Robert P. Lennon

Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, USA

Publications

• Short Communication   
  Teaching Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Austere Environments
  Author(s): John F. Sullivan, John W. Roman, Edmund A. Milder, Rachel E. Carter and Robert P. Lennon*
  
  Objective: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is emerging as a valuable tool for deployed physicians, with demonstrated value in battlefield, disaster relief, and humanitarian assistance missions. However, there is very limited data on teaching POCUS while in an austere environment. We taught POCUS in a humanitarian assistance setting during the February 2019 joint US Brazilian hospital assistance mission aboard NAsH Carlos Chagas along the Madeira River in the Brazilian Amazon. This article describes our methodology, challenges and success to provide a blueprint for others to add to POCUS education as part of their global health contribution. Methods: Partner nation physicians were offered POCUS training using a handheld IVIZ® ultrasound machine loaned for use during this mission by Fujifilm Sonosite,® Inc.. .. Read More»
  

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