Our study aims to test for validity a recently developed scoring system for the assessment of resident proficiency at performing a head ultrasound (HUS) examination in infants. Read More

Meeting name: IPR 2016 Conjoint Meeting & Exhibition , 2016

Authors: Gorelik Natalia, Khumalo Zonah, Saint-martin Christine, Bure Lionel, Faingold Ricardo

Keywords: Neurosonography, Training, Evaluation

There is no standardized evidence-based neonatal head ultrasound (HUS) training guidelines within the literature. Simulation models have previously shown to improve resident proficiency in performing ultrasound-guided procedures. We developed an ultrasound-compatible neonatal brain phantom from polyvinyl alcohol cryogel (Figure 1) with the relevant cross-sectional anatomy. The purpose of this study was to determine whether resident performance in HUS improves with the use of this novel brain phantom training model. Read More

Meeting name: IPR 2016 Conjoint Meeting & Exhibition , 2016

Authors: Patil Kedar, Gorelik Natalia, Kumalo Zonah, Bure Lionel, Albuquerque Pedro, Faingold Ricardo

Keywords: Neonatal Head Ultrasound