westernsono – 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!

Perioperative Ultrasound Western 2016: Empowering Anesthesiologists’ with Diagnostic Ultrasound.

afhegazy — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:51:40 +0000

The second annual Perioperative Ultrasound Western workshop was yet again, an unparalleled success. Engaging 23 participants, including anesthesiology residents, fellows, and practicing anesthesiologists from academic and community hospitals in South-Western Ontario, this year’s workshop took place over two full days (Dec 3 & 4, 2016) at CSTAR, University Hospital. The workshop was organized by the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Western University and included a panel of nine expert faculty instructors.

The focus of this year’s workshop was on empowering anesthesiologists to make informed patient care decisions with the use of bedside diagnostic ultrasound in the perioperative setting. Domains covered included lung, pleural, airway, gastric, abdominal free fluid, and focused cardiac ultrasound. Structured as a series of short lectures integrated with hands-on practice sessions and case discussions, the course set a new standard for perioperative focused ultrasound workshops.

Thanks to outstanding faculty, superb organization and generous equipment support, participant ratings for the course were overwhelmingly positive. “Excellent course”, “10/10”, “Please continue to offer this workshop” where among the many comments that signified this resounding success. As we approach the new year, stay tuned for more details on our next annual workshop!

Point-of-care valve assessment by Jon Borger

Live demo: The application of color flow Doppler by Ahmed Hegazy

Ramiro Arellano and the practical pearls of lung image acquisition

Jason Chui and Ranko Bulatovic providing expert instruction

Tips and tricks by faculty members Matthew McFarling and Jon Borger

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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