Mission POCUS in Haiti

INTRODUCTION: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has enhanced patient care and safety around the world. Clinicians can now use a small diagnostic ultrasound imaging device to answer some binary clinical questions and manage patients more effectively. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant adoption of POCUS by clinicians worldwide. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A basic cardiac POCUS training was conducted in Haiti with focus on physics, instrumentation, and basic echocardiography. RESULTS: The Mission POCUS team trained 15 Haitian physicians interested in better serving their patients with the implementation of POCUS cardiac in their patient assessment. CONCLUSION: POCUS skills will empower clinicians from around the world to make rapid and accurate diagnosis and help save lives by diagnosing life threatening conditions and manage patient appropriately. Our experience in Haiti showed that a short POCUS training course can help improve the knowledge of physicians.