SANA returned to Abu Samra today for a medical/educational mission with Medecins Sans Frontieres at their locale in Dar Al Zahra’. Accompanying SANA was trainee midwife Riham Ghemrawi.

 

It was a busy Valentines’ day for the team with a packed clinic and patients who were well into their second and early third trimesters of pregnancies. Full assessments were carried out on the patients and they were all scanned by trainee Riham under the guidance of SANA’s Reem S. Abu-Rustum. Having spent time on the simulator prior to her first outreach mission, Riham skillfully carried out the 6-Step approach and as a result, redated 13% of the patients seen.

 

SANA saw several high risk patients in need of follow up and intensified prenatal care. It was MSF’s midwife Louiis who was outstanding in making all the necessary arrangements for the patients.

 

At the end of another rewarding day, the team headed back home and plans were made for the next visit DAZ…

It was back to the Lebanese University for the 5th didactic session to the midwifery students in Tripoli.

 

The session commenced with midwife Nariman, who has joined the group from the community, sharing with her classmates her experiences working on the simulator and how that correlates with her work as the charge nurse of the labor and delivery at a local hospital.

 

Today’s didactic session today was quite interactive where Reem S. Abu-Rustum presented a series of abnormal cases and the students had to recognize what was abnormal. It was stressed to them that in the future, and at this stage of their training, they are not expected to reach the correct diagnosis. However, they need to recognize that the image is not as it should be in order to ensure that the patients get referred for proper diagnosis and management. Subsequently, the sonographic assessment of twins, determining chorionicty and the key complications to anticipate and look for were covered. SANA’s utilized ISUOG Outreach’s educational slide set on Twins.

 

At the end of the session, the students planned next week’s observatory/hands-on days with SANA…

SANA’s team headed to Aabdeh today for a medical/educational mission with Medecins Sans Frontieres. Accompanying SANA was trainee Dr. Esperance El Awad, a second year Ob/Gyn resident at the Lebanese University.

 

As usual, the clinic was packed with patients who were in their 3^rd-6^th months of pregnancy. SANA carried out full evaluations inclusive of obstetrical sonography. All patients were scanned by Dr. Esperance, under the guidance of SANA’s Reem S. Abu-Rustum, and she skillfully carried out the 6-Step approach and redated 42% of the patients seen.

 

As usual, there were several high risk patients in need of work up and follow up. MSF’s midwife Zeinab was instrumental in helping make all the necessary arrangements for the patients.

 

At the end of another rewarding day, the team headed back home with plans made for the next mission with MSF…