Lung Ultrasound: Better Than a Chest Radiograph?

18 Aug

Posted by SCCM as Concise Critical Appraisal

Ultrasound use in the intensive care unit (ICU) has become increasingly prevalent, especially as more intensivists gain valuable training and experience in this cost-effective imaging modality. In this month’s issue of Intensive Care Medicine, Xirouchaki et al compared the diagnostic performance of lung ultrasound and bedside chest radiography (CXR) for the detection of four pathologic [...]

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Online Activities Continue to Grow and Develop

22 Feb

Posted by David J Martin as Message from the CEO

Upon returning from India, I had a number of meetings with SCCM staff to help me get back ‘in the loop’ with our operational activities. From these meetings, I was struck how our online capabilities continue to grow and develop. For the first time this year, the MCCKAP exam will be offered online, providing almost [...]

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First FCCS course in Dominican Republic

02 Feb

Posted by Mary J. Reed as Haiti

The first Fundamental Critical Care Support course (FCCS) was held at the Iberoamerican Hospital in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on February 1-2. Over sixty medical students, residents, attending physicians, and nurses from the Dominican Republic and Haiti attended the two day course. The course is designed to give basic critical care provider skills to non critical [...]

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Building critical care capacity using FCCS and other SCCM tools

29 Jan

Posted by Mike Huerta as Haiti

The SCCM Disaster Field Team has made significant progress in identifying active interventions to increase critical care capacity in the Dominican Republic. After consultation with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders, a request was made of the SCCM team to assist with delivery of an education program to help with current and future surges [...]