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WORLD INTERACTIVE NETWORK FOCUSED ON CRITICAL ULTRASOUND

November 26, 2013

Phone +39 051230385 – Fax +39 051221894

Prepared for: WINFOCUS Prepared by: Vicki Noble

Via A. Appiani, 12, 20121 – Milan (Italy)

WINFOCUS Visiting Scholars Program

Summary OBJECTIVE To establish a list of international sites that can offer post-graduate and undergraduate training programs in point of care ultrasound.

GOALS To develop operating guidelines for WINFOCUS and NOEMA in administering a visiting scholar program in point of care ultrasound training.

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The goal of the ultrasound visiting scholars program is to make available to WINFOCUS members a variety of opportunities at centers throughout the world for training in point of care ultrasound. The diversity of the WINFOCUS community is its strength and people can look to this program to become point of care ultrasound experts and leaders or just to gain confidence in their scanning ability. The concept is to have a survey that program directors complete that outlines the structure of the training opportunity (cost, schedule, who the instructors are, length of time, language of instruction) and then to have each center reviewed and approved by the Board. Once a program is approved the survey information will be posted on a central WINFOCUS.org webpage and applicants can find centers that match their needs. Applicants must be WINFOCUS members in order to apply and will contact NOEMA first to have their membership confirmed. The applicant will list the centers they are interested in in their email to NOEMA and, once their membership is confirmed, NOEMA will send the applicant an application and the applicant will contact the training centers directly to apply to the program. Once the applicant is accepted by the program and the parties agree on a training contract, NOEMA will administer the financial transactions. The logistics for housing, flight, etc are the responsibility of the applicant. NOEMA can help arrange logistics for an extra fee that can be arranged separately between the applicant and NOEMA. WINFOCUS will provide a “certificate of attendance” for each scholar once he or she completes the training program. This is NOT a competency assessment program - competency assessment is administered by WINFOCUS through the ITU/ITO program. If a training center is also an ITU/ITO approved center that can provide WINFOCUS competency assessments. Specific programs can list this on their survey and applicants can choose them if this is what they need. Finally, a post-training survey will be completed by the applicant and posted by NOEMA on the webpage so future trainees and the training sites themselves can get feedback on the programs. The financial cost of each program will be set by each training center. WINFOCUS will add 15% as an administrative fee to each programs cost (tuition + 15% = total fee). The trainee will pay WINFOCUS directly through NOEMA and then NOEMA will distribute the money to each training center. ________________________________________________________________ Page 3 WINFOCUS Secretariat Office Via Orefici, 4 - 40124 Bologna (ITALY) Tel +39 051 230 385 - Fax +39 051 221 894 Email [email protected] - Site www.winfocus.org

WINFOCUS Visiting Scholars Program

Survey Hospital:

Rosario University & Mederi Hospital

1. Location of program a. City and Country: Bogotá - Colombia b. Type of facility (academic hospital, university, clinic, prehospital): University And Academic Hospital c. Accommodations (available, self arranged, need WINFOCUS assistance): Self arranged 2. Primary language of instruction

Spanish

3. Ability to scan patients in hospital

X yes □ no

a. Clinical (able to spend time and interact with patients in clinical settings) ……………………………………………………………………………………… ________________________________________________________________ Page 4 WINFOCUS Secretariat Office Via Orefici, 4 - 40124 Bologna (ITALY) Tel +39 051 230 385 - Fax +39 051 221 894 Email [email protected] - Site www.winfocus.org

b. Administrative (no clinical experience, how to set up and run a clinical ultrasound, point-of-care program) ……………………………………. c. Clinical and Administrative: yes 4. Name of program director:

Yury Bustos Martínez

a. WINFOCUS member: yes b. Specialty:

Emergency Medicine

5. Number of ultrasound trained faculty participating in training:

3

6. Duration of training program a. Option one: 1 month b. Option two: 2 months 7. Training schedule a. Number of hours per day: 6 b. Number of days per week:

5

c. Ability to participate in didactic lectures: d. Simulator practice:

yes

yes

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e. Standardized patient training hands on:

yes

f. Research participation: no g. Quality assurance of images: yes 8. What is/are the area(s) of expertise of the training center (emergency medicine, critical care, prehospital, medical school education, surgery, anesthesia, pediatrics):

Emergency medicine

9. Does the training center program include: a. management of ultrasound program: Yes b. gaining confidence in ultrasound skills: Yes c. ultrasound research training: No d. WINFOCUS -- ITU/ITO program that can give competency assessment certificates:

No

e. Assistance in Developing Lectures:

Yes

10. Cost a. Option one: 1.500 us b. Option two: 3.000 us ________________________________________________________________ Page 6 WINFOCUS Secretariat Office Via Orefici, 4 - 40124 Bologna (ITALY) Tel +39 051 230 385 - Fax +39 051 221 894 Email [email protected] - Site www.winfocus.org

11. Resources a. video library:

Yes

b. simulators:

Yes

c.

machines:

Yes 2 machines

12. Narrative Describing the Program The visiting scholars program of emergency ultrasound is a one to two (ideally two) months program offer by the Rosario University (Bogota-Colombia); designed to review theoretical ultrasound concepts and patients bedside practice were the students would be able to integrate the ultrasound as a complementary tool for the clinical evaluation, diagnosis and follow-up of the different acute diseases present in the emergency room. At the same time they would acquire the skills in order to apply de emergency ultrasound for the decrease in the mortality and morbidity in patients. The educational component of the visiting scholars program of emergency ultrasound involve the following learning highlights: •

The importance of ultrasound in the emergency department.

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Physical principles of ultrasound.

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How to operate and manage the ultrasound machine.

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Assessment of the lung, heart, abdominal structures, DVT, etc.

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Ultrasonography evaluation protocols based on evidence such as: RUSH, EFATS, BLUE, FATE, CAUSE, and, TRUE.

At the end of the program the student would be able to: 1. Identify the anatomic structures in each of the ultrasound views performed during the patient´s clinical evaluation in the emergency room. 2. Use the required ultrasound views for the clinical evaluations in specifics acute diseases. 3. How to use the different ultrasonography evaluation protocols based on evidence such as: RUSH, E-FATS, BLUE, FATE, CAUSE, and, TRUE. 4. Perform different procedures in a safe way guide by ultrasound. 5. Understand the different studies limitations in ultrasound and the importance of its complementary with different diagnostic aids. 6. Develop competences in the diagnostic recognitions patterns trough imagine reviews. 7. Learn about the importance of the process of quality assurance. 8. Understand the importance of ultrasound in order to reduce complications in emergency procedures.

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