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New! Communications & Leadership Resources

by SDMS Staff
October Communications and Leadership Resources


The SDMS has collaborated with the Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA), the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS), and Sonography Canada to provide our combined MSK resources to the sonography ​profession.

Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA)

Guidelines

  1. Clinical Supervision Framework

Journal Articles

  1. Considerations of communication challenges facing sonographers in Australia beyond 2024: An ageing population, ageism and maintaining the focus on patient-centered care
  2. Delivering unexpected news via obstetric ultrasound: A systematic review and meta-ethnographic synthesis of expectant parent and staff experiences

OLM

  1. Communicating Effectively in Difficult Clinical Conversations
  2. Navigating the Neurodiverse Patient

Podcasts

  1. Giving Feedback as Effective Clinical Supervisors
  2. Navigating Gender Diversity in Ultrasound Communication

British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS)

Journal Articles

  1. Adapting a communication coaching intervention for obstetric sonographers delivering unexpected news: A qualitative study
  2. Embedding new technology into clinical ultrasound practice: Is role extension for sonographers the key to improving patient pathways?
  3. Exploring sonographer emotional well-being: NHS sonographers’ experience of the restorative function of professional supervision
  4. Instagram: A platform for ultrasound education?
  5. Making the transition from student to newly qualified vascular sonographer: An exploration of the domains of professionalism
  6. ‘More like a partnership’: A qualitative evaluation of Communication Coaching for Sonographers (CCS) in obstetric ultrasound
  7. Patient experience of imaging reports: A systematic literature review
  8. Role extension in advanced ultrasound practice: A framework approach and case study

Poster

  1. "I Don't Understand" - Setting Communication Standards in Ultrasound

 

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Journal Articles

  1. Enhancing Ultrasound Access in Rural Saskatchewan: A Mixed-Methods Study of Telerobotic Technology
  2. Impact of Advanced Cardiac Sonographers on Exam Completeness in the Echocardiography Laboratory
  3. Incidence and Cause of Occupational Burnout Syndrome Among Sonographers
  4. The Impact of a Structured Onboarding and Education Program on the Professional Advancement of a Pediatric Sonographer

Webinars

  1. Effective Communication in Sonography
  2. Taking a Good Clinical History: How the Past Affects the Present
  3. The Roles of Clinical Leadership
  4. Sonographer to Leader: Who, What, Where, When, Why?

Sonography Canada

Journal Article

  1. Does My Patient Understand What I Am About To Do?

Poster

  1. What to Expect in your Ultrasound Exam

Stimulations

  1. Adapting Communication as Cardiac Sonographers: Challenging or Complex Patient Scenarios
  2. Escape the Day Without Injury
  3. Informed Consent and Basic Patient Communication for Students Performing Cardiac Sonography
  4. Managing a Challenging Patient Interaction
  5. Pre- and Post-Scrotal Ultrasound Interactions
  6. Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Patients in Diagnostic Imaging

Webinar

  1. What to Expect in your Ultrasound Exam