It’s October, time to celebrate Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month (MUAM 2020)! It’s the time of year when we promote public awareness of ultrasound and the vital role ultrasound plays in healthcare. And of course, celebrate how incredible sonographers are!! CardioServ recognizes and appreciates the role of each and every sonographer – Thank you!
Last month we held a 2-week survey to assess the attitudes and practices related to echo accreditation through the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission. 171 individuals from 36 different US states responded.
Last month we conducted an online survey to better understand the attitudes and practices around echo accreditation. Each participant earned a $25 CME coupon code and the chance to win $200. We are pleased to announce the echo accreditation survey winner…
Our recent blogs have covered COVID-19 issues related to echocardiography (sonographer safety, TEE safety). This post will cover the recommendations for perioperative TEE safety during COVID-19.
Last week we discussed sonographer safety during the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Today, we would like to review TEE safety during COVID-19.
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the mitigation efforts, life has been turned upside down. Many of our clients have asked, “how will COVID-19 affect my IAC accreditation”? “Will I receive and IAC accreditation extension?” The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) is taking “steps to ensure your facilities accreditation status remains uninterrupted” (IAC, 2020).
Unless you live under a rock, your life and routine has been affected someway due to COVID-19. Around the nation, we see closed schools, heart-breaking job loss, social distancing, and empty grocery shelves (what’s up with the toilet paper run!!).
This week’s guest writer is Patrice McKay. Check out her article on Gerbode’s Defect in Echocardiography. As always, we would like for you to learn more about our guest writer. The story of her journey into the world of echocardiography is inspiring and full of the kindness of others.
In this week’s sonographer spotlight we will introduce you to Presley Painter. She was one of our 2018 Mentor Award Winners. She was nominated by Shannon Fulerson. Shannon shared with us how Presley takes time to work with countless sonographers to teach and mentor them.
This week, in our spotlight article, we featured one of our 2018 Mentor Award winners, Dr. Ahmed Said Saad. One of the reasons Dr. Said was noiminated is for his educational Facebook Group that includes an echo case study atlas! In addition, interesting case studies are uploaded regularily.
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