Always well received, our annual ED critical care conference is not to be missed if you are in the area. Hope to see you there.
We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Jim Tsung has joined the Mount Sinai faculty and ultrasound division!
Dr. Tsung is a recognized leader in pediatric emergency ultrasound. He has lectured and given workshops on point-of-care pediatric ultrasound nationally and internationally. He has authored several papers on point-of-care ultrasound use during pediatric resucitation and other ultrasound topics related to pediatric emergency care.
He is a former co-investigator for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) on studies related to bronchiolitis, head trauma and health disparities. He has served as the inaugural chair of the Pediatric Committee of the ACEP Ultrasound Section and led the first ever point-of-care ultrasound workshop at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. He is also the chair of the Pediatric Committee for WINFOCUS and Section Editor for the newly created Critical Ultrasound Journal on point-of-care ultrasound.
On November - 14 - 2009 news
Each fall, the Massachusetts General Hospital Emergency Department hosts their annual Bedside Ultrasound CME course. Mount Sinai’s own Bret Nelson joined an international faculty for this year’s offering.
Instructors from Boston, New York, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Thailand covered emergency and critical care topics for the two-day course. The course is directed by Vicki Noble, MD, RDMS.
On November - 13 - 2009 news
In 2006, Senator William Frist introduced legislation to recognize October 15 as Emergency Ultrasound Day. While well-known traditions exist for Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Talk Like a Pirate Day, there is no consensus on how best to celebrate Emergency Ultrasound Day.
How do you celebrate Emergency Ultrasound Day? Post to comments.
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On October - 14 - 2009 news
What a great time to be in Boston! The 2009 ACEP Scientific Assembly is over, and there were lots of updates for the ultrasound community. New coding guidelines from the section, Ultrasound Section election results, Sinai alumni news, and more after the jump!
On October - 9 - 2009 news
