Coordinator: Nuno Loureiro

Faculty

• Jorge Fortunato
• Miguel Castro
• Miguel Costa
• Nuno Loureiro
• Rui Sales Marques
• Paulo Felicíssimo

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9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Introduction

Nuno Loureiro

• The current role of ultrasound in orthopedics and traumatology
• Workshop objectives
• Hands-on organization

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09:10 – 10:00

"Pearls & Pitfalls" Session

09:10 – 09:20

Ultrasound in the athlete: the role of imaging in clinical decision-making?

Jorge Fortunato

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09:20 – 09:30

Artifacts and pitfalls: how to avoid interpretation errors

Miguel Castro

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09:30 – 09:40

Ultrasound and pain: correlating imaging and symptoms

Miguel Costa

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09:40 – 09:50

Dynamic assessment in musculoskeletal ultrasound

Paulo Felicíssimo

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9:50 AM – 10:00 AM

Ultrasound-guided intervention: practical tips for greater precision

Rui Sales Marques

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10:00 AM – 10:20 AM

Interactive Clinical Cases

"5 Specialties, 5 Perspectives"

Each instructor presents a challenging clinical case (4 minutes) demonstrating how ultrasound influenced the diagnostic or therapeutic decision.

• Miguel Costa – Muscle injury in the athlete
• Paulo Felicíssimo – Persistent ankle pain
• Miguel Castro – Unexpected ultrasound finding
• Jorge Fortunato – Functional dynamic assessment
• Rui Sales Marques – Complex ultrasound-guided procedure

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10:30 AM – 12:55 PM

Hands-On

Five 30-minute hands-on stations

Participants divided into 5 groups rotating between stations.
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10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Station 1 – Shoulder

Miguel Costa

• Rotator cuff
• Long head of the biceps
• Subacromial-subdeltoid bursa
• Clinical cases related to shoulder pain

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10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Station 2 – Elbow and Wrist

Miguel Castro

• Lateral epicondylalgia
• Medial epicondylalgia
• Extensor and flexor compartments
• Wrist tendons and nerves
• Normal anatomy and diagnostic pitfalls

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11:00 – 11:30

Station 3 – Hip and Knee

Nuno Loureiro

• Hip flexors
• Adductors
• Quadriceps tendon
• Patellar tendon
• Applications in Sports Medicine

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11:30 – 12:00

Station 4 – Ankle and Foot

Prof. Paulo Felicíssimo

• Achilles tendon
• Peroneal tendons
• Posterior tibial tendon
• Plantar fascia
• Dynamic assessment

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12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Station 5 – Ultrasound-Guided Intervention

Rui Sales Marques

• Probe positioning
• In-plane technique
• Out-of-plane technique
• Needle visualization
• Phantom simulation

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Faculty

Jorge Fortunato

PinhalFisis

Comcorpus

Sporting CP

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Miguel Castro

Portimão Hospital - ULS Algarve

LagoaCentro - Medical Imaging

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Miguel Costa

Algarve Pain Centre

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Nuno Loureiro

Clínica Médica by Nuno Loureiro

Comcorpus

Sporting CP

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Paulo Felicíssimo

Nova Medical School

CUF Descobertas Hospital

SPOT

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Rui Sales Marques

Sales Marques Clinic

Faro Hospital - ULS Algarve

Lusíadas Saúde