NIGERIA based Nordica Fertility Centre is pioneering the use of modern approach to ultrasound diagnostics in the West Africa with the introduction of three- dimensional technology.
To promote the use of the technology in Nigeria, the Centre is introducing the Vienna International School of Three-Dimensional Ultrasound (V.I.S.U.S.) course to the region, and only yesterday, trained Nigerian doctors in the use of the technology.
Medical Director of Nordica Fertility Centre, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, said the 3D technology was the in-thing in ultra sound practice in the developed world.
He said that the course was a unique educational project aimed at medical professionals interested in developing 3D ultrasound skills in terms of theory and practice.
He said: “It is a more sophisticated three-dimensional anatomy of the fetus. It is a hi-tech ad high frequency probe. The resolution is unimaginable. It is like you are playing around with a high-resolution camera. What you focus on is what you see.”
Ajayi said that the medical tourism that Nigerians seek around did not necessarily translate to better medical service, noting that in many cases, some local services were far better.
He called on the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to strive to educate patients on the strengths of Nigeria doctors.
He said: “ Sometimes, it is funny. They even go to worse places. I have gone to some of these places that they go in overseas. Honestly, they are worse because their level is not even as high as what we have in Nigeria.”
Ajayi said the 3D ultra sound facility at Nordica had made the Centre offer one of the some of the most sophisticated diagnostic services to identify complex medical conditions.
On the V.I.S.U.S. course, he stressed: “I guess the problem is that we are not educating our patients enough. They don’t even know what exists in Nigeria before they start going out. They can’t compare what exists in Nigeria with what exists in where they are going to.”
He said the issue of good scanning technology and skills were part of the problems Nigerian doctors needed to address, as such, the need for the training.
The Nordica chief described the resource person; Dr. Marcin Wiechec from Poland, one of the best in the world as far as the 3D scanning technology was concerned.
He hoped that imparting his knowledge to Nigerians would greatly enhance medical services in the country.
Wiechec spoke of how many doctors make a lot of mistakes as a result of incorrect identification of the causes or the exact state of certain health conditions.
Segment Leader of Ultrasound Women’s Health - Africa for GE Healthcare, Samir Abolsoud, stressed that his company’s partnering with Nordica was an attestation of their confidence in the Nigerian facility as a centre of excellence.
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