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Spreading POCUS across Northern Spain

December 2, 2019
The rapid scanning and dynamic imaging capabilities offered by point-of-care ultrasound make it an invaluable tool for emergency medicine . Dr. Enrique Ortiz Villacian (from Emergency Services at Donostia University Hospital in San Sebastián) and Dr. Juajo Zafra Sanchez (from...[Read more]

TEE Simulators Shown to be Effective POCUS Education Tools

November 26, 2019
Instructor showing the TEE procedure to students
Two studies published by the National Institutes of Health show promising results for the use of simulators in the training of emergency physicians (EP) in performing transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). In the study “Focused transesophageal echocardiography for emergency physicians—description and results...[Read more]

Taking the Clinic to the Mountain

November 25, 2019
Dr. Philippe Mahiou practices anesthesia in the Grenoble area of France, splitting his time between a private clinic and working as a helicopter doctor attending mountaineering accidents. As part of his work, Dr. Mahiou routinely uses ultrasound, and understands the...[Read more]

Point-of-Care Ultrasound—A Valuable Tool for Nephrology

November 15, 2019
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) systems are becoming a common sight in nephrology departments and renal dialysis clinics, helping clinical staff to evaluate and effectively access the vasculature of dialysis patients. Dr. Jean-Yves Bosc, a nephrologist and vascular doctor working at the...[Read more]

Humanitarian Doctor Returns to Haiti with Sonosite M-Turbo

November 14, 2019
In our June 2017 blog post, we reported on gynecologist/obstetrician Dr. Audrey “Dree” Stryker’s mission with the IWISH Foundation to Haiti with the M-Turbo . Dr. Stryker recently sent our Sonosite Global Health program another report from her most recent...[Read more]

POCUS Profile: Dr. T. Sivashanmugam

November 12, 2019
Dr. T. Sivashanmugam MD, DNB in Anesthesiology, PDCC, FRCP is a Professor in Anesthesiology at Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, a 1500-bed tertiary care teaching university hospital at Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India. He has more than ten years’...[Read more]

New Recommendations from Task Force Seek to Improve Pain Management for Women

November 11, 2019
Gender differences based on culturally defined roles create unique issues for women with respect to pain and opioid addiction and misuse. A report issued earlier this summer by the U.S. Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, “Pain Management Best...[Read more]

Addressing Addiction and Pain Management in Our Nation’s Military and Veteran Populations

November 6, 2019
Over the last two years, the U.S. Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force studied how pain is treated in the military and veteran populations to make recommendations to improve the treatment of acute and chronic pain. The Task Force...[Read more]

Emergency Physician Brings Ultrasound to Rural Guatemala

November 5, 2019
Emergency physician Dr. Elijah Katz has worked with Sonosite ultrasound machines for several clinical and teaching missions around the world. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a large part of Dr. Katz’s practice both at home and abroad, and he currently serves...[Read more]

Medical Mission to Kenya Introduces High School Students to Ultrasound

November 1, 2019
Dr. Martin Kelly is an attending physician in the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas. He has been involved in mission trips for 15 years, most of them in conjunction with Maranatha Volunteers International...[Read more]

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