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SonoSite Institute: Paravertebral Nerve Block Education Module

November 28, 2016
Log into SonoSite Institute today, and begin your ultrasound-guided paravertebral nerve block education with our new learning module
Log into SonoSite Institute today, and begin your ultrasound-guided paravertebral nerve block education with our new learning module. This module will show you how to: Describe the indications and contraindications of an ultrasound-guided paravertebral nerve block. Review the gross and...[Read more]

User Stories: 25 Years of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Anaesthesia

November 23, 2016
Dr. Thomas Grau, Head of Anaesthesia, Surgery, Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Pain at the Gütersloh Clinic, first studied ultrasound for a PhD on spinal imaging at Heidelberg University Hospital in the 1990s. 25 years on, he reflects on the role p
Dr. Thomas Grau, Head of Anaesthesia, Surgery, Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Pain at the Gütersloh Clinic, first studied ultrasound for a PhD on spinal imaging at Heidelberg University Hospital in the 1990s. 25 years on, he reflects on the...[Read more]

User Stories: A Clear Path for Ambulatory Care

November 14, 2016
Anaesthetist Dr Philippe Grillo explains the role of point-of-care ultrasound in ensuring effective nerve blocks and post-operative pain relief.
The Clinique Juge is a Marseille clinic specialising in ambulatory surgery. Combining regional anaesthesia with focused pre- and post-operative care, the clinic aims to allow patients to return home soon after orthopaedic surgery, often on the same day as their...[Read more]

Emergency Medicine Professionals: What to Look For at ACEP16

October 12, 2016
If you’re headed to ACEP16, here’s a list of the Top Five Tips and Trends to look for.
There are a lot of things Las Vegas is known for – gambling, over-the-top entertainment, and world-class dining. Now there’s one more thing to add to that list: ACEP 2016 – the leading event for emergency medicine. In a few...[Read more]

3 Steps to Get Buy-in for your POCUS Expansion Program

October 6, 2016
Anyone who has ever tried to change the way medicine is practiced knows that inertia makes it difficult to get buy-in from colleagues and administrators. Introducing a relatively familiar technology, like point-of-care ultrasound, into a broader hospital setting might not...[Read more]

User Stories: Spreading Point-of-Care Ultrasound Hospital-Wide

September 29, 2016
What departments are the heaviest users of point-of-care ultrasound in an American-based hospital? The answer varies from hospital to hospital, but we usually see Emergency Medicine, Cardiology, Critical Care and Anaesthesiology rounding out the heavyweight users of bedside ultrasound. But...[Read more]

Fujifilm SonoSite’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Diku Mandavia Interviewed by Health Exec Magazine

September 2, 2016
Image of Dr. Diku Mandavia
Dr. Diku Mandavia recently sat down to talk shop with Health Exec Magazine. As the Chief Medical Officer for both Fujifilm Medical Systems and Fujifilm SonoSite, Dr. Mandavia is a busy man. His path to his current role started in...[Read more]

8 Ways to Avoid Central Line Placement Complications

September 1, 2016
Placing a central venous catheter using ultrasound guidance
Central line complications: they’re risky, costly, and all-around burden to healthcare. Whether it’s CLABSIs or iatrogenic pneumothoraces, CVC complications are not just terrifying for patients and unnerving for doctors; they are also costly for medical facilities. Fortunately, there are tested...[Read more]

Ultrasound Care for Endangered Species of Warty Pig [Video]

August 29, 2016
Dakila the endangered Visayan warty pig gets an echocardiogram at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Veterinary patients can be such pigs. At the Pittsburgh Zoo, they are occasionally lethargic, critically endangered warty pigs . One of the Zoo’s three resident Visayan pigs , Dakila, who is 8 years old, is one such patient. Her veterinary...[Read more]

SonoSite Patient Safety: Reducing Risk and Cost of Interventional Procedures

August 26, 2016
As point-of-care ultrasound becomes more common, hospital administrators across the world are understanding that beside ultrasound can do more than provide patients with real-time diagnosis and increase satisfaction scores – it can also make patients safe
As point-of-care ultrasound becomes more common, hospital administrators across the world are understanding that bedside ultrasound can do more than provide patients with real-time diagnosis and increase satisfaction scores – it can also make patients safer. As we travel across...[Read more]

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