Zedu Weekly Wrap - 30 August 2024

Wowee – August has come to a close so quickly…

which for Victorians in particular means it’s AFL Footy Finals Season. It also means spring is here – the wattle is blooming and the magpies swooping! And things are warming up here too – our dates to the end of this year are really starting to fill, so if you are planning a trip to Melbourne before Christmas be sure to get in fast.

September is also seeing us partner up with our friends at the Australasian Sonographers Association, supporting the popular General Fundamental Ultrasound Series. This online half-day event is showcasing leading speakers who will be discussing topics designed for student sonographers and recent graduates, topped off by be interactive Q&A sessions throughout the day.

General Fundamental Ultrasound Seminar |
7 September 2024 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
4.00 CPD Points

Natasha Roussel | Fundamentals of Breast Ultrasound: Bouncing through the Basics
Donna Oomens | Be the Change: Mastering Ultrasound Ergonomics
Rose Beattie | Sole searching- Adventures in plantar fascia and achilles tendon ultrasound
Suean Pascoe and Myra Theisz | From History to report: Creating meaningful clinical records.

Be sure to register: 07 Sep 2024 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.

In other more general ultrasound news take a look at:

our article of the week which has sparked conversation in our forum – ‘Can you teach yourself POCUS to a level of clinical competency’ (29 August)
Chris Yap (@casualtysrus) is getting ready for the next POCUS club on Tuesday 10 September – starring Marcus Peck (@ICUltrasonica) find the invite here (28 August)
Dan Kim (@dan__kim) and team have done the hard work for you and pulled together a POCUS literature primer for cardiac and lung in the latest @CJEMonline (27 August)

That’s all from here – enjoy the weekend 🙂

Mike and Suean

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30 August

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Correlations between Achilles tendon moment arm and plantarflexor muscle architecture variables

29 August

Can You Teach Yourself Point-of-care #Ultrasound to a Level of Clinical Competency?
This is the question posed by the authors – what do you think the outcome was? Take a look and let us know if you were surprised by the outcome.https://t.co/bHzivIZNyI #POCUS #ultrasoundtraining pic.twitter.com/DyyIli1Rj6

— Zedu Ultrasound Training @zedunow@med-mastodon.com (@zedunow) August 29, 2024

Although we were unable to fit this into the final version of our @EMedClinics “Genitourinary #ultrasound” paper (https://t.co/pUMVQFeBfl), here is a suggested algorithm for integrating #POCUS into the workup of acute kidney injury@colinrbell @GillianSheppar9 #nephro @NephroP pic.twitter.com/jyGoZZ8oKb

— Dan Kim (@dan___kim) August 28, 2024

28 August

I can’t describe how excited I am about our next #POCUS club… Ever wanted to move on from basic echo to haemodynamic assessment but were too afraid to ask? Need to know what is & isn’t OK in the minefield of intermediate echo? Or just want to know what all the fuss is about? pic.twitter.com/cnAPuuFVdx

— Chris Yap (@casualtysrus) August 28, 2024

@WFUMB

Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Reveals Superior Gluteus Medius Muscle Vitality After Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Minimally Invasive Anterolateral Versus Lateral Surgical Approach

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Infected urachal cyst in an adult patient

27 August

Hot off the press in @CJEMonline! Our expert panel just tackled cardiac and lung #POCUS for our POCUS literature primer series. @CAEP_EUC @CAEP_Docs @GillianSheppar9 @TomJelic
🔗https://t.co/r4gUX87FSb

Check out the 🧵 below for our top 5 papers on cardiac & lung POCUS 👇 pic.twitter.com/ezA92MYBEQ

— Dan Kim (@dan___kim) August 26, 2024

Explore how integrated multi-organ #POCUS can revolutionize clinical diagnostics. An essential tool to enhance accuracy and decision-making at the point-of-care! @JesperWeile #Ultrasound #MedEd @IM_POCUS https://t.co/H2CuxomII4 pic.twitter.com/wDn7OhvFqH

— Yale Tung-Chen (@yaletung) August 26, 2024

New in JACEP Open from @_emilyfitzy_: Thoracic ultrasound may improve paramedic diagnostic and management accuracy in undifferentiated respiratory distress.#FOAM, #EMS, #RespiratoryDistress, #POCUS https://t.co/T5JCz4c01n @EmergencyDocs @ACEPNow @WileyHealth @wileyinresearch… pic.twitter.com/1LHI7am7mh

— JACEP Open (@JACEPOpen) August 26, 2024