MedicScan-Africa Asia Health Dynamics has over the past few years conducted trainings on POCUS with a mission to equip doctors and other medical providers with the skills to improve better patient’s outcome.
Just recently, in collaboration with Pumwani Maternity Hospital, MedicScan successfully completed Trainer of Trainees OBS/GYN POCUS Training. With this training, this team of specialists is expected to roll out the skills acquired to the rest of the specialists in their field.
We take time to interview one of them on her experience while training with us.
Esther: Thank you so much for finding time for this interview. I’ll go directly to the questions:
How do local physicians examine patients without ultrasound especially in the OBGYN field?
Dr Njoki: Thank you Esther and the entire MedicScan Team for the opportunity to add to my expertise by providing this training.
It will go a long way in adding more skills to my career path and eventually improving patients outcome.
Doctors have very good clinical acumen gathered over the years of practice as well as through history taking and physical examination while utilising laboratory services. For some cases surgery is inevitable.
Esther: Are there any benefits, such as income or position, from taking the OBGYN POCUS training?
Dr Njoki: I wouldn’t say. much on income or position, but one thing; it will improve my clinical skills and make me more resourceful. Once I undertake my masters, this is a skill that will come in handy in my practise.
Esther: Thank you, that’s understood.
Why is OBGYN POCUS important? And what was the main reason for your interest to join OBGYN POCUS Training?
Dr Njoki: It makes my medical examination holistic as it informs clinical finding, thus complementing and allowing timely diagnosis and decision making. My facility does not have a radiology department that runs 24hours, this means POCUS came in so handy in these watershed hours providing timely interventions and changing outcomes.
Esther: Then we are absolutely glad that you took it!
What were the good and bad points of this OBGYN POCUS training?
Dr Njoki: To the GOOD Points:
1. The practical sessions were really great, the mannequins were enough for all of us to practise on.
2. The trainings were precise, just what we need to know: not too heavy to overwhelm and not too scanty to leave gaps. Just the right content.
3. Availability of reference material or text
Esther: Well, thank you. What other areas of POCUS would you like to train in?
Dr Njoki: I would love to be trained on non-obstetric POCUS
Esther: You’re welcome back again to train with us.
Please tell us specifically which areas you would like to be trained in. Why?
Dr Njoki: Non-obstetric POCUS: It will complement my clinical findings especially when dealing with non-obstetric cases and the medical conditions in pregnancy
Esther: Well noted.
The medical world is another area where we need to work with the private sector. For example, what kind of startups do you think would make a difference in Kenyan healthcare?
Dr Njoki: COVID-19 exposed us to home-based care, which brings health care conveniently to our clients and inadvertently improves the quality of care accorded. Startups around home-based care are promising businesses in Kenya especially in the urban areas.
Esther: On to my last one, what kind of an OBGYN Specialist doctor do you want to be in 10 years?
Dr Njoki: I look forward to being a one stop shop.
Esther: Thank you so much for your time, we wish you all the best.
