Winter has well and truly hit Melbourne…

it’s cold when we arrive and dark when we leave the training HQ. But it’s been hotter and brighter than ever inside as we set about seeding the POCUS bug – a catchy little tike that there doesn’t seem to be a cure for 🙂

Speaking of SEED, Suean’s Coaching Corner which was last night was all about what it takes to become a Sonographer Educator in the Emergency Department (SEED). Was well attended and some great quesitons – despite the audio issues…again! Got there in the end – the recording will be up soon, but while you’re waiting check out the blog post on the topic – plenty of food for thought for those looking to make the leap from the safety of radiology!

If you think being a SEED is the role for you check out the range of free resources on our site – it will give you a small taste of what to expect. And also take a look at our TRain the UltraSound Trainer (TRUST) course designed specifically to give you the teaching tools you’ll need to teach ultrasound on the run. We’re running this internationally recognised course in Australia for the first time in July and October – don’t miss out.

23 – 24 July | 22 – 23 October

As always, if there’s something on the horizon that you’d like added to our weeklywrap – or something we’ve missed – let us know.

See you next week.

Mike and Suean

P.S. – May’s Coaching Corner will be online soon. In the meantime register to participate for these free ZOOM sessions by checking here. And have a look at the back catalogue – there’s something for everyone.

6 May

Pediatric Radiology

Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for localising peripherally inserted central catheter tips in infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis

5 May

If you place Ultrasound Guided IVs 🎯don’t forget to use the right catheter length!

✅ Here’s a simple graphic demonstrating what we do at our shop:#POCUS #vascularaccess pic.twitter.com/8vI0Kpejyl

— Michael Macias (@EMedCurious) May 4, 2022

https://twitter.com/ArgaizR/status/1522039540973678595?s=20&t=TUlEa3Ee7lZ5k2Ao2rYPIw

The lesions seen on an ovarian #ultrasound can be one of the most challenging things to assess and describe. Visit AIUM's blog to learn more about Standardizing the way we assess adnexal lesions and the app that makes it easy." https://t.co/cRvwo00WUH#FOAMed #Radiology #aium pic.twitter.com/xa4NdcuCVp

— AIUM Ultrasound (@AIUMultrasound) May 4, 2022

#POCUS alert 📢📡
We launched our 1st Point-of-Care Ultrasound demonstration video for Internal Medicine residents (&FM) on @YouTube today. I hope your residents find it helpful. #GME @ABIMFoundation @ACCinTouch @txchapteracc @CaliforniaACC @ABCardio1 https://t.co/scU0Cm9RU7

— Solomon Tosin Badejoko, MD, MPH (@SolomonBadejoko) May 4, 2022

4 May

Advanced echo teaching in critical care
Topic: Pericardial Assessment by Echocardiography
Presenter: Dr Louise Cole, Intensive Care Staff Specialist, Nepean Hospital, Sydney
Link: https://t.co/z26YrNakN8#echofirst

— echo@nepean (@echonepean) May 4, 2022

Ultrasound Int Open

Hands-On Time in Simulation-Based Ultrasound Training – A Dose-Related Response Study

Scientific Reports @NaturePortfolio

Machine learning-based prediction of relapse in rheumatoid arthritis patients using data on ultrasound examination and blood test

@PLOSOne

New insights into the potential utility of the left atrial function analysis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction diagnosis

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Left atrial morpho-functional remodeling in atrial fibrillation assessed by three dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography and its value in atrial fibrillation screening

3 May

Our NEW meta-analysis on Dx accuracy of #POCUS in acute heart failure in The American Journal of Cardiology

🙏to co-1st author @Meghan_JairamMD, co-authors @ChunHanLoMDMPH @NicholasChiuMD @adam_dr_ & awesome mentor @VeliKTopkaraMD
https://t.co/0pniBJZnYh pic.twitter.com/yZ3FJeFCTK

— Leonard Chiu, MD MS (@LeonardChiuMD) May 2, 2022

#CritCareExplore @SCCM #POCUS can be used with formalin embalmed cadavers for training first year medical students to perform invasive procedures. Increased confidence and exposure could lead to lower complication rates in future generations of physicians. https://t.co/LBc4t5kHFY pic.twitter.com/qTY0EeGCO2

— Critical Care Explorations (@CritCareExplore) May 2, 2022

@DOTmedcom

Discussing the use of ultrasound for pain management

Echocardiography Journal

Extensive intra-myocardial calcifications: Value of multimodality imaging

@CASEfromASE

Double-Orifice Tricuspid Valve in an Infant with Multiple Noncardiac Anomalies

2 May

Learn how to evaluate a shoulder for an effusion as well as a simplified method for aspiration. @HGHED @ACEPNow #EMin2022https://t.co/0bXf0GvUx7 pic.twitter.com/O7cN6Zybif

— Arun Nagdev (@NagdevArun) May 2, 2022

https://twitter.com/SJTREM/status/1521022771379191810?s=20&t=TUlEa3Ee7lZ5k2Ao2rYPIw

Ultrasonography is amazing.

PEM POCUS Series: Confirmation of endotracheal tube placement in pediatrics – by Drs. McCollum & Thomas-Mohtat, peer-reviewers Drs. @margalinma @AaronKornblith @AshkonMD

Read this detailed tutorial & take the ALiEMU quiz. https://t.co/md1NpTPfnt pic.twitter.com/m9eLYFeuLO

— Academic Life in EM (@ALiEMteam) May 2, 2022

Pediatric Pulmonology

Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Compared to Standard-of-Care Methods for Endotracheal Tube Placement in Neonates

@JACEPOpen

A man with abdominal pain who collapsed

@PLOSOne

Skeletal muscle analysis of panoramic ultrasound is reliable across multiple raters

1 May

Hot off the press – the latest ASRA Pain Medicine News! Great content including #POCUS Spotlight: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by @NibrasBughrara, Oliver Panzer, Aliaksei Pustavoitau. https://t.co/KzD7KQ8FJd @DElmofty @Nelkassabany @Neuro_Kellie pic.twitter.com/OuZgENSi9h

— ASRA Pain Medicine (@ASRA_Society) May 4, 2022

30 April

New @thecsp context & practice guidance documents for Physio use of PoCUS – OUT NOW!

Relevant to all Physios using Lung Ultrasound 🫁 @TheACPRC https://t.co/fagJUyfDgs pic.twitter.com/v8greT5vD6

— Simon Hayward PhD (@sonophysio) April 29, 2022

Echocardiography Journal

Point-of-care ultrasound for identification of ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm

@CASEfromASE

Limitations of Percutaneous Closure of a Complex Secundum Atrial Septal Defect

@CASEfromASE

Posture-Related Change in Intracardiac Blood Flow Detected by Transesophageal Echocardiography in Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome