Hey Folks!

Last month I took part in the Point of Care Ultrasound Interest Group in University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. This was via a google hangout with Dr. Arntfield and Dr. Thompson. Thanks to Chris Byrne for hosting. The topic was Ultrasound in Medical Education and students had an opportunity to submit questions during the live broadcast. You can check out the recording here

Michael

Journal club May 29, 2013

Intraoral and transcutaneous cervical ultrasound in the differential diagnosis of peritonsillar cellulitis and abscesses.

Bernardo Cunha Araujo Filho, Flavio A. Sakae, Luiz Ubirajara Sennes, Rui Imamura, Marcus R. de

BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY 72 (3) MAY/JUNE 2006

Journal club goes international this month - see you there!

Hong Kong - Shenzhen EM Conference

This post comes a bit late after my return, but things are fast and furious! The sabbatical ended with participation in the Hong Kong - Shenzhen EM Conference. This was a fantastic experience and introduced me to the challenges of communicating with physicians where English is a second or third language. Ever heard of Shen-Fu Injections for post-cardiac arrest syndromes! I certainly had not until this conference. By communicating and reading only in English -- are we missing out what the rest of the world has to offer?

Greetings now from Singapore (well a week late). This has been one of the highlights of the trip. By taking part in the Society for Emergency Medicine in Singapore (SEMS) Annual Scientific Meeting, I met many physicians from around South East Asia and beyond. By listening and speaking to such a diverse crowd at varying stages in the practice of Emergency Medicine, I have been able to gain a better appreciation of Emergency Medicine in general. The conference was a well organized, high quality conference which I came away with some educational pearls. In addition, taking part in the post-conference Winfocus sessions afterwards afforded me the opportunity to interact with other ultrasonography keeners. Great forum to exchange ideas and approaches to ultrasonography. The Korean dinner was real yummy too!

Winfocus Team post conference SEMS 2013

 

The conference and Winfocus course both took place in the beautiful surroundings of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Singapore. This is a new a great new facility with it's own lake for peaceful walks and tranquility steps away from the emergency department. Yes, that really is the waiting board -- 311 visits at 18:00 starting from 24:00 and only a 72 minute wait! Wow!

Journal Club April 3, 2013

Use of bedside sonography for diagnosing acute epiglottitis in the emergency department: A preliminary study. J Ultrasound Med 2012; 31; 19-22.