Dubai: New certification in proper use of ultrasound to upskill health workers

Dubai: New certification in proper use of ultrasound to upskill health workers

Dubai: Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) has announced its new one-year programme, the Fundamentals of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Certificate, to provide health professionals in the region with the skills to use fundamental ultrasound applications at the point of care effectively. POCUS has transformed the practice of medicine across many disciplines over the past two decades. It is used as a dynamic diagnostic tool for procedural guidance that is carried out by practitioners at the patient’s bedside. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s “first programme of its kind” is open to health professionals, such as physicians, nurses, and paramedics currently practicing in a clinical setting and have an interest in learning or enhancing their bedside ultrasonography skills. The one-year programme consists of theoretical knowledge classes, skill-building sessions at MBRU’s Simulation Centre, and practice using diagnostic POCUS skills in the clinical setting. General Electric (GE) Healthcare has sponsored the development of the programme contents carried out by MBRU and the provision of ultrasound machines for the programme. While theoretical knowledge will be acquired online, learners will spend most of their time practicing the skills in workshops and in their clinical settings. Learners will receive timely