The Hands-On Echocardiography Course from Medical Education Without Borders SA (MEWB) runs on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October 2026 at Saudi German Hospital Riyadh (King Fahd Branch Road, As Sahafah). It is a venue-based course with around 80% hands-on scanning, taught by expert consultants and technologists. Seats are limited — the official page showed 8 seats available at the time of listing.
Schedule: Day 1 starts at 1:00 PM on Friday 30 October; Day 2 starts at 9:30 AM on Saturday 31 October. The course is not recorded.
The course gives healthcare professionals intensive practical training to strengthen their echocardiography skills and clinical decision-making, with a strong focus on real-world technique, common clinical scenarios and workplace application.
Learning objectives — on completion, participants will be able to:
- Acquire all standard TTE views with diagnostic-quality images in at least 90% of supervised scans.
- Quantify LV and RV size and systolic function using ASE-recommended methods with ≥85% accuracy.
- Assess valve stenosis and regurgitation severity using 2D and Doppler criteria with ≥85% accuracy on case-based exams.
- Detect pericardial and pleural effusions and identify tamponade signs in at least 90% of diagnostic cases.
- Perform a focused emergency echo protocol (FATE/RUSH) within 5 minutes and make the correct triage decision with ≥85% accuracy.
Learning outcomes: proficiency in acquiring and optimising standard echocardiographic views; measuring and interpreting chamber dimensions and systolic function per ASE guidelines; evaluating native valvular disease with integrated 2D and Doppler assessment; recognising effusions and tamponade; and using focused emergency echo (FATE/RUSH) to guide rapid triage in acute care.
Target audience: echocardiographers and laboratory/medical technology staff, emergency medicine, general practice, critical care medicine and cardiology.
Accreditation: 6 SCFHS CME hours. Attendance is required to receive the certificate.
Fees (SAR, per the official flyer): early registration SAR 1,800; late registration SAR 2,000. The organiser's booking page currently shows SAR 1,565.00. Interest-free instalments are available through Tamara.
Registration: https://mewb.org/learning-activities/204
