Orientation is generally on Monday morning at our ultrasound Image Review.
IMAGE REVIEW CAN BE HELD IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, BASED ON ROOM AVAILABILITY. YOU WILL NEED TO CHECK THE CALENDAR BELOW PRIOR TO EACH IMAGE REVIEW SESSION TO SEE WHERE IT WILL BE HELD. WHEN YOU OPEN THE "IMAGE REVIEW" ITEM ON THE CALENDAR, IT WILL TELL YOU THE LOCATION, AND WILL HAVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO GET TO THAT LOCATION. Click for video example / instructions.
Image Review is generally held on Mondays from 8:00am-10:00am unless otherwise noted. It will be held sometimes somewhat later, such as 8:30a or 9:00a start times.
Image Review is generally held in one of these locations:
"Old" Resident Conference Room (pre-COVID) across from the Bell Hospital cafeteria. Click here for directions.
Ultrasound Administration Offices downstairs in the basement (lower than the ground floor of the hospital). Click here for directions.
ED Administrative Conference Room downstairs in the basement (lower than the ground floor of the hospital). Click here for directions.
Orr-Major Ultrasound Anatomy Room outside of the main hospital. Click here for directions.
"NZ" Staff Education Room within the Emergency Department. Click here for directions.
We will attempt to keep the ultrasound calendar below updated with the correct location of Image Review and first day orientation for you. (within the calendar itself, when you "open" or click Image Review, the location should tell you where to go)
There will also be a test that you will take at the end of the rotation. This test will generally be given on the last week of your rotation, likely on the last Image Review day of your rotation. This is also likely the day you will give your presentation and present the ultrasound quiz questions you prepare.
If you have a laptop that is able to access O2, please bring this with you on Image Review days, as it will allow you to open patient charts as we review their ultrasound scans.
Your shifts will coincide with those of the attending physicians who have completed ultrasound fellowships or who are currently in fellowship, and can be any time of the day or night, including overnight shifts.
Your shifts will generally be 8 hours in length, but always "click" or "open" your shifts on the calendar below to ensure that your upcoming shifts are not longer or shorter.
Be sure and double check that when you view the calendar, that you are viewing it through the CORRECT TIME ZONE on your browser.
If you would like to subscribe to the calendar on your phone / computer, copy & paste this link into your device's "Add Subscribed Calendar" field...
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/ultrasound.ku%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics
Your initial schedule may have to be changed whenever the fellowship-trained physicians change their schedule. We will always attempt to contact you if changes are made that affect your shifts, but these online links / calendars are the ultimate authority, so check in on them periodically throughout your rotation.
Check in with the ultrasound attending(s) you are scheduled with throughout the day when you arrive. Be sure and check out with them as well at the end of your scheduled shift prior to leaving.
When starting your scanning shifts each day (or when you start scanning on Mondays after Image Review), put your name (and co-rotator's names) and that day's scanning shift time/date on the dry-erase boards in the main doc box (outside room ED-37) and in the North Zone doc box (outside room ED-08). This will let people know who to call if they can not find the machines with which you are training. If you have Voalte access and there are extra phones, you may log in and put down your Voalte info (or use the Voalte app). If not, put your cell phone number up on the board. At the end of your shift, erase your info. Be sure and include the date and time of your shift THAT DAY ONLY so that people don't bug you after hours or on your off days if you forget to erase at the end of the day.
Ensure the machines' correct locations and return any "lost" machines to their "homes," as designated by the instructions on the individual machine. (e.g., "Return Me To Outside ED-08")
At the beginning of your shift, throughout the day, and at the end of your shift, check machines and make they're tidy, plugged in & charging, and appropriately stocked. This also goes for machines that you're not using / haven't used.
If taking a machine to do training studies in an empty trauma/stat bay, or down to the NZ conference room, leave a message on the picture of the machine at it's "home" so that we can call easily for the machine back if needed. Remove your message when you return the machine.
Scrubs. White coats are not necessary, and will likely get covered in ultrasound gel. On a volunteer basis only, you will often be scanning your co-rotator(s) and they you. Wearing nice clothes (buttoned shirt, ties, etc.) will only slow the scanning process and put a gel stain on your nice outfit.
Try not to bring too much with you to the Emergency Department, as space is limited. There is a semi-secure space next to the resident lecture hall where you can hang large coats, backpacks, etc, so that you do not have to bring them with you to the Department.
Shifts are only 8 hours, so breaks are generally limited to just 30 minutes runs to the cafeteria to eat a quick meal. You can bring food & drink to Image Review and resident conference. In the Emergency Department, you can store a coffee or water in the "doc box" out of the way and grab it between scans.
You are NOT ALLOWED into any patient rooms where the patient is known or highly-suspected to have COVID-19 for TRAINING STUDIES. If you have any uncertainty about whether or not a patient you are going to scan is at risk for COVID-19, please check with your ultrasound attending you are on with that day. For training studies, avoid all rooms where the patient is under droplet-precautions (these would be rooms where you are required to wear a yellow gown in addition to the mask / eye protection / gloves you should be wearing in ALL ROOMS.
If you are asked to scan a patient in a critical situation for an ordered, point-of-care study, you may do so, as you normally would if you were on a clinical shift. Wear the appropriate protection (yellow gown, mask, gloves, eye protection).