For the 3^rd year in a row, SANA commenced the annual ultrasound course integrated into the midwifery curriculum at the School of Public Health, Lebanese University, Tripoli Branch.

 

The team had met last week for introductions and goals and today marked the first official didactic session. The class this year is made up of 15 students. In addition, there are 5 graduated midwives from the community who have joined the course in order to receive the much needed training in ultrasound that shall impact their clinical work in various settings all over North Lebanon.

 

The main topic today was the basics pertaining to physics and knobology. The midwifery students were quite excited to commence and they were given today’s handouts.

 

SANA’s portable probe was on hand today to create a pseudo-simulation setting using sonographic images on the screen and illustrating to the students the probe handling and orientation with respect to the image on the screen. This proved to be quite useful!

 

Most importantly, the ALARA principle and the 6-Step Approach to Obstetrical scanning were discussed and their importance stressed to the students.

 

The team then headed back to CFAFC for an introductory session on SANA’s simulator. This is the first year that the trainees will commence working on the simulator at the initiation of the course and SANA’s is quite excited about the impact that shall have in their practical skills.

 

This year, SANA was able to secure 20 copies of Abuhamad’s e-book ‘Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology: A Practical Approach’ for each of the trainees. These were distributed to cement the strong foundations they shall need into the future.

 

It was a most exciting start and SANA looks forward to the evolution of its new trainees…