MUCCU Basic Echocardiography - PDM1205

The Monash University Critical Care Ultrasound (MUCCU) short courses, with its unique combination of flexible online delivery and practical hands on ultrasound scanning support sessions at clinical sites, enables you to acquire this critical competency at your own pace.

This micro-credential Critical Care Basic Echocardiography (CCE) module forms part of the suite of MUCCU short courses. It introduces you to the requisite knowledge required not only to perform a CCE examination but also interpret findings in specific haemodynamic settings.

At a glance

Fees

A$5,000 (consultants) or A$3,000 (registrars)
Optional additional hands-on 1:1 sessions:

  • A$150 per hour for junior registrars
  • A$250 per hour for consultants

Who should attend

All clinicians, including external candidates, are eligible to apply but enrolment is subject to the approval of your lead supervising clinician at your participating clinical site (i.e. Eastern Health, Monash Health or Western Health).

What you will learn

You will participate in the scanning of patients at your own clinical site under supervision to enable you to apply these principles and develop basic practical skills in the clinical environment.

Program structure

Your learning and assessment activities will include:

  • 10 hours of personal 1:1 practical ultrasound scanning sessions with qualified and highly experienced sonographers (with options for more 1:1 hours)
  • formative and summative practical assessments with lead critical care ultrasound clinical medical specialists
  • CCE logbook
  • lectures, videos and recommended reading
  • formative assessment of authentic clinical case studies
  • summative assessments (MCQs) of your clinical knowledge online

Please check back closer to 2026 for a list of program facilitators.

For further information please email DMIRS.admin@monash.edu.

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