Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Description

This 3 months skillset Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training shall be delivered online by Certified Medical Trainers who graduated POCUS Training skill set Program Designed by Dr.Taro Minami, MD, FACP, FCCP, Director of Medical Simulation and Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training, Department of Medicine, Kent Hospital and Care New England, Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator.The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and hands on training taught physically by Kenyan POCUS trainers. Through lectures, videos and hands on sessions the course aims to offer you deeper insight in application of point of care Ultrasound skills in your practice. Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) will be certified for certificate and CPD for KMPDC and PPB members. a) Cardiac Examination (i) Trainees will learn 5 basic views (parasternal long and short axis view, apical four chamber view, subcostal four chamber and IVC view) via hands-on training supervised by myself and/or by other instructor(s) (b) Lung Examination (i) Trainees will learn 3 images: lung sliding with A-lines, Right hemidiaphragm, Left hemidiaphragm) via hands-on training supervised by myself and/or by other instructor(s) (c) Abdominal Examination (i) Trainees will learn 4 images (1) RUQ: Liver, hepatorenal recess, Right kidney, (2) LUQ, Spleen, splenorenal recess, Left Kidney, (3) Abdominal Aorta (longitudinal) view, (4) Bladder – Transverse via hands-on training supervised by myself and/or by other instructor(s). (d) Vascular Examination (i) Trainees will learn vascular diagnostics by hands-on training – femoral vein and internal jugular vein – supervised by Dr. Taro Minami and/or by other instructor(s) Knowledge and Image interpretation examinations are performed online with multiple-choice format. Details will be communicated to the class. To pass each examination, trainees need to answer at least 80% correctly. Upon completion of knowledge and image interpretation examinations, trainees proceed to the final skill examination, which will be test their skills by observing their scanning of a model.

Objectives

Presenters

1. Dr. Taro Minami
   Dr.Taro Minami, MD, FACP, FCCP, Director of Medical Simulation and Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training, Department of Medicine, Kent Hospital and Care New England, Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Medical Science, Clinician Educator.The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and hands on training taught physically by Kenyan POCUS trainers. BROWN UNIVERSITY