SALT LAKE CITY — If a young woman considering abortion is able to see the child she carries through an ultrasound image, she may change her mind about terminating her pregnancy. Shawn Bauer, executive director of the Pregnancy Resource Center of Salt Lake City, knows this first hand. The center sees about 700 women each year; about 500 of them have ultrasounds. Many of these women are frightened and think that abortion is their only option because their pregnancy destroys…
Read MoreGrab and go! That can be one method of how to scan, but it may be wiser to give a little consideration to the ergonomics of what you do when performing an ultrasound exam. In more than one clinic I have observed transducer holds that are suboptimal as well as scanning stances that stress the sonographers spine. A few things to consider: where is the equipment in relation to the exam table? Do you have to reach to scan the patient? Do you…
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Meeting to set our goals for 2014 the Sonography Now/Equip Leaders Now team also had time for a little fun. We are looking forward serving you this upcoming year. As we continue to develop existing courses and programs along with new courses we identify as necessary for developing your organization will contribute to you and your team being that best you can be! Our commitment to you combined with our desire to stay informed about your needs, positions us to…
Read MoreSound Foundations / Time to Begin January 21-30, 2014 Las Vegas, Nevada 2 slots are available, registration open until November 30, 2013 (Contracts for this training to be held in 2014 will be @ 2013 pricing). This is a 9 day Limited Ultra Sound course for beginners including 60-70 scans and AWHONN Didactic requirements; Continuing Education Units available. $5,182.00 each For more information or to register, Call Karen Taylor @ 702-556-1102 or email Karen@truthlinknow.com. More Information Our courses are put together…
Read MoreWHERE & WHEN Greater Ft. Worth, TX area November 2013 Las Vegas, NV November 2013 Your City?? — We need an East Coast City — Contact us with suggestions! November 2013 WHO / WHAT / WHEN Intermediate Training: Annual Refresher / Review This is a 2 day Limited Ultra Sound course for those scanning 1 or more years, Continuing Education Units available. Available slots, registration open until October 3, 2013.…
Read MoreWe had such a wonderful time this year at the CareNet conference. And, really enjoyed the pre-conference day that we hosted. Those who know us know that we are humble and love to serve. We also like to celebrate our successes and enjoy hearing that our work is making an impact on sonographers and centers around the US. As such, we want to share with you some of the positive feedback we’ve received from attendees at this year’s pre-conference workshop…
Read MoreWelcome to the Sonography Now Pre-training Day, “Updates and Practicum Day…What’s UP Related to Sonography In the PMC” at the Care Net annual Conference. We are glad you are interested in this customized, one day training for Care Net. You may be wondering who should attend from your team. Well, we can answer that! Anyone who scans in your center would benefit from the updates and the hands-on session. It is not required that you have taken Sonography Now Time to…
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New Certificate Program….”Snow-a-Thon”! If you’d like to receive this special certificate, just join one of our trainings that fits the following requirements;1. Unanticipated snow fall of 12 inches in Week 1, 2 days of training missed, 2. Unanticipated snow fall of additional 12 inches Week 2, 2 days of training missed, 3. Above average ability to deal with adjusted learning time, 4. Trust in training organization to have a “see this through to the end” attitude, and 5. No control…
Read MoreHello reader! I am excited to share with you how Sonography Now will be serving Internationally for 2013. More than one of our instructors, in fact 7, have gone on their first imaging mission trip thru connecting with Hope Imaging. This year, Connie is positioned to do as many as 8 international trainings. Hope Imaging is the only database of sonographers to serve on the mission field, it is the only 501c3 that builds a mission team around life-affirming imaging, it…
Read MoreHello reader, It’s 2013 and for us that means review 2012 and determine what to improve. I’d like to share some of our scores with you from graduates: Knowledgeable instructor 99% Questions answered thoroughly 98% Completion of objectives 98% Good scores…in fact great scores. We are pleased with our team. Materials 89%. Still good, but we want it better. So, we’ve added to what we have and made it stronger. For those of you who have upcoming training, you’ll see and…
Read MoreHappy 2013 to you and yours! How many times have you said those words in the past couple of weeks? We’ve said it and we can see it. How do you see a Happy 2013? At Sonography Now, we did our strategic plannning for 2013 and we are convinced it is going to be a Happy Year, yes a Happy 2013 indeed for us and our training partners. We have been building our learning website and from your responses you are loving it! We appreciate your reports of “Great job on the…
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Whew… December flew by! I planned on December being a slower month for travel…instead it began with a Las Vegas conference with a AAAHC, then a trip to Haiti and last flight to Colorado Spring, yes December literally flew by! Many of you have asked about accreditation and the PMC. Let’s start with the basics; get educated on the process. Go directly to AAAHC to find out the facts before you begin. See what you think about it, find out for yourself. …
Read MoreIntermediate Annual Review (IAR) Training Information Welcome to an IAR! We are encouraged by your interest to maintain and grow your Sonography skills. The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (SDMS) has a competency section in their Code of Ethics for Sonographers, both registered and unregistered. Visit their website to review this: www.sdms.org The IAR will provide you with a skills review, hands-on training, a competency and CEU’s from the State of California. You will be investing 12 hours into your sonography education, we expect you to scan…
Read MoreAs an education company, some may wonder what do we do to stay educated. In the past month, I have personally been to 3 different conferences to keep SN up to date. Seattle for the SDMS (Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography) Denver for CLA Academy, and Nashville for Care Net. At the SDMS, the highlight was an attorney who was our main instructor at the Instructors Tutorial, at CLA Academy the highlight was Human Resource education that left some in the PMC world thinking they had some things…
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“A Special Gift Worth Waiting For” Connie Ambrecht 7 years ago I found myself in New Berne, Indiana doing a Time to Begin Ultrasound Training with a great group. One of the women in the group, Rose, went shopping with me on the last afternoon. There we were in a quaint little local flower shop, you know the ones, they are known for having the “special” items in town, not just flowers. The smell of burning candles fills the entry…
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Hi Fellow Sonographers, Most of you share with us at some point that you are concerned about finding the abnormal. It can be a scary thought as you learn to scan and consider…I have learned just a small amount of the big world of sonography. If I don’t see the physician never will. “Will I know an abnormal when I see it? How will I know? What will do? What responsibility do I have to the patient?” All good questions. You…
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