Resuscitation Council UK’s FEEL course reflects teaching from similar international courses, drawing on shared experiences to shape a programme that meets UK training requirements. The course launched in 2013, and around 15 courses are held every year.
During this one-day course, you will develop the knowledge and skills to:
- achieve four standard TTE views: parasternal long axis (PLAX), parasternal short axis (PSAX) Apical 4 chamber (A4Ch), and subcostal (SC);
- perform TTE during a cardiac arrest as a team approach;
- image interpretation: diagnosis of potentially treatable causes of cardiac arrest/circulatory collapse, including:
- myocardial insufficiency (including acute myocardial infarction)
- pericardial collection (PC)
- pulmonary embolus(PE)
- hypovolaemia
- tension pneumothorax
- communicate with the resuscitation team;
- understand the pitfalls and limitations of focused echocardiography;
- understand the requirements and mechanisms for ongoing training and certification in peri-resuscitation echocardiography;
- understand the importance of clinical governance with respect to emergency echocardiography.
Who is the course for?
The course is intended for healthcare professionals who are involved in the care of the critically ill patient. No prior experience of echocardiography or ultrasound is required for this course. FEEL is intended as an adjunct to Advanced Life Support, and therefore knowledge of the current ALS algorithm is required.
This is a one-day course and will take place in a Course Centre. There are many Course Centres across the UK.
We use our evidence-based guidelines and cutting-edge research to create our courses. Courses are then delivered by members of our dedicated and highly skilled Instructor base. This guarantees that our courses are uniform, and the content remains the same across all our Course Centres.
Pre-course preparation:
Candidates will receive a FEEL course manual one month before the course. Candidates are expected to have prepared for the course by reading the manual.
Programme:
The course consists of a number of lectures, hands-on-training (HOT) sessions with live models, simulation and image interpretation.
Assessment and certification:
Candidates who attend the full day will receive a certificate of attendance, but they will not immediately receive a certificate of completion.
In order to obtain a certificate of completion, Candidates need to undertake further supervised scans which need to be reviewed by a local mentor and completed within two years from the date of the FEEL course. Once the Candidate is judged as competent in peri-resuscitation echocardiography, their mentor can sign their logbook for FEEL certification. The Course Director will then contact the BSE and Resuscitation Council UK.
After sign-off, Candidates should be able to return to work and feel confident to perform a focused peri-resuscitation echo study and acquire the necessary views.
The certificate of FEEL completion is issued by Resuscitation Council UK and is valid for four years. This course is recognised as continuing professional development (CPD) by the Medical, Dental and Nursing Royal Colleges and Health Care Professional Council. Please contact your registering body for further information.
The first step is to find a Course Centre near you. Below, you’ll find an area where you can search for local courses and find out how to get in touch with the organiser.
Course fees are decided locally by the Course Centre.
The FEEL course is intended for healthcare professionals who are involved in the care of the critically ill patient and does not require any previous echocardiography or ultrasound experience. FEEL is intended as an adjunct to the Advanced Life Support course and as such knowledge of the current ALS algorithm is required.
The cost of the course is set locally by the Course Centre; it includes the cost of registration and the course materials (which are provided by the RCUK).
ALS, ARNI, EPALS, FEEL, ILS, pILS, NLS courses:
- Select the relevant course type from our Courses page.
- Scroll down to search for courses; you can filter by town, Course Centre or start date by clicking on the appropriate heading.
- Click on the name of the Course Centre in the table to display all the booking information.
- Please then contact your chosen course centre directly to request an application form.
GIC:
A list of course dates are available via the GIC VLE. Please login to your account, click on the Menu button and then ‘Find a GIC Course’. Course dates and Centre contact information for the provider courses offered will be listed.
Please note, not all course centres choose to advertise their dates on our website. You may wish to contact your local hospital for their course and date information.
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