DAY 1 - SHOULDER ULTRASOUND MASTERCLASS

Morning Program (10:00–14:30)

10:00–10:20 - Ultrasound Fundamentals (20 min)

Physics essentials (anisotropy, artifacts, beam steering)

Probe ergonomics & scanning workflow

Dynamic maneuvers (static shoulders tell lies)

10:20–11:00 - Anterior Shoulder & LHBT Complex (40 min)

LHBT anatomy, variants & instability

Pulley system failure patterns

Dynamic assessment pearls

11:00–11:45 - Rotator Cuff: Anatomy → Pathology (45 min)

Supraspinatus / infraspinatus / subscapularis

Partial vs full-thickness tears

Tendinopathy traps & mimics

Muscle bulk & atrophy: what ultrasound can (and cannot) tell you

11:45–11:55 - Short Break (10 min)

11:55–13:40 - Hands-On Shoulder Ultrasound (105 min)

LHBT & pulley system

Subscapularis

Supraspinatus & infraspinatus

SASD bursa

AC & SC joints

Dynamic impingement

13:40–14:10 — Lunch (30 min)

Afternoon — Botswana Radiology Society Kgotla (Delta Location)

Theme: “Appropriate Imaging in Resource-Poor Settings & Understanding What We Are Not Seeing”

Matching modality to the clinical question

Blind spots when MRI/CT are unavailable

When ultrasound is enough — and when it’s not

Teaching referrers the limitations of ultrasound

Safe escalation and referral strategies

(Under a tree. No PowerPoint. Better thinking.)