prof. Hilde Berner Hammer
Norway
10:00 - 10:15
Basic pathology of the shoulder
Speaker
Dr. Aleksandra Juszkiewicz
10:15 - 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30
Workshop on the basic pathologies of the upper extremity
Speakers and Tutors
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
Documentation of the ultrasound examination (images and report)
Speaker
Dr Anetta Chrzanowska
Poland
14:30 - 14:45
Basic pathology of the hip
Speaker
Prof. Marcin Szkudlarek
Denmark
14:45 - 15:00
Basic pathology of the knee
Speaker
Dr Anetta Chrzanowska
Poland
15:00 - 15:15
Basic pathology of the feet and toes
Speaker
Prof. Peter Mandl
Austria
15:15 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 17:30
Workshop on the basic pathologies of the lower extremity
Speakers and Tutors
17:30 - 17:45
Closing remarks
Speaker
Prof. Zbigniew Żuber
Poland
Prof. Bogdan Batko
Poland
Prof. Marcin Szkudlarek
Denmark