The Saint John Regional Hospital Emergency Department Ultrasound Program was established as one of our priority academic programs. Amongst our physician group are a number of national and international leaders in the field of Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS). We run a growing number of PoCUS courses each year in Saint John, including the ECCU 1 course, ECCU IP School and Fall ECCU Fest!
We have 2 Sonosite M-Turbo machines located in Trauma and RAZ and 1 Sonosite X-Porte in Acute.
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Program Director: Dr David Lewis
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Co-ordinator: Jacqueline Fraser
Fall ECCU Festival – Next date to be announced…..
Ultrasound Program Pages
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SJRHEM Dalhousie Clerkship PoCUS Program
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SJRHEM Dalhousie iFMEM Resident PoCUS Program
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SJRHEM Dalhousie PoCUS Competency Program
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SJRHEM ECCU PoCUS Courses
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SJRHEM PoCUS Q-PATH
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SJRHEM PoCUS Quality Assurance
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SJRHEM PoCUS Teaching Resources
Ultrasound Resources
Ultrasound Faculty
Ultrasound Simulation Room
The ultrasound simulation room is located in the back corridor between RAZ and Trauma. They key for this room can be accessed via the ED Admin Office. This room is set up for a variety of ultrasound simulation modalities.
Equipment includes:
- Sonosite MicroMaxx Ultrasound Machine
- CAE Vimedix Simulator
- SonoSim Simulator
- Blue Phantom – Head and Neck Vascular Access Phantom
- Blue Phantom – Transvaginal Phantom
- Blue Phantom – Upper Limb Vascular Access Phantom
- Blue Phantom – Vascular Access and Nerve block Phantoms
This equipment is available to all staff physicians, residents and medical students. Please contact Dr Lewis for simulator training if required. Simulator instructions can be found in the File Store below. Please ensure that all the equipment in the ultrasound simulation room is turned off and in good condition after use.
Quick Tips
How to Log a Scan – Sonosite SJRHEM – logging a scan web
How to save and Image/Clip – Sonosite SJRHEM – saving a clip or image web
Ultrasound Files
Links:
Australian PoCUS site. Lots of free educational PoCUS resources, including high quality video lectures and printable pocket guides.
The College of Emergency Medicine (UK) - PoCUS Resources. Includes policy documents, PoCUS curriculum and guidance on credentialing.
SoundBytes - Is a multimedia bedside ultrasound resource for use in hospital and at home. SoundBytes has been organised into a virtual textbook format with easily accessible chapters covering the major indications for clinician performed sonography.
This online website was a creation of members of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Section on Emergency Ultrasound.
The home of the ECCU Course and ECCU Modules. Book courses, access on-line PoCUS lectures and other resources.
The home of Canadian PoCUS credentialing. Guidance on achieving Independent Practitioner (IP) status.
This section has been instrumental in developing ultrasound resources for emergency physicians since 1996.