About The Event
374
Patients Scanned
The ASE Foundation partnered with the West Virginia University (WVU) Heart and Vascular Institute to hold its first US-based health outreach event since 2014. CHOICE 2018 – Community Health Outreach Imaging with Cardiovascular Examinations – brought a team of 20 ASE Foundation volunteers to West Virginia to participate in a one-day, free cardiovascular testing and diagnostic event held concurrently at four clinic sites in the greater Morgantown area.
Highlights
“This event had several ‘firsts,’” said team lead Dr. Partho Sengupta. “It was the first time a national society, such as ASE, partnered with an institution for an event in West Virginia; the first time a testing and diagnostic event with ultrasound-on-a-chip technology was used in a community event organized by the ASE Foundation in the United States; and the first time in the world where so many unique mHealth and cloud-based technologies came together at the point-of-care for a testing or diagnostic event.”
More Than 2,000 Interested Participants
To disseminate information about the free event, local primary health care providers recruited and referred their high-risk adult patients to attend. The WVU marketing team distributed flyers, ran digital advertisements, and pitched pre-event interviews to media outlets. The overwhelming interest from people in the region yielded over 2,000 responses!
One Day, Four Clinical Sites, 374 Patients
In just just 7 ½ hours across four WVU Medicine locations (Morgantown, Fairmont, Bridgeport, and Elkins), 374 patients were provided free cardiovascular testing exams which included vitals, EKGs and point-of-care cardiac ultrasounds.
Diagnostic Test Results Provided Immediately
The results of the diagnostic tests were provided to the patients immediately. Twenty-nine patients merited full ultrasound examinations and received comprehensive exams using a high-end cardiovascular ultrasound system provided by Hitachi Healthcare Americas. Follow-up care was scheduled as needed.
Participants & Collaborators
The volunteer team consisted of 20 ASE Foundation sonographers and physicians. In total, over 140 dedicated volunteers donated their service. Dr. Sengupta welcomed the volunteers at a training session the evening before the event. Volunteers received hands-on training with the equipment they used on site.
Team Leaders
Partho Sengupta, MBBS, MD, DM, FASE
Sanjeev Bhavnani, MD
Team Members
Ted Christman, RCS, RDCS, RVS, RVT
Ashlee Davis, RDCS, ACS, FASE
Natalie Fauss, RCS
Kelly Kasir, RCCS, RCS
Batina Kight, RDCS
Georgeanne Lammertin, MBA, RDCS, RCS, FASE
Bryana Levitan, RDCS, FASE
Carlene McClanahan, RDCS, FASE
Maureen McDonald, MBA, RDMS, RDCS, FASE
Patrice McKay, RDCS
Lynette Mendoza, MBA, RDCS, FASE
Susan Morehead, RDCS
Bharat Patel, RDCS, RVS, RDMS, FASE
Eileen Richardot, RCS, RDCS, FASE
Inga Robbins, MD, FASE
Vincent Sorrell, MD, FASE
Ritu Thamman, MD, FASE
Nidhish Tiwari, MD, FASE
Tom Van Houten, MHS, RDCS, FASE
Neil Weissman, MD, FASE
Staff: Mary Carmody, Mary Alice Dilday, Debbie Meyer, Rhonda Price, Lori Smith, Andrea Van Hoever, Robin Wiegerink
Partners In Care
AliveCor
Butterfly Network
Cloud DX®
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation
Hitachi Healthcare Americas & Hitachi Healthcare Americas Informatics Division
Kencor Health
Phosphorus Inc.
West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute
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