County Rush Clinical Ultrasound : Weekly Dash

Rotation Information

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Keep the Chair's "BMW" Looking Good During Your Rotation!
To ensure that we are not spreading germs, please follow these simple US Machine Cleaning and Stocking guidelines here.

EUS Fellow Teaching Hours 1-3 Each Day
To give the EUS Fellows time to scan independently, rotators should only ask the fellows to scan with them from 1-3P Mon - Thurs. The exception being a really great case or a very specific problem.

Starting Your Rotation

1. Before your orientation: Everyone
a. Sign up for your new ACE4CUS ID Number to get credit for your required scans, quizzes and tests on our learning site ACE4CUS.

2. Rotation focus by Specialty and Level of Training:
a. EM Residents, M4's and PA Residents:
Please review in detail the US Rotation Info. M4's and PA Residents, you are considered EM1's for your rotation. For returning rotators as well as EM2's and beyond, be sure to complete your Pre-Rotation Scan Numbers form. Then start the learning for your rotation on the ACE4CUS Rotation Page. Look for great images for your US writing project - EM1 US Case Write Up or EM2-4's Twitter Case.
e. For MICU Fellows:
Please review in detail the MICU EM US Fellow Rotation Info. Then go to ACE4CUS. Complete the readings and quizzes on the pages for Physics and Machine Use, Echo and Resus (Basic Cardiac Only), Thoracic, DVT and Procedural (Central Venous Access Only).
f. For PEM Fellows:
Go to ACE4CUS. Complete the readings and quizzes on the pages for Physics and Machine Use, Trauma, Soft Tissue and MSK and Pediatric
g. For Trauma and TICU Fellows:
Go to ACE4CUS. Complete the readings and quizzes on the pages for Physics and Machine Use, Echo and Resus (Basic Cardiac Only), Thoracic, DVT and Procedural (Central Venous Access Only).
h. Credentialing Letters:
If needed, then be sure to submit 25 exams for each specific application to our QPath QA system to earn your Clinical Ultrasound credentialing letter.

2. Hands On Orientation:
a. For EM residents, typically is Wednesday after conference.
b. For M4's, PA Students/Residents, as well as MICU, PEM, Trauma fellows your orientation is the first day of your rotation in the ED Red Team Conference Room.
b. We will start by reviewing the rotation info, your Pre-Rotation Scan numbers, and completing a baseline SDOT assessment of your skills.

Finishing Your Rotation

1. By the last AM of your rotation: Complete all required quizzes, and end of rotation test, and your Post-Rotation Scan Numbers form for EM Residents on the ACE4CUS.

2. US Project Sharing: Please upload your case write up, narrated lecture or twitter case write up to this shared folder here or email all documents and images to johnbailitz@gmail.com

3. Hands on Check Out: We will complete an end of rotation SDOT assessment of you skills the last afternoon of your rotation. Then we will review your work and complete your New Innovations or other evaluation together.

4. Help Us Help You! Complete an Evaluation of your rotation or anything Ultrasound.

EM US Fellow Ninjas

For your fellow reading take a deeper dive into cardiac reading the ibook chapter on TEE. Also prepare for Friday's discussion by reading Ch 27 in Dr. Cosby's book.

This Week's Schedule

Monday - Scanning day
10a - Orientaton for Jordi with Damal. Meet in the Red Team conference room.

Tuesday -
9-12 Damali scanning in VIP clinic
1p Hands on checkout for Erin with Damali.

Wednesday -

3:30-4:30 - Fellow scanning session for Jen and Tina.

Thursday - Scan day for everyone.

Friday - Academic Friday with Dr. Cosby
10-11 Fellow image review. Dr. Cosby to focus on a systematic approach to QA during this session.
Didactics 11-1 This week PEM fellow Colleen Fant will give a mini-talk on Ultrasound in Pediatric Shock. Everyone please read Park et al's article on US in Pediatric Shock. Ryan please plan to discuss intro, cases and through to evaluation of the abdomen. Tina to discuss the remainder of the article, algorithms and conclusions.
12-1 Resident Image review.
1-3 Group scanning.

Contact Info

Dr. Bailitz: johnbailitz@gmail.com, Office 4-0198, Pager 312-333-1762, Cell 773-297-1061
Dr. Ruskis: jenruskis@gmail.com, Pager 312-400-2707, Cell 203-606-8718
Estella Bravo: Division Coordinator, estellabravo3@gmail.com, Office 4-0061
Dr. Vibhu Sharma 400-8614
Dr. Renaud Gueret 333-4383
Ultrasound bat phone (fellows carry when in department) x4-1599 (312-864-1599)

Weekly Dash

Rotation Information

Starting Your Rotation

Finishing Your Rotation

EM US Fellow Ninjas

This Week's Schedule

Pre-Rotation Screencasts to Review

Links to Helpful Rotation Documents and Guides

Links to Helpful US College Documents

Links for Rotation Coordinator, Fellows, and Faculty

Contact Info