Rural Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Rounds – Copy

Sept. 18 (Fri) | 12–1 p.m. PT| Lower Extremity Nerve Block

Speaker bio: Dr. Kevin Fairbairn completed his family practice residency with UBC in Chilliwack, followed by an Emergency Medicine +1 at St. Paul’s Hospital and a PoCUS fellowship at UBC. He now works primarily in the emergency department in Nelson, BC. Dr. Fairbairn enjoys being involved in ultrasound education and the continued evolution of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) skills. Outside of medicine, Kevin is currently recovering from the many injuries that come with having three small children.

Oct. 30 (Fri) | 12–1 p.m. PT| Temporal Artery PoCUS

Speaker bio: Dr. Irina Sainchuk is a hospitalist currently working in Prince George, BC. For the last ten years she has been doing clinical teaching with the Internal Medicine department at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia. Dr. Sainchuk is also a UBC-HOUSE Course ultrasound instructor, teaching multiple workshops in rural areas of British Columbia. She is involved in CPOCUS curriculum development specifically for the Internal Medicine stream and Diastology.

Audience: rural health professionals and physicians supporting rural communities.

Up to 1.0 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credit per session 

Audience: rural health professionals and health professionals supporting rural communities.

Up to 1.0 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credit per session 

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