About The Event
70+
Participants Trained
1,229
Patients Scanned
In collaboration with the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH), the Foundation returned to Western Kenya in September 2019 to assess primary and secondary school children for undiagnosed rheumatic and congenital heart disease. Team members also participated in a one-day educational symposium with the Kenya Cardiac Society for clinicians in the greater Nairobi area.
Learn more about the Foundation’s previous work in Kenya. A feature story about our recent event is highlighted in the 2019 issue of Echo Magazine.
Highlights
Our goal with this effort was to assist with increasing the detection of cardiac disease in pediatric patients in rural communities, training of local health care workers, and data collection to better define local disease burden. It also built upon the Foundation’s previous visit to Kenya in 2016, further fostering a cultural and professional exchange with the Kenyan medical community.
Joint Symposium on Congenital Heart Disease
Hosted by GE Healthcare, ASEF and the Kenya Cardiac Society (KCS) presented a full day of didactic lectures and hands-on applications training. Topics covered included: cyanotic heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, and stenotic and shunt lesions.
4 Days │ 4 Schools │ 1,229 Students Scanned
Working closely with a large group of nurses, clinical officers, and sonographers from MTRH, the team visited three primary schools (for children ages 6-13) and one secondary school (for children ages 14-18).
6.8% of Students Diagnosed with Pathology
The identified students will be further assessed by the clinicians at MTRH.
Participants & Collaborators
The volunteer team consisted of 10 ASE Foundation sonographers and physicians. Our team worked side by side with a large group of nurses, clinical officers, and sonographers from MTRH, which provided the perfect opportunity to collaborate and share knowledge.
Team Leaders
Michael Foster, RCS, RDCS, FASE
Myra Maghasi, MD
Gregory Tatum, MD, FASE
Team Members
Brittany Byrd, BS, RDCS, FASE
Suzanne Davy-Snow, BSc, DMU
Gregory Ensing, MD, FASE
Gregory Frary, BS, RDCS, FASE
Brittney Guile, BS, RDCS
Jill Inafuku, BS, RDCS, RDMS, FASE
Ernesto Rivera, MD
Melissa Wasserman, RDCS, RCCS, FASE
Staff: Andrea Van Hoever, MSGH
Partners In Care
The ASE Foundation partnered with Kenya Cardiac Society and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. Industry support came from GE Healthcare and Hitachi Healthcare Americas.
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