Starting on:
Oct 23, 2025
Ending on:
Oct 23, 2025
Moderator(s):
PCEA Chogoria Jackson Hall
Max Credits:
3 Points
Provider:
PCEA CHOGORIA HOSPITAL
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Oct 23, 2025
Ending on:
Oct 23, 2025
Moderator(s):
Dr.
Alphonce Otieno
Medical Officer - Accident and Emergency Department
Venue: Medical Officer - Accident and Emergency Department
PCEA Chogoria Jackson Hall
Max Credits:
3 Points
Provider:
PCEA CHOGORIA HOSPITAL
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Point Of Care Ultrasound - IVC and Aorta
Starting on:
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
Ending on:
Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
Venue:
PCEA Chogoria Jackson Hall
PCEA Chogoria Jackson Hall
Description
Point of care ultrasound is a rapid, bedside tool that enhances clinical decision-making by allowing healthcare providers to visualize internal structures in real time. It improves diagnostic accuracy, helps in timely decision making, guides procedures and enables timely interventions. Its use is widely and rapidly growing. In this lecture, we will be focusing on visualizing Inferior Vena Cava and Abdominal Aorta and the relevant and essential applications in patient care.
Objectives
1. To revise the relevant basics of Point of Care Ultrasonography
2. To be able to identify IVC and Aorta using POCUS
3. To be able to assess a patient's volume status through the assessment of IVC using POCUS
4. To be able to identify the various pathologies of the aorta using POCUS
5. Practical demonstrations and skills session
Presenters
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Dr.
Paul Addo
Family Medicine Consultant
PCEA Chogoria Hospital