ROCKVILLE, Md., May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inteleos, a non-profit global
healthcare certification organization, will host a roundtable discussion titled
"Advancing Maternal and Fetal Health through POCUS Training and Certification"
on May 29 alongside a side event during the WHO World Health Assembly
(https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/world-health-assembly) and
the AI for Good Global Summit (https://aiforgood.itu.int/summit24/).
The roundtable will explore the urgent need to expand point-of-care ultrasound
(POCUS) training and certification for frontline maternal health clinicians as a
crucial intervention for reducing preventable maternal deaths and achieving UN
Sustainable Development Goals, and how to implement to scale.
Despite the increased availability of affordable ultrasound technology, there
remains a significant training gap that limits access to this diagnostic tool,
especially in low-resource areas with high maternal mortality rates. The event
aims to drive policy changes and implementation of standardized guidelines to
enable midwives, nurses and clinical officers to perform point-of-of-care
obstetric ultrasounds.
"Empowering more frontline healthcare providers with relevant obstetrical POCUS
knowledge, skills and abilities can revolutionize maternal care through better
clinical management and risk identification leading to appropriate referrals,"
said Inteleos Chief Business Development Officer Pamela Ruiz. "This roundtable
will explore sustainable governance and business models to rapidly scale this
life-saving capability."
The event is set for Wednesday, May 29, from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. GMT the Warwick
Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland and is open to all World Health Assembly, AI for
Good attendees and media. Advanced registration
(https://www.eventbrite.be/e/advancing-maternal-and-fetal-health-through-pocus-
training-certification-tickets-892749185847?aff=oddtdtcreator) is required, and
capacity is limited.
About Inteleos
Inteleos (http://www.inteleos.org/)(TM) is a non-profit organization that fuels the
global health community to ensure access to quality care. Inteleos is the
overarching governance and management organization for the American Registry for
Diagnostic Medical Sonography® (ARDMS (https://www.ardms.org/home-
v2/?utm_expid=.0FhToh3bRuSjReFPWt22Pw.1&utm_referrer=)®) the Alliance for
Physician Certification & Advancement(TM) (APCA (https://www.apca.org/)(TM)) and the
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy (http://www.pocus.org/)(TM) (PCA)
which together represents more than 141,000 certified medical professionals
throughout the world. The Inteleos Foundation
(https://www.inteleosfoundation.org/) represents the philanthropic efforts for
the organization.
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