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A message from the former President
Dear Friends,
As the world faces the formidable challenges of COVID-19 in an unprecedented manner in the recent history, we at WINFOCUS recognize that our organization also has a very definite global role to play.
While we are engaged in caring for the sick patients infected with this strain of Coronavirus in different countries individually we are also sharing our experiences collectively.
Ultrasound, especially at the point of care is proving to be an extremely valuable tool and although the hard data are still lacking, those who are utilizing this modality are already reporting how it could help triage patients in the overburdened healthcare systems, aid in diagnosis and management of critically ill patients.
The training provided by WINFOCUS through courses and workshops using an integrated multi-organ system approach and leading the world in the development and training in lung ultrasound for almost two decades are proving to be most appropriate and fruitful in this hour of global crisis.
WINFOCUS has also been engaged in several telemedicine (teleultrasound) and humanitarian projects in several countries over the years and we hope that those efforts will be useful for the humanity at this time. We intend to remain focused on them and continue to intensify them as our resources permit.
What is unique in dealing with COVID-19 is that we have been sharing an incredible amount of very valuable information in almost real time manner on the internet.
In the coming days and weeks we will also share our experiences and learning resources on our website relevant to the challenges we are facing on a daily basis.
We will also try to provide as much hands-on training at all levels as it is logistically possible and appropriate in the clinical settings, in addition to teaching and maintaining the best infection control practices. We wish you all and your loved ones good health. Your personal safety is extremely important.
Let us stay connected and supportive to each other, that is the hallmark of our organization.
Dr. Arif Hussain
WINFOCUS President
COVID-19 Global Cases
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COVID-19 Resources
Find attached a list of resources prepared by The Ultrasound Institute at University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Columbia (USA)
COVID-19 News
View the latest WINFOCUS news, articles and guidelines to fight the Covid19 Pandemia.
Point-of-care ultrasound in critically ill COVID-19 patients: questions derived from practice
Determine the feasibility of using handheld ultrasound to detect and characterize anatomical substrates of hypoxia and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in p
17 January, 2016Empowering the willing: the feasibility of tele-mentored self-performed pleural ultrasound assessment for the surveillance of lung health
Furthermore, ultrasound is a safe imaging modality that can be performed by novice users remotely guided by experts. We thus examined the feasibility
17 January, 2016What’s new in lung ultrasound during the COVID-19 pandemic
Computed tomography scans of patients with COVID-19 typically show a diffuse bilateral interstitial pneumonia, with asymmetric, patchy lesions distrib
12 July, 2018How I do it – Lung Ultrasound for Patients with COVID-19 Pulmonary Disease
The authors, representing the extensive experience of the North American and European COVID-19 epicenters, present an ultrasound scanning protocol and
13 July, 2018The “pandemic” increase in lung ultrasound use in response to Covid-19: can we complement computed tomography findings? A narrative review
In conclusion, chest CT in patients with COVID-19 has a high potential to give valuable help to clinicians, as long as it is used in accordance with e
14 July, 2018Webinar | “My last shift…six ways that PoCUS saves lives, money, and/or time every day that I use it”
This webinar will feature common applications of ultrasound which are useful on any given shift. We will discuss examples across many organ systems wh
15 July, 2018Webinar | PoCUS for acute respiratory failure in the time of COVID-19: critical care cases from Toronto. Part 2
After the success of the first webinar, a second WINFOCUS' webinar with new contents and cases' discussion will take place on August 6, 2020 at 10.30
17 July, 2018Role of point-of-care ultrasound during the COVID-19 pandemic: our recommendations in the management of dialytic patients
In this review, we share our experience in using point-of-care ultrasound, particularly lung ultrasound, to indicate the probability of COVID-19 in pa
27 February, 2020Lung ultrasonography versus chest CT in COVID-19 pneumonia: a two-centered retrospective comparison study from China
Lung ultrasonography (LUS) has been increasingly used as a reliable tool for lung disease assessment especially in intensive care medicine [1, 2]. Les
28 February, 2020Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19 Patients: Awareness of an Increased Prevalence
There is an urgent need for replication in a much larger scale of our data on PE frequency in COVID-19 infection in ICU-patients.
29 February, 2020Proposal for International Standardization of the Use of Lung Ultrasound for Patients With COVID‐19
The article introduces the detailing of landmarks and imaging settings to the acquisition protocol and presents a scoring mechanism developed within o
21 March, 2020Challenges in lung cancer therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Regarding clinical manifestations, the worsening of pulmonary symptoms during lung cancer progression can be similar to that typical of COVID-19, addi
28 March, 2020Findings of lung ultrasonography of novel corona virus pneumonia during the 2019–2020 epidemic
In this report, we summarize our early experience with lung ultrasonography for evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in China with the intent of alertin
30 March, 2020Sonographic signs and patterns of COVID-19 pneumonia
The correlation of different LUS patterns with the clinical condition at presentation, timing of symptoms onset and a few blood exams, allow a better
30 March, 2020A Preliminary Study on the Ultrasonic Manifestations of Peripulmonary Lesions of Non-Critical Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID-19)
To explore the ultrasonic manifestations of peripulmonary lesions of non-critical COVID-19, so as to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and effi
01 April, 2020Lung ultrasound for COVID-19: Expert physicians propose new international standards
Radiological evidence continues to mount in favor of using lung ultrasound in patients with the coronavirus.
01 April, 2020How COVID-19 Spreads. Article
COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly through close contact from person-to-person in respiratory droplets from someone who is infected.
01 April, 2020Interim Clinical Guidance for Management of Patients with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Article
COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly through close contact from person-to-person in respiratory droplets from someone who is infected.
01 April, 2020Lung Ultrasound in COVID 19 Pandemic. Recommendations
Lung ultrasound must be used for severity staging and monitoring critically ill patients with COVID-19. (STRONG Recommendation )
01 April, 2020Tutorial. Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 – English. Video
A brief tutorial on how to perform Lung Ultrasound (LUS) on patients with COVID-19.
01 April, 2020Covid-19 Infection. Diagnosis, monitoring and prognosis. Is it possible?. Video
Video. Dr. Giovanni Volpicelli Use of Ultrasound for Diagnosis and Monitoring Covid-19
02 April, 2020Under pressure, one Italian doctor triages by Ultrasound. Article
Although mechanical ventilation may be a patient’s vital ally during acute illness, it can quickly transform into an enemy during chronic conditions.
02 April, 2020In memoriam of Prof. Maurizio Galderisi
He was a great friend of WINFOCUS and provided valuable help in producing the FoCUS recommendations:
02 April, 2020Histological–ultrasonographical correlation of pulmonary involvement in severe COVID-19
This analysis produced a series of paired histology-ultrasound images that can complement the information presented by Volpicelli et al, contributing
09 June, 2020
