About the Project

In conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Wellness of the government of  Belize, this breast ultrasound triage initiative is to implement Breast point-of-care ultrasound triage done by a trained clinician when a patient presents with a breast complaint as a means of early detection of suspicious breast lesions. If a suspicious lesion is noted, the patient will be sent for a formal evaluation by the radiologist for a workup. The purpose of this project is to increase access by increasing triage for women with breast complaints and to decrease the time from the identification of the lesion to care. This will result in earlier detection of breast cancer, which in turn will improve survival by prioritizing the women with suspicious lesions to access medical care. This is important due to limited resources, not only financial, but also regarding limited resources for medical personnel and medical specialties.