POCUS FOR THE TRAINEE (CCC-112)

Thursday, October 26, 2023

11:00 – 12:00 EST

Location: Palais, 512CG

Target Audience: Medical students, Early internal medicine residents

Co-Chair(s)

Erika Ouimet-Grennan

Cardiology Resident
University of Montreal
University of Montreal
Iness Soltani, MD

Cardiology Resident
University of Montreal
University of Montreal

Presenter(s)

Marie-Claude Beaulieu

PGY5 Cardiology
Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
Laurie-Anne Boivin Proulx

Interventional Cardiology Fellow
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Suzanne Boursalie
Tara D'Ignazio

PGY-6 Cardiology
Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
Kevin Haddad

Adult Cardiology Resident
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Université de Montréal
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Ibrahim Khayyat, MD (he/him/his)

Cardiology resident
McGill university
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Jeffrey Lam

Cardiology Resident
Queen's University
Queen's University
Charlotte C. McEwen, MD

Cardiac Surgery Resident
McMaster University
McMaster University
Chang (Nancy) Wang, MD (she/her/hers)

Cardiology Resident
Western University
Western University
Kai Yi Wu, MD (he/him/his)

Adult Cardiology Resident
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute

Disclosure(s):

Kevin Haddad: No financial relationships to disclose

Ibrahim Khayyat, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Charlotte C. McEwen, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Chang (Nancy) Wang, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Kai Yi Wu, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives / Objectifs d'apprentissage:

At the end of this session participants will be able to / Au terme de cette conférence, vous serez:

familiarize early trainees with basic POCUS views: parasternal long axis, parasternal short axis, apical four chamber view and sub xyphoid view;
practice probing each of the views on healthy volunteers; and
review pathological POCUS findings.

Session Description: A hands-on ultrasound session to familiarize trainees with basic POCUS views on healthy volunteers as well as identifying basic pathologies.