SJRHEM Dalhousie Clerkship PoCUS

SJRHEM Dalhousie Clerkship PoCUS Learning Objectives

SJRHEM has a nationally respected tradition in Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) training. Our learners are trained in PoCUS by staff EM physicians who have a passion for clinical PoCUS, PoCUS research and PoCUS education.

 

Please ensure you have completed the following pre-reading before you start this Clerkship block.

Link to Pre-Reading Material – Read the CanPoCUS Core – Handbook

 

During the SJRHEM 3-week Clerkship block we have set the following PoCUS Learning Objectives:

 

  1. Gain familiarity with the basic operation of the SJRHEM Ultrasound machines
    1. Location (Acute, Trauma, RAZ)
    2. Power supply – keep charged
    3. On/Off
    4. New Patient – pprn, reading/referring physician
    5. Transducer selection
    6. Depth
    7. Gain
    8. Colour
    9. Image annotation
    10. Image/Clip freeze and saving
    11. Machine care – wipe down keyboard and transducers after each use.
  2. Basic Scanning technique
    1. Environment – Lighting, Bed height
    2. Patient comfort
    3. New Patient details
    4. Holding a transducer
    5. Orientating transducer to patient and screen
    6. Ultrasound anatomical planes – Transverse, Sagittal, Longitudinal, Coronal
    7. Post scanning – Patient and Machine care
  3. Q-Path
    1. Sign in
    2. Ability to review saved images and clips
  4. Supervised Scans
    1. To include those modalities learnt in PIER 1 and /or 3
      1. Vascular Access (Views of the IJ vein and Peripheral veins)
      2. Cardiac (Sub xiphoid, +/- Parasternal views)
      3. eFAST (RUQ, LUQ, Pelvic)
    2. Aorta
  1. Observed Scans
    1. To observe the following modalities
      1. Obstetric (Early Preg)
      2. IVC
      3. Lung
      4. MSK
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