About ARCTICA
The Accelerated Remote Consultation Tele-POCUS in Cardiopulmonary Assessment (ARCTICA) is an ongoing prospective and multi-center study. The objetive of this study is to assess the uptake of Point-Of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) virtual training of health practictioners from Northern and remote communities.
Non-conventional users of ultrasound in a geographically remote communities ( Spoke sites) receive remote training from experienced POCUS educators from a tertiary center (Hub). The intervention follows a cross-Canada Hub and Spoke Model.
How ARCTICA works
(1) Accelerate virtual training of POCUS to physicians at geographically remote locations
(2) Provide virtual ongoing live-imaging consultation expertise to Northern or remote communities for continuous quality maintenance.
Preliminary Results
Accelerated Remote Consultation Tele-POCUS in Cardiopulmonary Assessment (ARCTICA)
Collaborations
Meet the ARCTICA Team
Dr. Amer Johri MD, MSc, FRCPC, FASE
Dr. Johri is a clinician scientist within the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology at Queen’s University. He is the founder of the Cardiovascular Imaging Network at Queen’s (CINQ), a vital group of highly qualified personnel (HQP) and students; experts in advanced image processing, multi-centre clinical trial deployment, and knowledge-translation.
Dr. Steven Montague MD, MSc
Dr. Montague is a Clinician-Educator, and Assistant Professor within the Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine . Dr. Montague’s academic interests include Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and Medical Education. He is convinced that POCUS will soon become as much a part of the bedside assessment as the stethoscope, and is passionately teaching Internists about this powerful tool.
Dr. Salwa Nihal MD (MBBS), MPhil, MSc
Dr. Salwa Nihal graduated and practiced as a medical doctor overseas but has adopted Kingston as her home. She did her Master’s degree in Human Physiology (2012) and completed a second Master’s degree in Anatomical Sciences at Queen’s University (2017). Dr. Nihal’s research interests lie in the development of online modules for Cardiac and Lung Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for Medical Schools.