Ready to Face the Pandemic: Sonosite PX Launches in a Moment of Crisis
Ultrasound Critical for Women's Health in Sierra Leone
The mission of Partners in Health (PIH) is to provide a preferential option for the underprivileged in health care. By establishing long-term relationships with sister organisations, PIH strives to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of them.
POCUS PROFILE: Dr Amjad Maniar
Dr. Amjad Maniar is a consultant anaesthesiologist at People Tree Hospital in Bengaluru, India. He spoke with Sonosite about his journey from using landmark techniques to ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia.
Radiologist Brings Ultrasound to the Barrios
Dr. David Johnsen is a diagnostic radiologist working with medical missions to the Dominican Republic. His team borrowed a Sonosite M-Turbo through Sonosite’s Global Loaner Programme for a recent mission. Dr. Johnsen submitted this report of his experiences in the Caribbean country.
POCUS Profile: Dr. Fabith Moideen
Dr. Fabith Moideen, Chief of Emergency Medicine department at Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India has worked for 13 years in emergency medicine. Dr. Moideen recently shared his journey with point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and its importance in routine clinical practise.
Diving Deep with POCUS: Ultrasound and Air Embolism
Costantino Balestra, Professor of Physiology at Haute Ecole Bruxelles-Brabant in Belgium, uses point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in environments that could not be more different from a typical hospital setting. His expertise lies in studying the effects of extreme conditions on the human body, including temperatures, altitudes, and ambient pressures found in deep oceans.
Emergency Physician Uses Sonosite M-Turbo for Education Exchange in Guatemala
University of Washington/Harbourview Medical Centre emergency medicine physician Emily Bartlett, MD, MS, traveled to Guatemala City in 2019 for a recently established emergency medicine programme. The trip was focused on educational exchange and professional development for programme residents. Dr. Bartlett borrowed a Sonosite M-Turbo for this trip, and sent us this report.
Sharing Critical Ultrasound Knowledge in Eritrea
Emergency room consultant Norbert Pfeufer, MBA, has developed and organized ultrasound workshops for anesthetists in Eritrea, Africa, for a number of years. This has helped to support doctors in the area that are faced with many daily challenges, including language barriers and a lack of resources. Pfeufer explains:
Rotary Clubs Help Send Sonosite M-Turbo to Zimbabwe
Sonosite iViz Plays Key Role in POCUS Education in Panama
Michigan Doctors Bring Ultrasound Education to Madagascar
Ultrasound Guy Gives Back to Jamaica with Sonosite’s Help
Trevor Dixon, MD, RDMS, is the Director of Emergency Ultrasound at Jacobi Medical Centre in New York City and the founder and CEO of the JAHJAH Foundation (Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans At Home). Because of his specialty, Dr. Dixon is known as “The Ultrasound Guy.”
Anaesthesiologist Achieves Impressive Results with Nerve Blocks in Ecuador
Pain management specialist Joseph Marino, MD, is the chief medical officer at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream. He also serves as the director of regional anaesthesia for Northwell Health and holds a faculty position at the Zucker School of Medicine. Dr. Marino has published numerous articles and worked on many textbooks in the field of anaesthesia and pain medicine.
Italian Hospital Makes Headway against COVID-19
Last month, we interviewed Dr. Enrico Storti, Anaesthesia and ICU Director/Unit Coordinator of the Emergency Department at Maggiore Hospital, from the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lodi, Italy. In this latest update from Lodi, BBC show Newsnight was given exclusive access to Maggiore Hospital. Drs.
Renal Imageing and Blood Clotting for COVID-19 Patients
Dr. Justin Kirk-Bayley is the Clinical Director of Therapeutics at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, England. Dr. Kirk-Bayley is an expert in the use of ultrasound in the ICU and anaesthesiology.
Ultrasound Vital for Women’s Healthcare in Rural Ghana
Dr. Carlye Jensen practises emergency and family medicine in Canada. She recently went on a mission for Ghana Rural Integrated Development (GRID), whose purpose is to provide basic medical care to the rural areas of northern Ghana, where many patients have no access to healthcare at all. Dr.
Ultrasound Provides Answers for Rebuilding Lives in Nepal
Dr. Jesus Casado Cerrada, Internist at the Hospital Universitario de Getafe and Professor at the Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain, has travelled to the Rasuwa district of Nepal to help a local NGO rebuild the region’s infrastructure following a severe earthquake in 2015. Dr. Casado explains:
The Role of Ultrasound in Pain Management
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has a significant role to play in pain management for patients around the world. Dr. Victor Mayoral Rojals, Consultant Anaesthetist and head of the pain unit at the Bellvitge University Hospital, in Barcelona, Spain, discusses the many advantages of ultrasound in his day-to-day practise.
One Woman’s Mission to End Preventable Infant and Maternal Deaths in Somaliland
From the Front Line in the UK: A Talk with Dr. Justin Kirk-Bayley
For Sonosite’s ongoing series of interviews of physicians working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Medical Officer Diku Mandavia, M.D. interviewed Dr. Justin Kirk-Bayley in Guilford, England about his experiences fighting the coronavirus. You can watch the interview on our COVID-19 Ultrasound Resources site.