emergency medicine – Western Sono

Emergency Medicine : Intro Course 2018

EmergGuy — Thu, 10 May 2018 00:35:58 +0000

The Division of EM is once again pleased to host its annual course “Introduction to ED Point of Care Ultrasound”

Date: July 5th, 2018.

Target Audience:

Course content is aimed at practitioners who are beginning their pathway to competence in point of care ultrasound.

This course will emphasize fundamental techniques in image acquisition and interpretation of 7 applications of point of care ultrasound in the ED.

Topics covered will include:

Presence of intra-peritoneal fluid? (Yes/No)
Presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm? (Yes/No)
Presence of pericardial fluid? (Yes/No)
Presence of cardiac activity during arrest? (Yes/No)
Presence of pneumothorax (Yes/No)
Presence of a pleural effusion (Yes/No)
Presence of an intra-uterine pregnancy? (Yes/No)

This course will feature an outstanding faculty to learner ratio for hands-on sessions as well as innovative image interpretation sessions. These small group sessions emphasize image interpretation skills and serve as intimate venues to reinforce clinical integration pathways.

The course director is Dr. Heather Hames. Bedside instructors will include faculty from within the Division of EM’s experienced group of point of care sonographers.

More Information:

If you have interest in attending as a participant please contact us via email at [email protected] (please include Emergency Course in the subject line).

Last years course filled up quickly so please contact us if interested!

Emergency Medicine Courses : ‘Introduction to POCUS’ & ‘Introduction to Extended Applications’ Ring in the 2017 Academic Year

EmergGuy — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:19:27 +0000

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!

Introduction to ED Point of Care Ultrasound 2017

EmergGuy — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:59:43 +0000

The Division of Emergency Medicine is once again pleased to host its annual “Introduction to ED Point of Care Ultrasound” course on July 6th, 2017.

This course will emphasize fundamental techniques in image acquisition and interpretation and 7 indications of point of care ultrasound in the ED. Course content is aimed at practitioners who are beginning their pathway to competence in point of care ultrasound.

Topics covered will be:

Abdominal : Presence of intra-peritoneal fluid? (Yes/No)

Abdominal : Presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm? (Yes/No)

Subcostal Cardiac : Presence of pericardial fluid? (Yes/No) Cardiac activity during arrest? (Yes/No)

Pelvic : Presence of an intra-uterine pregnancy? (Yes/No)

Thoracic: Presence of pneumothorax (Yes/No) Presence of a pleural effusion (Yes/No)

The course will feature an outstanding faculty to learner ratio for hands-on sessions as well as innovative image interpretation sessions. These small group sessions emphasize image interpretation skills and serve as intimate venues to reinforce clinical integration pathways.

Course director is Dr. Heather Hames. Bedside instructors will include faculty from within the Division of EM’s experienced group of point of care sonographers.

If you have interest in attending as a participant please contact us via email at [email protected] (please include Emergency Course in subject line).

Last years course filled up quickly so please contact us if interested.

Some pics from our previous courses can be found here.

POCUS Staff Sessions : Thoracic Module

EmergGuy — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:30:13 +0000

We are excited to have our inaugural ED staff training module in Thoracic POCUS off to a great start! Over a dozen of our ED faculty have already participated in our mini hands on and image interpretation sessions, with more sessions to come. Armed with their new skills in lung sonography, our ED faculty trainees are now off scanning thoraces with online feedback and guidance from our dedicated POCUS team.

Thanks to all that have participated, and special thanks to Cristiana Olaru, Behzad Hassani and Drew Thompson for this CME development.

Stay tuned for our next applications in the modular series.

Introduction to ED Point of Care Ultrasound 2017

EmergGuy — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 17:50:59 +0000

The Division of Emergency Medicine is once again pleased to host its annual “Introduction to ED Point of Care Ultrasound” course on July 6th, 2017.

Topics covered will be:

Abdominal : Presence of intra-peritoneal fluid? (Yes/No)

Abdominal : Presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm? (Yes/No)

Subcostal Cardiac : Presence of pericardial fluid? (Yes/No) Cardiac activity during arrest? (Yes/No)

Pelvic : Presence of an intra-uterine pregnancy? (Yes/No)

Thoracic: Presence of pneumothorax (Yes/No) Presence of a pleural effusion (Yes/No)

Course director is Dr. Heather Hames. Bedside instructors will include faculty from within the Division of EM’s experienced group of point of care sonographers.

If you have interest in attending as a participant please contact us via email at [email protected] (please include Emergency Course in subject line).

Last years course filled up quickly so please contact us if interested.

Some pics from our previous courses can be found here.

POCUS in Fractures

arntfield — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:32:50 +0000

A brief introduction to the use of POCUS in the management of fractures. Your new favorite tool makes it easy to identify them, adds certainty to your hematoma blocks and prevents the dreaded ‘inadequate reduction’ after your plaster has been applied. Highly recommended application!

Introduction to Point of Care Ultrasound 2015

EmergGuy — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 18:23:49 +0000

The Division of Emergency Medicine is pleased to announce the 2015 iteration of its annual introductory course in ED point of care ultrasound. This course will emphasize the “Fundamental 4″ views and 5 indications of point of care ultrasound in the ED and is aimed at practitioners who are beginning their pathway to competence in point of care ultrasound.

The “Fundamental 4″ are:

Abdominal : Presence of intra-peritoneal fluid? (Yes/No)

Abdominal : Presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm? (Yes/No)

Subcostal Cardiac : Presence of pericardial fluid? (Yes/No) Cardiac activity during arrest? (Yes/No)

Pelvic : Presence of intra-uterine pregnancy? (Yes/No)

Course directors are Drs. Behzad Hassani, Heather Hames and Grant Coome. Bedside instructors will include faculty from within the Division of EM’s experienced group of point of care sonographers.

The date for the 2015 course will be July 9, 2015. If you have interest in attending as a participant please contact us via email at [email protected] (please include Emergency Course in subject line).

Some pics from our previous courses can be found here.

**Update May1, 2015. The course is at capacity, but we are happy to keep your contact info should any spots open up. Looking forward to a great day of scanning!

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Featured on TV

arntfield — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 21:52:58 +0000

The innovation and leadership of Western University’s and LHSC’s Point-of-Care Ultrasound program recently garnered regional media attention. With leading programs in emergency medicine and critical care and emerging programs in anesthesia, internal medicine and surgery, the collaborative, interdisciplinary vision of our POCUS program is being actualized to the betterment of the patient and physician experience. See the news piece below or the full news story at this link.

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ED – POCUS Introductory Course – 2014

EmergGuy — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 12:44:36 +0000

July 10th marked the third iteration of the ever-popular POCUS Introductory Course, hosted by the Division of Emergency Medicine.

Featuring multi-disciplinary attendees from Emergency Medicine (CCFP, FRCP and Peds), General Surgery, Vascular Surgery and Family Medicine, the scan-packed day was a great success. This year brought some new pre-course material and a revised format geared towards maximizing hands-on-probe time. Helmed by Dr. Behzad Hassani and Dr. Mirza Baig, our new Course Directors led a fun filled, education packed day for 28 new POCUS users with an industry-leading 2:1 student:instructor ratio.

A huge thank you to the organizing team, our Faculty Instructors and of course our models (who each endured dozens upon dozens of scans). Without all of this help the course would not be the annual success it has become.

Stay tuned for updates for our upcoming courses.