The Division of Emergency Medicine 2017-2018 academic year has kicked off with our annual educational showcase in POCUS. With 32 participants from across Canada, including undergraduates from several institutions, resident trainees in EM, Peds EM and Vascular Surgery, as well as local community physicians, the day was bound to be great. Concentrating on the fundamental applications, and this year’s addition of thoracic POCUS, attendees experienced a flipped classroom and a 2:1 participant:instructor ratio allowing maximal probe time for all.
This year also marked our inaugural ‘Introduction to Extended Applications in POCUS’ for local Faculty and incoming resident trainees. Featuring bedside scanning and image interpretation sessions, participants stepped into the realm of POCUS applications for DVT, gallbladder, renal, extended cardiac and thoracic assessments. All will follow up this educational day with a one-month rotation in the ED honing their skills with clinically based scans in these applications.
A huge thank you to our dedicated @emergencylondon instructors, our amazing POCUS Faculty for all of their content development and delivery, the organizing and leadership prowess of Dr. Heather Hames, the support staff at CSTAR, vendor support from Sonosite and Phillips, and of course all of our volunteer models. The team effort made this an awesome educational event for all.
We are already looking forward to next year!
Dr. Myslik helping to target an interface
Dr. Coome and Dr. Hassani impress with the multi-media instruction
Dr. Marcus VanAarsen – EM Resident Instructor
A steady hand scanning the pelvis
Dr. Mary Fotheringham, EM Faculty
The medium to success
Off to a successful start with the probe
Dr. Liz Haney – eager to point out pertinent landmarks
Gaining confidence with the probe.
All smiles as the POCUS images become demystified
Dr. Drew Thompson reinforcing pertinent findings
Happy Scanner. Happy model.
Dr. Myslik demystifying the artifacts of lung ultrasound
Dr. Hames ensuring perfect LUQ scanning technique
Dr. Hames at the bedside
Dr. Behzad Hassani beginning the journey into cardiac scanning
Dr. Mary Fotheringham supervises a successful pelvic scan
Dr. Roebotham pointing out pleural vs intra-peritoneal fluid
Dr. Roy Roebotham supervising at the bedside
Dr. Haney offering some scanning tips
Super set-up at CSTAR
EM POCUS Fellow, Dr. Scott Brady pointing out areas of interest
Dr. Hames assists with pelvic free fluid assessment
EM POCUS Fellow, Dr. Barbara Tatham teaching with a smile
Dr. Myslik teaching with his relaxed style
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