Global Health Experience, Macedonia

At Sonosite we are very fortunate to know a large group of doctors and care workers who are invested in global public health.  Those rare people that go to remote locations to treat patients and train the local healthcare workers rely on Sonosite to provide them with the ultrasound equipment necessary.  Through charities, they are often able to provide ultrasound equipment to be left at the location and used by the newly trained staff.

What if we could decrease the need for CVC placements in the ER?

"This data is pivotal for emergency medicine and the overall impact it can have on patient safety and cost reductions in the hospital." — Bon Ku, MD, MPP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Study finds that ultrasound-guided peripheral IV’s are a viable alternative to high-risk CVCs in 85% of Patients More than five million central venous catheter (CVC) lines are placed in U.S.

How Sonosite is Helping to Fight Ebola

From ground zero of the Ebola outbreak – Dr.Trish Henwood is on a medical mission to better understand the pathophysiology of the disease and her Sonosite ultrasound has already been proven invaluable. It is pioneer physicians like Trish that will allow the global medical community to get a grasp on this devastating illness and with our support she is actually making that happen.

Deep Needle Procedures: Abstract, Interview and Article

Promoting patient safety and increasing health care quality have dominated the health care landscape during the last 15 years. Health care regulators and payers are now tying patient safety outcomes and best practices to hospital reimbursement. Many health care leaders are searching for new technologies that not only make health care for patients safer but also reduce overall health care costs. New advances in ultrasonography have made this technology available to health care providers at the patient's bedside.

Global Health: Teaching Ultrasound in El Salvador

It is sometimes easy to forget how privileged we are to have access to modern conveniences, healthcare technologies and services. Fortunately, at Sonosite, we enjoy supporting many adventurous care providers who share their skills in resource limited countries. One such Doctor is Dr Jennifer Chao. Upon her return from El Salvador we received this informative email:

Interview with Chanel Fishetti - Glimps Show by Fujifilm Sonosite

      Chanel Fischetti  @Chanel_Fischetti Chanel Fischetti grew up in Southern California and attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where she ran track and cross country. She is currently attending medical school at the University of California Irvine and plans to practice in the field of emergency medicine with a special focus in ultrasound and international health.

Dr. Liz Turner discusses Visual Medicine on Sonosite's GLIMPSE show

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Dr. Francis Yamazaki, Discusses Anesthesia on Sonosite's GLIMPSE Show

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Dr. John Christian Fox and Joel Shlang discuss Medical Education, Sonosite's GLIMPSE Show

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Visit AIUM's Ultrasound in Medical Education Interest Group

The site features an ultrasound interactive graphic. AIUM’s Ultrasound in Medical Education Interest Group collaborative portal is intended to be a clearinghouse of resources related to facilitating the integration of ultrasound into medical school education.