Research + Innovation

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  Capturing Competence: Objective Hand Motion Analysis in POCUS Training
  Medical education is a high-stakes climate of continuous monitoring, improvement, and innovation with an obligation to develop competent physicians. As the complexities of clinical knowledge and technologies rapidly progress, education stakeholders are transitioning to a competency-based medical education (CBME) model. The assessment of initial and ongoing technical skills proficiency represents a significant challenge in CBME,… Read More »Capturing Competence: Objective Hand Motion Analysis in POCUS Training
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  DUALPLANE: Dual-Plane Imaging for Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access
  Peripheral intravenous (PIV) cannulation is the most common invasive procedure worldwide and is ubiquitous in emergency medicine, where it is required for blood specimens, fluid administration, and pharmacotherapies. Despite the intervention’s prevalence, obtaining PIV access is often challenging even for experienced practitioners as many emergency department (ED) patients have difficult peripheral venous access due to underlying medical… Read More »DUALPLANE: Dual-Plane Imaging for Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Access
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  Establishing a Hybrid Point of Care Ultrasound Program at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali
  Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) stands out as a versatile, readily accessible, and highly accurate diagnostic tool in emergency medicine. This is particularly apparent in settings where access to advanced diagnostic equipment such as x-ray and CT scanners is limited. However, the effectiveness of POCUS is contingent upon the proficiency of the operator, underscoring the critical importance… Read More »Establishing a Hybrid Point of Care Ultrasound Program at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali
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  Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Emergency Department: Development of a Validated Checklist for Training
  Although the use of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) may improve cardiac arrest management, the incidence of cardiac arrest cases at some hospitals is low which means emergency physicians (EP’s) may have limited opportunities to perform TEE in clinical or educational settings.  Standardized checklists, such as those used in simulation-based mastery learning (SBML), have been employed to improve trainee performance for rarely performed procedures,… Read More »Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Emergency Department: Development of a Validated Checklist for Training
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  Ultrasound Equipment Management System in the ED Utilizing QR Codes and Electronic Submission
  When operating at peak capacity, our emergency department has no less than 17 ultrasound devices in use: 12 cart based systems, 3 laptop style systems, and an evolving number of handheld devices. Regularly evaluating all of this equipment being utilized by so many operators is labor intensive and requires significant resources. We found that there was no… Read More »Ultrasound Equipment Management System in the ED Utilizing QR Codes and Electronic Submission