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Comment by AIUM on November 22, 2011 at 1:50pm

$50,000 Available for Assessing Point-of-Care Ultrasound Applications

The AIUM’s Endowment for Education and Research (EER) has issued a request for applications (RFA) for studies to assess competency in point-of-care ultrasound applications, defined as ultrasound imaging for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes performed on the patient by a provider in real time as a component of a care episode. The EER has allocated up to $50,000 for 1 or more grants. The submission deadline is March 1, 2012. More detailed information is available on the AIUM website.

Comment by AIUM on September 15, 2011 at 2:43pm

Soliciting Grant Proposals for 2012 

 

The AIUM's Endowment for Education and Research (EER) is accepting grant proposals through November 1, 2011.

 

Ultrasound researchers may apply for grants of up to $10,000 in teaching, clinical research, or basic science.

 

A list of all previously awarded grants, detailed criteria, and an application form are available on the AIUM website.

Comment by Dr MM Nurus shafi on May 7, 2010 at 9:07am

Thanks Prof Gilani for elaborate comments & advice . It is good guide for all operators. my one is already a late case. others should be cautious.

Comment by Dr MM Nurus shafi on May 7, 2010 at 9:03am

Dr Mujib, Comilla. Where are you?

Comment by Syed Amir Gilani on April 28, 2010 at 4:49pm

to prevent repetitive strain injury (RSI)/work-related upper-limb disorder (WRULD)It most often affects the upper limb of the scan arm and is thought to be caused by a combination of awkward posture due to poor workstation set-up and sustained static forces due to excessive twisting and pressure on the probe. The following measures will help to alleviate this problemTry to have a mixed caseload during the scan session.
Adjust the bed height in order to avoid stretching excessively up or down during the scan - have your eyes level with the top of the monitor to avoid excessive neck movements.Try to maintain good posture while seated for the scan - economically designed stools can help with this.
Try to rest the elbow of your scan arm gently on the patient.
Keep close to the patient in order to avoid the need to abduct your arm excessively during the scan.Position the console so that it is not necessary to stretch excessively over the patient.
Move the patient into oblique/decubitus positions when examining the kidneys/spleen. This prevents excessive rotation of the forearm.
I think PHYSIOTHERAPY OR TREATMENT can work if it is not profession related,otherwise you will bad posture strech on your arm and shoulder or back while scanning and after finishing the job you will have to go for physiotherapy---i suggest take some treatment then rest but permanent solution is to take care of you posture and scanning posture that will help more.

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Comment by Dr MM Nurus shafi on April 7, 2010 at 5:21am

Thanks Dr Mubarak & Kym for valuable feed backs.

Comment by Dr Mubarak elradi mohammed nour on April 1, 2010 at 7:10am

what you need is a medical exercise by an experienced medical physiotherapist because repetitive strains can bring chronic pain if not treated early and efficiently but when it become chronic it is difficult to treat

Comment by Kym Yarbrough-Garcia on March 31, 2010 at 10:56pm

nothing new to anyone here but i am in so much pain typical neck shoulder down arm even hand pain from scanning i am aware of my posture & positioning while scanning constantly doing stretches I used to recover on my days off but not any more any suggestions ? chiropractics has helped but $$$$ ive used bio freeze, blue emu would love to hear what others do short of finding a different career
thanks

Comment by Audrey on November 11, 2009 at 6:03pm

I know it's still early but I just checked flights for the convention. Southwest is haveing a fare sale. It might be a good time to start looking for cheap flights.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in San Diego.

Comment by Terry J. DuBose on October 6, 2009 at 3:49pm

One of the UAMS graduates and former faculty members is now in Rwanda as a missionary. She is in need of a portable sonographic instrument that will be suitable for OB/GYN and abdominal sonography. She is expecting to be in the USA in December, and could pick up the machine if anyone has access to one. You can contact her directly at David and Lori [ mailto:dlkimbrow@gmail.com] or contact her through me.

Thanks, Terry

Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM

Associate Professor & Director
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP
4301 West Markham St. Mail Slot #563
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 USA
501-686-6510 or 501-686-5948
DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu
http://www.uams.edu/chrp/sonography/