Ultrasound physics - Ultrasound fundamentals training - SonoSim

Ultrasound Physics & Fundamentals Introductory Training

Learn the fundamentals of using ultrasound in the clinical setting. Ultrasound physics, typical imaging parameters, artifacts, and modes are covered in detail, as well as how to operate ultrasound systems, controlling for infection and other safety considerations.
CME Credits:
4.25
Cases:
10
Price US$599.00
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How it Works

Each SonoSim module contains:

  • A Didactic, Cloud-Based, Multimedia Course
  • Real-Time Knowledge Checks & a Mastery Test
  • A Series of Hands-On, Real Patient Scanning Cases Accessed with the SonoSimulator® Ultrasound Probe

The SonoSimulator Ultrasound Probe is a one-time purchase and is your access key to the SonoSim modules you license annually. License to each module is purchased in the first year, and maintained with an annual membership fee. Keep scanning and maintain all your member benefits, including annual access to all your modules, with your low annual membership fee of $295 (complimentary in your first year).

Course Highlights

SonoSim cloud-based, multimedia, didactic courses are created by leading ultrasound experts, and are internet accessible immediately after purchase, on any device. There are knowledge checks with real-time feedback throughout each course, as well as a Mastery Test that is automatically graded.

The course in this module covers topics including:

  • Ultrasound Instrumentation & Image Acquisition
  • Basic Ultrasound Physics
  • Transducers
  • Imaging Conventions including Transducer Orientation and Procedure Preparation
  • Imaging Modes & Artifacts
  • Doppler-Mode Imaging
  • Ultrasound System Operation
  • Infection Control and Biosafety

SonoSimulator Scanning Cases

The SonoSimulator® helps develop and maintain the critical visuomotor and visuospatial skills that are central to image acquisition and interpretation with real patient imagery, expert tutorials on-demand, and real-time feedback on success.

The 10 SonoSim SkillBox scanning case in this module include and cover:

  • 27 Interspersed Questions & Answers with Real-Time Feedback
  • 20-Question Mastery Test
  • Transducer Types: Linear, Curvilinear, Phased Array

Continued Medical Education

The Fundamentals: Core Clinical Ultrasound Module reviews the fundamentals of ultrasonography, beginning with the basic physics of the interaction between sound waves and human tissue. Different types of transducers are discussed, including their frequencies and footprints. Ultrasound imaging conventions and artifacts (classified as attenuation, propagation, and Doppler artifacts) are introduced. Ultrasound imaging modes and their appropriate usages are presented, including B-mode, M-mode, color-flow Doppler, power-flow Doppler, and pulsed-wave Doppler. Doppler-mode imaging is then reviewed in detail. Finally, the basics of ultrasound system operation and the adjustments that can be made are presented. The course concludes with general considerations (such as transducer disinfection and ultrasound bioeffects) and a summary of salient teaching points. One can develop the visuospatial skills required to perform sonographic evaluations through 10 different Skill Box simulation cases that teach the basic principles of ultrasound.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians, and SonoSim, Inc. The American College of Emergency Physicians is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Emergency Physicians designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for a maximum of 4.25 hours of ACEP Category I credit.

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