Nuvance Health - Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Ultrasound Projects
Outside Lectures
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine: FAST, Aorta
Dutchess Community College Paramedic Program: E-FAST
Regional EMS Week: RUSH exam, US in Cardiac Arrest
Resusicon: RUSH exam
Internal Lectures
Internal Medicine/Family Medicine have a year long Ultrasound Curriculum including lectures on FAST, Echo, Thoracic, Renal, Volume status assessment, US in Shock, VEXUS, Approach to CHF with Ultrasound, and multiple Pass the Pointer image review lectures
Ultrasound Courses
1. Bi-annual Basic Ultrasound Course for Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine attendings/physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
2. Yearly Advanced Ultrasound Course for Critical Care and Emergency Medicine practitioners.
3. Yearly cadaver POCUS procedure workshop (including nerve blocks and arthrocentesis)
4. Yearly POCUS nerve block workshop
3. Six month attending POCUS training tract
4. Quarterly nurse training for US guided peripheral IV placement
