Search Tag: point-of-care ultrasound
Supporting the next generation of doctors
2017 18 Oct
Summer school delegates gain some hands-on experience with the SonoSite instruments FUJIFILM SonoSite continues to maintain its strong focus on supporting medical training and education, and recently supplied instruments for a series of ultrasound workshops at the Doctors Academy International Medical Summer School. On the 31st of July 2017, over... Read more
FUJIFILM SonoSite most adopted and considered vendor for point-of-care ultrasound according to KLAS
2017 06 Oct
KLAS confirms the popularity of FUJIFILM SonoSite ultrasound systemsFUJIFILM SonoSite has been named the most adopted and most considered brand of point-of-care (POC) ultrasound system in the USA by independent healthcare informatics agency KLAS Research. This year's KLAS report – Ultrasound Imaging 2017 – conducted surveys and interviews with thousands... Read more
Improving the efficiency and safety of regional anaesthesia with point-of-care ultrasound
2017 27 Sep
Dr Jim Corcoran carries out an ultrasound scan using the SonoSite instrumentUltrasound guidance is proving invaluable for the regional neurosurgical centre at the Salford Royal Hospital, helping to improve safety, save time and enhance the patient experience. Jim Corcoran, consultant neuroanaesthetist and clinical director for perioperative care, explained:... Read more
Will point-of-care ultrasound replace the stethoscope?
2017 19 Sep
With a technology like point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), there are two options for how to develop this technology and spread it in the community. Either you bring technology and have people use it, or you realise that the value of technology by itself is very limited without augmenting it by providing education. I use the example of the stethoscope,... Read more
FUJIFILM SonoSite Strengthens European Organisation
2017 25 Aug
Torsten Walther, European Sales Director, and Volker Keller, European Marketing Director, FUJIFILM SonoSiteFUJIFILM SonoSite has restructured its direct sales and marketing activities in Europe to better serve the shifting point-of-care (POC) ultrasound market. This will provide a more consolidated voice for the company’s customers across Belgium,... Read more
The TUBE Approach to Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound
2017 21 Aug
Anaesthetists working in perioperative medicine have increasingly taken a whole body approach to patient evaluation known as TUBE – Total Ultrasound Body Examination – thanks to the development of point-of-care ultrasound. Dr Christophe Aveline, Consultant Anaesthetist in critical care and surgery at the Sévigné Private hospital in Rennes, is an advocate... Read more
Point-of-care Ultrasound Helps to Enhance Patient Care in Emergency Medicine
2017 29 Jul
Point-of-care ultrasound is used on a daily basis to help assess and treat patients attending the emergency departmentLondon’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital relies on point-of-care ultrasound to help assess and treat patients in its emergency department. EMED consultant Dr Parmy Deol explained: “The emergency department uses ultrasound on a daily... Read more
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Takes to the Skies
2017 20 Jul
EHAAT crew members and the SonoSite team with the new helicopterSonoSite representatives joined Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) at Audley End House in Essex on the 25th June as the charity celebrated its 20th anniversary and unveiled its rebranded fleet – including the first public appearance of its recently purchased Augusta Westland AW169 helicopter... Read more
Creating a New Standard for Emergency Care
2017 16 Jun
Point-of-care ultrasound is helping clinicians at the Great North Trauma and Emergency Centre to assess a wide range of patientsPoint-of-care (POC) ultrasound is now commonly used in emergency departments throughout the UK. These instruments provide valuable insight for the assessment of both trauma and non-trauma patients, as well as helping to guide... Read more
Point-of-Care Ultrasound goes Underground
2017 16 Jun
Consultant Anaesthetist Stephan Rauscher uses point-of-care ultrasound as part of his daily routine working in the emergency department (ED) at the Katharinenhospital in Stuttgart. He is also involved in the training and scheduling of emergency physicians from the department. Any of these clinicians could potentially be called to an emergency in the... Read more