We were given these wonderful plaques today after our final session in Sylhet but what the participants and organizers may never realize is that the memories and feedback was the best memento we could take back with us. For instance we taught lung ultrasound yesterday and by today the participants were discussing a case where the patient's X-ray didn't clearly show a pleural effusion (fluid around the lungs) but the ultrasound did show fluid very clearly. Since the participants came from all over Sylhet there were a few who are from institutions without an ultrasound but possibly the hospital has the means to purchase a portable machine. The Buy-in for these participants was pretty immediate and they were already discussing which patients would benefit and how they could convince their administration to procure a machine.
I can say quite confidently that what we did here made an impact in more than one way and I know I speak for both of us (me and my cotrainer Syeda) in saying that seeing the excitement and enthusiasm on the faces of the participants is incredibly rewarding, but hearing they could use what we taught them practically was priceless.
**the two pictures in the background are my paternal grandfather (Dr. Shamsuddin Ahmed, deceased and my grandmother Mrs. Hosnara Ahmad)
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