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← Older postsImaging the World – What a fantastic idea! This week I had to do a cesarean hysterectomy on a patient with posterior placenta previa and accreta. While operating on her I was thinking that this patient would be dead if … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized |The ACRIVS (American College of Radiology International Volunteer Services) has featured one of ITW’s own this month. Ginger Merry is a 2011 recipient of the Goldberg-Reeder Travel Grant; with that funding she was able to travel to Uganda in October … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized |Co-founders Dr. Kristen DeStigter and Dr. Brian Garra, along with other members of the ITW team, attended Philips First World Conference near Boston, Massachusetts on April 2nd. Both Kristen and Brian gave presentation regarding the Imaging the World Model, projects … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized |Imaging the World is pleased to welcome the arrival of two new volunteers, Charlize (Charlie) and Jemma Cooter! Born March 21st, proud parents are Andrea Newton, founding Executive Director of Imaging the World, and husband Jeff Cooter. Andrea assures us … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized |March 19, 2012 We have been in Bwindi, Uganda for several days now. The technical and clinical teams have been hard at work setting up the clinical sites and training the staff at the clinics how to perform the ITW … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized |“The dream has come true”, so said James Segawa, Managing Director of Philips Medical Equipment in Kampala, to Dr. Kristen DeStigter. “I remember when you told me about your idea to bring portable ultrasound to remote villages in Uganda, and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized |Well, that’s the opinion of one sonographer initially trained with ITW’s obstetric ultrasound protocols using abdominal landmarks to capture compressed ultrasound images. Not a scientific observation, but a recognition perhaps of the relief a woman feels knowing that her pregnancy … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized |Sister Angela Njeri at Nawanyago Health Center has advanced to “Phase 2″ of the ITW project: she can now perform basic ultrasound interpretations at the clinic with the remote back-up via teleradiology of experts at the district hospital in Kamuli … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized |A training session was held in Vermont last week in preparation for the trip to Uganda in March. Brian Garra is teaching Dave Guy, a sonographer from Fletcher Allen Health Care/University of Vermont, the obstetrical ITW protocol. Dave will be … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized |Second and third year medical students at the University of Vermont are contributing to the development and training of our trauma ultrasound protocol (eFAST). Peter Cooch, Ashley Atiyeh (both seen in this photo) and Amanda Miller took photos for the … Continue reading
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