As townies…

we really take access to healthcare for granted. A quick visit to the GP, a referral and a test – done.

I’ve been working in the outback this week training a new cohort of POCUS users and it has been a real eye opener. The tyranny of distance, the cost of access and staff shortages are conspiring against those who live in our remote communities. And the system – for want of a better word – seems to restrict initiative while relying on the amazing goodwill, dedication and charity of its employees to simply keep going. While I don’t buy into catastrophising, while the system is too big to fail (to borrow a GFC term) it has all the indications that it is under significant stress. I’m not too sure when that stress will break things…

Plenty in the news this week – check out the wearable ultrasound chip. Not sure how ALARA fits in the micro-dose 24-48 hour exposure timeframe, but I’m sure that the applications (excuse the pun) haven’t even been imagined yet.

That’s all for now…see you next week

Suean and Mike

P.S. –  The August coaching corner – covering the basics of breast #ultrasound – thankfully went off from the outback without a hitch last night. The recording will be available soon. Register & join our community of clever here…

P.P.S. – Join our POCUS Educators / Seed resource page and POCUS Educators / Seed Support Network on Facebook – resources, tips and community all in one spot.

 

 

Get the most out of your teaching moments – join our TRain the UltraSound Trainer (TRUST) course This isn’t a course on how to perform an ultrasound examination or use the technology – it’s designed to give you the teaching tools you’ll need to teach ultrasound on the run. In the words of a previous participant – it’s meta! We’re running this internationally recognised course in Australia for the first time in July and October – don’t miss out.

22 – 23 October

5 August

This study modeled lung #ultrasound surface wave elastography to assess water content of the lung for technique development. https://t.co/xnd68ZHC6o@MayoRadiology #acoustics #ASA182 pic.twitter.com/kxEf7nJu0u

— POMA (@ASA_POMA) August 4, 2022

4 August

3 August

What do you see in this #ultrasound of a 40yo woman with right-sided #abdominalpain radiating to her back? @EMNSpeedofSound says the answer lies in what you don’t see. #Whatsthediagnosis #FOAMed #FOAMus https://t.co/REigQULYor pic.twitter.com/Db0wU1tHbN

— Emergency Medicine News (@EMNews) August 2, 2022

Not one but TWO publications in #Dysphagia Journal this month using #muscle #ultrasound as a i) #chewing #swallowing #assessment tool @LenieHoek 🇳🇱 & ii) #outcome measure for #dysphagia #therapy 🇺🇸 Watch this space for a summary of both 👀 https://t.co/GVbkqdBCFJ

— SLT Ultrasound (@SltUltrasound) August 3, 2022

@ASE360

Artificial Intelligence in Echocardiography: A Disruptive Technology for Democratizing and Standardizing Health

J. Clin. Med.

Comparison between Automatic and Semiautomatic System for the 3D Echocardiographic Multiparametric Evaluation of RV Function and Dimension

2 August

Researchers at MIT, led by Prof. Xuanhe Zhao, have created a wearable ultrasound medical device, reports Jeremy Hsu for New Scientist. https://t.co/w42PnHNaGG

— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (@MIT) August 1, 2022

US GEL PODCAST #131!

The #POCUS Manifesto Part 2 – with Larry Istrail @dr_larryi
#FOAMus #USGEL #FOAMedhttps://t.co/r7kxg1zZrA pic.twitter.com/LQOJL9gIIJ

— Michael I. Prats (@PratsEM) August 1, 2022

Join us every tuesday in august for POCUS based cases on @CPSolvers VMR.
There will be POCUS based case presentations & teaching with @buckeye_sanjay, @ria_dancel , @G2Disrupt , @DrGalenMD, @rav7ks & @DrDanRestrepo
Join here for links to VMR's: https://t.co/GfT0Y8M2tP pic.twitter.com/cTLk6Xylih

— Ravi Singh (@rav7ks) August 2, 2022

@CASEbyASE

Transthoracic Echocardiography Findings in an Adolescent With Late-Detection Subaortic Membrane and Patent Ductus Arteriosus: Impact of Surgical Intervention

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

A novel echocardiographic right ventricular dysfunction score can identify hemodynamic severity profiles in left ventricular dysfunction

@JVascSurg

Anticoagulants and reduced thrombus load in abdominal aortic aneurysms assessed with three-dimensional contrast-enhanced ultrasound

1 August

Book Review – one of the most anticipated #POCUS books is out! What did @frantait85 think?@LukeFlower1 @Dr_pradm@ICMteaching @ICUltrasonica #FOAMcc #FOAMed #FOAMus #Meded #Medtwitter @ICS_updates @Assoc_Anaes @RegionalAnaesUK @RCoANews https://t.co/UdImHr8lo9

— Jonny Wilkinson (@Wilkinsonjonny) August 1, 2022

Our #POCUS educator / #SEED support network now has 'guides' – a way we'll be organising #ultrasound information for ease of access

This will grow organically as themes/topics emerge

Join our community of cleverhttps://t.co/wJYspGftEz pic.twitter.com/CUlBQt8HQh

— Zedu Ultrasound Training @zedunow@med-mastodon.com (@zedunow) August 1, 2022

@ASRA_Society

POCUS Spotlight: The Future Is Getting Smaller – Handheld Ultrasound Technology

European Journal of Internal Medicine

POCUS in dyspnea, nontraumatic hypotension, and shock; a systematic review of existing evidence

@PLOSOne

Could ultrasound midwifery training increase antenatal detection of congenital anomalies in Ghana?

@PLOSOne

Asynchronous tele-expertise (ASTE) for prenatal diagnosis is feasible and cost saving: Results of a French case study

31 July

Interactive Video For POCUS: Obtaining the 5 Focused Cardiac Ultrasound View.https://t.co/L3qq2T97qg@anaesthesiaNUHS @NUSMedicine #pocus #echofirst pic.twitter.com/gmQWvTEazC

— pocus.sg (@pocus_today) July 31, 2022

Ultrasound Basics @COREIMpodcast @OnePagerICU #BJHM #POCUS #FocusPOCUS #MedTwitter #FOAMed #Medstudenttwitter pic.twitter.com/4wMuyjAGCW

— Journal of Brown Hospital Medicine (@BrownJHM) July 30, 2022

Following case has been altered but is based on real events:
I was called to the patient’s bedside for episode of SVT and hypotension. Our patient was admitted recently with acute renal failure and cardiogenic shock.

— nick pulmcrit (@pulmtoilet) July 31, 2022

30 July

Calling all pediatric #POCUS people!

👉Submissions to our pediatric POCUS Atlas (aka The POCUS Atlas Jr.) are now open!
🙏Contribute to a free open access education project that will be used around the world!

Here is how you can help 🧵: pic.twitter.com/98EWVyufw8

— TPA (@thepocusatlas) July 29, 2022

Point-of-care ultrasound guided paracentesis @COREIMpodcast @OnePagerICU #BJHM #POCUS #FocusPOCUS #MedTwitter #FOAMed #Medstudenttwitter pic.twitter.com/ZpkEH4LJaA

— Journal of Brown Hospital Medicine (@BrownJHM) July 30, 2022

Going ultrasound for diagnosing small bowel obstructions. https://t.co/pyfTyhBJaP #SGEMHOP @KirstyChallen @AcademicEmerMed @SAEMonline

— Ken Milne MD (@TheSGEM) July 30, 2022

Point-of-care ultrasound guided lumbar puncture @COREIMpodcast @OnePagerICU #BJHM #POCUS #FocusPOCUS #MedTwitter #FOAMed #Medstudenttwitter pic.twitter.com/XpalPNqB9m

— Journal of Brown Hospital Medicine (@BrownJHM) July 29, 2022

Radiology Case Reports

Initial ultrasound evaluation of an anterior mediastinal mass ultimately diagnosed as T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report of three cases in children

@WINFOCUS

Short communication: ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryoanalgesia of intercostal nerves for uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery

@PLOSOne

Tracked 3D ultrasound and deep neural network-based thyroid segmentation reduce interobserver variability in thyroid volumetry

Echocardiography

The usefulness of speckle tracking echocardiography in identifying subclinical myocardial dysfunction in young adults recovered from mild COVID-19

@JAmBoardFamMed

Current State of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use Within Family Medicine

@ASRA_Society

POCUS Spotlight: Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) Exam