Emergency Ultrasound Committee

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Supporting emergency ultrasound education, research and clinical integration.

Objectives

To promote emergency PoCUS education for practicing physicians, residents, and medical students.
To promote and foster collaboration in emergency PoCUS research
To assist in the development of Emergency PoCUS competency assessment tools and pathways for ongoing
commence maintenance
To provide a networking forum for CAEP members interested in emergency PoCUS
To collaborate with other PoCUS groups, both nationally and internationally

Terms of Reference

Dan Kim

Chair

Gillian Sheppard

Education Lead

Colin Bell

Clinical Lead

Tom Jelic

Research Lead

Lianne McLean

Pediatric Co-Lead

Allan Shefrin

Pediatric Co-Lead

Rafiq Andani

Rural Co-lead

Paul Pageau

Member at Large

Talia Brennan

Communications Lead

Christine Hanna

Member at Large

Kate Fathi

Member at Large

Noam Katz

Member at Large

Elizabeth Lalande

Member at Large

Jade Seguin

Pediatric Co-Lead

Kevin Lobay

Member at Large

Rajiv Thavanathan

Member at Large

Alice Chan

Member-at-Large

Nathan Hecht

Member-at-Large

Paul Olszynski

Past Chair

CAEP EUC Newsletter 2023

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Systematic Review:
2023 Winner: Kim DJ, Burton JE, Hammad A, Sabhaney V, Freder J, Bone JN, Ahn JS. Test characteristics of ultrasound for the diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess: A
systematic review and meta-analysis. Acad Emerg Med 2023; doi:10.1111/acem.14660.

2022 Winner: Hussein L, Rehman MA, Jelic T, Berdnikov A, Teran F, Richards S, Askin N, Jarman R; SHoC Investigators and the Resuscitative TEE Collaborative Registry Investigators. Transoesophageal echocardiography in cardiac arrest: A systematic review. Resuscitation. 2021 Nov;168:167-175. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.08.001.

Prospective Study:
2023 Winner: Hilsden R, Mitrou N, Hawel J, Leeper R, Thompson D, Myslik F. Point of care biliary ultrasound in the emergency department (BUSED) predicts final surgical management decisions. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2022 Sep 2;7(1):e000944. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-000944.

2022 Winner: Surdhar I, Jelic T. The erector spinae plane block for acute pain management in emergency department patients with rib fractures. CJEM. 2022 Jan;24(1):50-54. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00203-x.

Retrospective Study:
2023 Winner: Lebeau R, Robert-Halabi M, Pichette M, Vinet A, Sauv頃, Dilorenzo M, Le V, Piette E, Brunet M, B餡rd W, Serri K, Poulin F. LV EF using a simplified wall motion score based on mid-PSSA and A4C views for non-cardiologists. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2023; 23:115.

2022 Winner: Sharif S, Vlahaki D, Skitch S, Truong J, Freeman S, Sidalak D, Healey A. Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for cholelithiasis and cholecystitis in a canadian emergency department. CJEM. 2021 Sep;23(5):626-630. doi: 10.1007/s43678-020-00068-6.

Administration:
2023 Winner: Bell C, Newbigging J, Sheppard G, Aspler A, Kim DJ. A primer for clinical POCUS leadership in your emergency department. CJEM 2023; 25:266-268.

2022 Winner: Aspler A, Wu A, Chiu S, Mohindra R, Hannam P. Towards quality assurance: implementation of a POCUS image archiving system in a high-volume community emergency department. CJEM. 2022 Mar;24(2):219-223. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00228-2.

Education:
2023 Winner: Chenkin J, Jelic T, Hockmann E. Optimizing simulator-based training for
emergency TEE: A randomized controlled trial. AEM Educ Train 2023; 7:e10845.

2022 Winner: Prager R, Pageau P, Hodges T, Yan C, Woo M, Nemnom MJ, Millington S, Holden M, St-Gelais R, Cheung WJ. Characterizing the biomechanical differences between novice and expert point-of-care ultrasound practitioners using a low-cost gyroscope and accelerometer integrated sensor: A pilot study. AEM Educ Train. 2022 Apr 1;6(2):e10733. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10733.

Case Report/Series:
2023 Winner: Henneberry R, Weagle K. Emergency department point-of-care
ultrasound diagnosis of a complete molar pregnancy presenting as first trimester
bleeding. CJEM 2022; 24:783-785.

2022 Winner: Bouwsema M, Bell C. Hickam’s Dictum Incarnate: A Case of Simultaneous Left-Sided Urolithiasis and Ruptured Iliac Artery Aneurysm. POCUS J. 2022 Apr 21;7(1):127-128. doi: 10.24908/pocus.v7i1.15020.

Accomplishments

Literature Primer Series:

Kim DJ, Bell CR, Jelic T, Thavanathan R, Heslop CL, Myslik F, Lewis D, Atkinson P, Chenkin J, Buchanan IM, Olszynski P, Sheppard G, Burwash-Brennan T, Lalande E. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Literature Primer: Key Papers on Renal and Biliary POCUS. Cureus. 2023 Apr 8;15(4):e37294. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37294.

Kim DJ, Bell C, Jelic T, Sheppard G, Robichaud L, Burwash-Brennan T, Chenkin J, Lalande E, Buchanan I, Atkinson P, Thavanathan R, Heslop C, Myslik F, Lewis D. Point of Care Ultrasound Literature Primer: Key Papers on Focused Assessment With Sonography in Trauma (FAST) and Extended FAST. Cureus. 2022 Oct 6;14(10):e30001. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30001.

Ultrasound Curriculum Position Statement

Use of Point of Care Sonography Position Statement

Journal Club

Does Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Improve Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Undifferentiated Hypotension? An International Randomized Controlled Trial From the SHoC-ED Investigators? An International Randomized Controlled Trial From the SHoC-ED Investigators

Articles:

Kim DJ, Burton JE, Hammad A, Sabhaney V, Freder J, Bone JN, Ahn JS. Test characteristics of ultrasound for the diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Aug;30(8):859-869. doi: 10.1111/acem.

Subramony R, Spann R, Medak A, Campbell C. Ultrasound-Guided vs. Landmark Method for Subclavian Vein Catheterization in an Academic Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2022 Jun;62(6):760-768. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.11.002.