An international course for medical professionals with an interest in head and neck ultrasound.
Head and neck ultrasound is becoming an integral part of clinical assessment and a valuable guide for interventions in both office-based and surgical settings worldwide. More than 300 doctors from over 30 countries have joined this internationally recognized course, and last year we welcomed 90 participants, our largest course to date.
Do you want to use ultrasound in your clinical practice, or take your skills further? This course introduces head and neck ultrasound and ultrasound-guided intervention skills. It gives you a structured foundation to build your ultrasound skills and bring valuable expertise back to your department. It is open to ENT surgeons and registrars, and is also relevant to endocrinologists, pediatricians, oncologists, radiologists, radiographers, and doctors in private or general practice.
By the end of the course, you will have a solid foundation in head and neck ultrasound and in ultrasound-guided interventions.
You will learn:
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When to use head and neck ultrasound, and its strengths and limitations.
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A systematic ultrasound examination of the head and neck, including ultrasound physics, machine settings, and normal sonographic anatomy, covering the thyroid, the major salivary glands, and the lymph node levels of the neck in two planes.
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How to recognize common pathology in the thyroid, parathyroid, salivary glands, and lymph nodes, such as thyroid nodules, benign and malignant lymph nodes, salivary gland lesions, and neck cysts, including the use of color and power Doppler.
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Ultrasound-guided interventions: fine-needle aspiration (FNA), core needle biopsies, and ablation.
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Structured reporting and clinical decision-making based on your findings.
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How to integrate head and neck ultrasound into your everyday clinical practice.
How you learn:
The course is taught by an international, multidisciplinary faculty and combines interactive lectures, hands-on sessions, and quizzes. A large part of the course is allocated to hands-on scanning on volunteers, patients, and phantoms, in small groups under close supervision of the experienced faculty, including ultrasound-guided interventions such as FNA, core needle biopsies, and ablation. You will receive structured feedback on your scanning skills, and all participants will receive a certificate of participation.
This is a non-profit educational initiative. Any surplus funds are dedicated to supporting the development of surgeon-performed ultrasound in resource-limited regions, in collaboration with the African Head and Neck Society (AfHNS), as part of our ongoing global outreach project.
We hope to see you in wonderful Copenhagen 1st-2nd July!
Course director
Tobias Todsen, MD, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant and Clinical Professor
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery & Audiology, Rigshospitalet
Program
Thursday 1st July
Friday 2nd July
07.45-08.10 Registration and coffee at Holst auditorium
08.10-08.30 Introduction
08.30-09.00 Essential and Extended Applications of HNUS (Lisa Orloff)
09.00-09.10 COFFEE BREAK
09.10-09.40 Head and Neck US Anatomy (Andrew McQueen)
09.40-10.00 US physics and Image Artifacts (Fatemeh Makouei)
10.00-10.30 Knobology and systematic US exam live demonstration (Tim Beale)
10.30-12.30 HANDS-ON (FHO1) in rooms 15.2.23, 15.2.25, 15.2.26 and 15.2.27b
12.30-13.15 LUNCH in front of Holst auditorium
13.15-13.45 Oral cavity, oropharynx and larynx (Merry E. Sebelik)
13.45-14.15 Thyroid ultrasound (Gitte Hvilsom)
14.15-14.45 Salivary glands (Rose Ngu)
14.45-15.15 COFFEE BREAK
15.15-15.45 Lymph nodes (Julian Künzel)
15.45-16.15 Lumps and bumps (Anders Rørbæk)
16.15-16.30 BREAK
16.30-18.15 HANDS-ON (FHO2) in rooms 15.2.23, 15.2.25, 15.2.26 and 15.2.27b
18.30 COURSE DINNER
07.45-08.15 Coffee and croissant at Holst auditorium
LECTURE (FL4) at Holst Auditorium
08.15-08.45 Multiparametric ultrasound and AI (A McQueen)
08.45-09.00 Parathyroid (Merry E. Sebelik)
09.00-09.30 Pre- and perioperative US (Jacob Melchiors)
09.30-09.45 COFFEE BREAK
LECTURE (FL5) at Holst Auditorium
09.45-10.15 Fine needle and core needle biopsies (Tim Beale)
10.15-10.45 RFA and minimal invasive treatments (Lisa Orloff)
10.45-11.15 Recap – systematic HNUS (Anders Hammerstrøm)
11.15-11.30 BREAK
11.30-12.40 HANDS-ON (FHO3) in rooms 15.2.23, 15.2.25, 15.2.26 and 15.2.27b Incl US-guided interventions
12.40-13.20 LUNCH in front of Holst auditorium
13.20-14.30 HANDS-ON (FHO4) in rooms 15.2.23, 15.2.25, 15.2.26 and 15.2.27b Incl US-guided interventions
14.30-15.00 Round Table: How to set up a head and neck ultrasound practice at Holst Auditorium
Chair: Mathias von Beckerath
Expert Panelist: Leila Mady, Ruiz Garcia Carmen, Enyi Ofo, and Gabriella Kecskés
PLENUM at Einer Lundgaard auditorium
15.00-15.15 Ultrasound in resource-limited settings (Merry E. Sebelik)
15.15-16.00 Quiz winners and goodbye
Venue: Maersk Tower, Panum, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen
Faculty
SURGiC team
Course secretary
Registration
7th Copenhagen International Head & Neck Ultrasound Course
1st-2nd July 2027
The price for the course is 935 EUR, including course dinner.
For any questions, please get in touch with course secretary Berit Merete Sachmann ultrasound.rigshospitalet@regionh.dk
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