Ministry of Health conducts workshop

Muscat: National trainers have attended the Pregnancy Ultrasound Workshop at the Royal Hospital.

A statement issued online by the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that in continuation of the second phase of the Ultrasonography Training course, which is organized by the Women & Child Health Department of the Ministry of Health's (MOH) Directorate General of Primary Health Care in cooperation with the Obstetrics & Gynecology Department of the Royal Hospital, as well as the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG), the final five-day workshop commenced today, Sunday, at the Royal Hospital with the participation of a number of national trainers who have been trained previously by the ISUOG.

The national trainers who were approved in the first phase of the course are conducting the training in this current phase under the supervision of the international trainers.

Prior to the workshop, the national team and the international team held a meeting to ensure the provision of training requirements and discuss precautions that will be taken during the training in light of the covid19- pandemic. Moreover, the national trainers learned the use of an Ultrasound Simulator device (SCANTRAINER) that will be used in the hands-on training. The training will be supervised virtually by international experts.

Two workshops were held previously that covered a spectrum of theoretical lectures in the field along with hands-on training. The national trainers continued to train the participating female doctors according to a specific timetable for each trainee. Trainers and trainees were communicating online to share and exchange their expertise.

Training in the field of ultrasound for pregnant women is one of the essential interventions to reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. At the end of the workshop, it is expected that the number of female doctors accredited in this field in health care institutions at various levels will increase which would enable them to participate in the training of medical personnel in the future at pregnant care clinics.