SANA returned to Hopital Aboujaoude for the eighth session of the Resident Training Course in Ob/Gyn Ultrasound in cooperation with ISUOG, structured in accordance with ISUOG Basic Training Guidelines (BT).

Today’s session commenced with a discussion of what is still required of the trainees in preparation for the finalization of the course in May. Missing images that the trainees are still required to submit were addressed.

Subsequently, the focus today was the Gyn curriculum. A pre-teest was given and then six videos of ISUOG BT lectures that were delivered in Rotterdam were shown and discussed.

After the lectures, a post-test was done several of the trainees chose to practice on the SonoSim simulator.

At the end of the day, the team adjorned awaiting the lastpractical session in April…

SANA’s team returned to Dahieh today for another medical/educational mission at the health dispensary of “Aamel Organization”. Accompanying SANA was Dr. Maha Ayoubi, a 3^rd year Ob/Gyn resident at the Lebanese University.

As is customary, there were several patients waiting for SANA today and they were all between their 4^th and 7^th months of pregnancy. They ranged in age between 17 and 38 years, and 57% were on pregnancy 4 or more. Dr. Maha showed marked ease and comfort in her scanning abilities as she carried out the 6-Step and 3-sweep approaches, under the guidance of SANA’s Reem S. Abu-Rustum. In addition, she was able to obtain the majority of the anatomic planes ascertaining the presence and normal appearance of the various fetal organs. SANA redated 43% of the patients seen.

A special thank you to Levant Alie Houses SAL and Mr. Dory Mansour for providing all the supplements today.

At the end of a gratifying day, the team headed back home and plans were made for the next visit to Dahieh…

SANA’s team returned to Jabal Al Biddawi today on a medical and educational mission at the health dispensary of “Amani Organization”. Accompanying SANA was trainee Dr. Lara Osmani, an Ob/Gyn resident at the Lebanese University.

As usual, Midwife Ibtisam Seif was waiting for SANA’s team and had arranged for a packed organized clinic. The patients today were between their 5th to 6th months of pregnancy. They ranged in age between 17 and 34 years. Both Midwife Ibtisam and Dr. Lara were pretty advanced in terms of the 6-step approach and hence the concentration today was on the 3-sweep approach to properly scan the fetus for malformations and identify all key anatomic structures. It was amazing to see their skill improve with each scan and how they assisted on another in carrying out all the probe manipulations…

SANA thanks Mr. Dory Mansour  and Levant Alie Houses SAL and for providing all nutritional supplements today.

At the end of a most rewarding day, the team headed back home and plans were made for the next visit to Jabal Al Biddawi.