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Hi Matt,
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Your question: Is there anyway you could provide me with details on the nurse training that was provided for cannulation? Were there any medico-legal issues you had to navigate in terms of sonographers actually being able to needle in Victoria?"
The training is fairly informal. We do a short session on cannulation theory, and practising with a phantom, and then do some supervised cannulations, and then get assessed. For ultrasound guided cannulation it is also a short session with one of the radiologist. It is not very involved, and no medico-legal issues, and in fact radiographers can do an ultrasound guided cannulation short course. We are happy for you to ring us at RMH if you want any more information.
Hi Matt, it was probably myself talking about cannulation . Some Sonographers can cannulate at RMH , and have done a short course with the nursing educators, then a few supervised cannulations before they are signed off to do it themselves . This is very easy . We usually have our nurses do it though, as this gives us time to chat to the radiologist and prepare the contrast . Let us know if you have any more Ceus queries .