Life Hacks for the 2016 AIUM Annual Convention

Posted on March 14, 2016 by aium14750

The 2016 AIUM Annual Convention is less than a week away. Although it was about six months ago that we opened registration, that time just cruised by much too quickly. We here at the AIUM office just said goodbye to the truck full of convention goodies. Next time we see all that stuff, we will be in New York City.

For those meeting us there, here is what you need to know.

Plan Now.

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If you haven’t started planning, what are you waiting for? The proceedings are online now so get busy.

Get Slammed.

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AIUM is proud and excited to host its inaugural SonoSlam student competition. Teams from medical schools from across the country are competing for bragging rights and the Peter Arger Cup. If you have time, come check it out on Thursday, March 17.

Speaking of Thursday, March 17…

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Yep, it’s St. Patrick’s Day. And in New York City that means there is a parade. If you are coming in that day or trying to get around please allow yourself extra time. The parade starts at 11:00 AM.

Give Me Internet.

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There will be complimentary internet access on the exhibit hall floor. Select “Hilton Meeting Room Wifi” and enter code AIUM16. This only works on the exhibit hall floor.

Now Get Social.

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Follow and participate in all the action by using#AIUM16. We will be on Periscope, live tweeting the event, and sharing photos and videos.

Stay Informed.

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In addition to social media, the AIUM will be sending a daily eblast to all Convention registrants letting them know of any room changes and sharing the next day’s highlights. Keep a look out!

Get Your Ribbons.

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You might notice that getting your Convention ribbons will be a bit different this year. While some might be in your materials, the AIUM has created a ribbon station where you can select those that pertain to you.

Cases Go Digital.

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One of the most popular aspects of the AIUM Annual Convention is the Case-of-the-day Challenge. This year you will find these on dedicated computer kiosks on the Exhibit Hall Floor! Test your diagnostic skills!

Run, For Fun

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Join us on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 for a group run. Meet in the hotel lobby at 5:45 AM. Runners will leave promptly at 6:00 AM. Just one more way to see the city—plus you can network with fellow runners. All abilities welcomed!

We can’t wait to see you in New York City! Don’t forget to tag and share #AIUM16 on all your social media platforms.

Ultrasound Set to Transform Occupational Medicine

Posted on March 1, 2016 by aium14750

There is no question that medical ultrasound is quickly becoming a valuable tool in musculoskeletal (MSK) medicine. Providers are realizing that this modality allows for quick evaluation in the office and even has a higher resolution than MRI. Research shows, for example, that scanning a shoulder to evaluate for a rotator cuff tear is faster, cheaper, and at least as sensitive and specific as ordering an MRI.

dr sayeed Where using this modality for MSK medicine will have a huge impact is within occupational medicine.

In occupational medicine, we are tasked with providing quality care for patients while simultaneously enabling patients, institutions, corporations, and the overall health care system to save money. For practitioners, MSK ultrasound allows us to accomplish both of these goals. Widely utilized by our counterparts in European medical schools and hospitals, MSK ultrasound’s use in occupational medicine is still in its early stages in the United States. This means that occupational medicine is one specialty that stands to reap significant clinical benefits from its use.

But in order to understand the potential, and to position MSK ultrasound at the forefront of occupational medicine education, I conducted a little research.

Last year, I conducted a survey to learn how many occupational medicine program directors and residents were using MSK ultrasound and how many wanted to use it. The survey results confirmed that it was not widely used in occupational medicine residency programs. In fact, only a couple of programs use it and they do so cursorily. The results also showed that most had a sincere interest in learning to use it, but there was not a program in place.

Since residency programs produce the field’s future physicians, I designed a multidisciplinary MSK ultrasound course to teach the basics to attendings and residents. Weekly sessions focused on specific anatomic regions to help provide a foundation for identifying pathology and improve interventional skills. This “how to” manuscript was recently published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Moving forward, I am presenting an introductory level lecture at the occupational medicine national conference (AOHC) to further demonstrate how MSK ultrasound could potentially be widely used in our field. I hope to introduce “hands-on” workshops over the course of the next few years to give the field a chance to learn this modality and implement it into practice. My goals are to see occupational medicine practitioners provide the highest standard of health care for this unique hardworking population of patients, while concurrently reducing costs for workers’ compensation claims.

What can AIUM provide occupational medicine to help further the use of ultrasound? What other areas are on the verge of being transformed by ultrasound? Comment below or let us know on Twitter: @AIUM_Ultrasound.

Yusef Sayeed, MD, MPH, MEng, CPH, is an occupational medicine Chief Resident at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV.

Our Accreditation Experience

Posted on February 16, 2016 by aium14750

Ultrasound accreditation.

I’m sure you’ve heard about it, but you may be wondering: what does it really mean? Does it really matter if my practice site is accredited?

At one point I know that I wondered this myself! However, as a 17-year chief sonographer, and as the Ultrasound Technical Consultant for Allina Health Clinics, I can now tell you that for our sites, it absolutely does.

As a quality measure to ensure all ultrasound examinations are being performed and reported with the same standards of excellence, we decided to seek accreditation with the AIUM. Included under one AIUM accreditation, we have multiple clinic sites where the OB/GYN physicians read the ultrasound studies. It is a strict policy in our organization that any OB/GYN physician who wishes to read and bill for ultrasound exams must be added to our current AIUM accreditation.

With so many employees included in our accreditation, we knew that we needed to come up with a way to be able to facilitate new additions in a proficient manner, so that all sites received the same information and training. Thus (cue the climactic music), the “AIUM Physician Orientation and Mentoring” program was born!

We created this program for our organization as a virtual checklist of education and documentation needs, report over-reads, and competencies for the new physicians wishing to be added to our accreditation. We have a similar program for the sonographers that incorporates information and requirements for protocols, procedures, processes, and safety.

The Process

When I first started working with site accreditations everything was done on paper and case studies were submitted either on film or CDs. Now this process has been streamlined and all information that is required is easily uploaded to the AIUM site for their review.

For an accreditation such as ours that includes multiple sites, it was essential that we create a timeline to help us stay on track of what needed to be done and by when. The truth is, this is a very good way for any size site to make sure it stays on task and on time.
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For us, this time around was a reaccreditation. So it is good to note that our information and supporting documents were due to the AIUM 6 months before the end of our current accreditation cycle. As you can see by the timeline, I set a goal of submitting 1 month before the due date. And that ended up being a good call because our actual submission date was only one week before the AIUM deadline.

Once all of our information was submitted, the Accreditation Team at the AIUM responded to us with any items that needed tweaking or were not quite hitting the mark. We replied to the AIUM on the changes that we would make and the education that we would provide our staff, and have been able to improve our services even more based on what we learned from those responses.

As one item of note, for us, the case submission selection and preparation was the longest and most time-consuming aspect of the process. Next time, we will start this task even earlier than outlined. Live and learn!

The Questions, Oh the Questions!
I had gone through an accreditation process before, but not with the AIUM. Since this was the first time for me, I had a ton of questions. I can’t even count how many times I emailed or called the AIUM staff, but I am sure they were groaning every time they heard from me.

However, each person that I spoke with was very understanding, helpful, and friendly. In fact, we communicated on such a regular basis that by the time I had submitted all of our information, they felt like good friends to me and I was tempted to invite them over for Thanksgiving dinner!

So Was It Worth It?
We expect our multiple sites to operate as one to ensure that patients are getting the same level of high-quality care when they go to site “A” for an OB/GYN ultrasound, as when they go to site “B” for an OB/GYN ultrasound. For us accreditation has helped us accomplish that. The result has been higher patient satisfaction levels and improved quality and proficiency of our work.

Continuity of care. Improved quality. Higher patient satisfaction levels. Is accreditation worth it?

You bet it is!

Thinking about going through the AIUM practice accreditation process? Have any insights, tips, or ideas to share? Comment below or let us know on Twitter: @AIUM_Ultrasound.

Laura M. Johnson, RDMS, RVT, is an Ultrasound Technical Consultant with Allina Health.

It’s All About The Students

Posted on February 2, 2016 by aium14750

A relatively new AIUM award, the Peter H. Arger, MD, Excellence in Medical Student Education Award honors an AIUM member whose outstanding contributions to the development of medical ultrasound education warrant special merit. At the 2015 AIUM Annual Convention, David Bahner, MD, RDMS, was presented with this award. Here’s what he had to say about this honor and the future of medical ultrasound education.

What does it mean to you to be named only the second recipient of the Peter H. Arger Excellence in Medical Student Education Award winner?
I am very honored to be recognized by the AIUM and feel it is an honor to receive this award named after a pioneer in imaging, Dr Peter H. Arger. Dr Arger’s passion for medical education and his commitment to ultrasound is well known. It is my hope to continue those activities in medical education that Dr Arger pioneered in his work with the AIUM. Watching the first award winner, Dr Richard Hoppmann, receive this award last year was a thrill because it meant that the AIUM was recognizing the importance of medical ultrasound education. I am grateful for this great honor and hope to live up to the substantial role model Dr Peter Arger has been for this important area in ultrasound.

Why is ultrasound in medical education so important?
In the past, the feeling that ultrasound is operator dependent has been a drag on its impact within medicine. However, since medical education has been changing at many institutions because of electronic medical records, changes in curricula, and changes in technology, opportunities for point-of-care ultrasound now abound. Add to that the fact that ultrasound has become portable and affordable, and we see more operators embracing this modality. Unfortunately, the training for this device many times doesn’t starts until residency or even after clinicians have completed their medical training. By that time, however, the technology has outpaced the education. If the future can be planned to prepare 21st century clinicians to use this ultrasound tool, implementing this within medical school allows “pluripotent” students the ability to learn the foundations of ultrasound before entering residency.

What do you see as the biggest barrier to having ultrasound integrated into the medical education curriculum?
The lack of trained faculty either funded or supported in this process of training medical students is the biggest barrier to implementing ultrasound training in medical school. This lack of faculty is coupled with a “crowded’ curriculum where medical educators don’t see the benefit of adding ultrasound at the expense of removing other parts of the curriculum. The true insight is that ultrasound can be integrated into many parts of the medical student curriculum when both teachers and students embrace learning how to use ultrasound. For example, anatomists learning how to scan or family practitioners working with ultrasound to guide procedures are possible solutions to these barriers.

You are a born and bred Ohioan. Why are people from Ohio so proud of Ohio?
It probably has something to do with the history of the state and how that has played into innovation, politics and competitiveness. Ohio is best known for the Wright Brothers who hailed from Dayton and used their hard work and innovation to change the 20th century with the discovery of lift and flight. Politically it has been an influential state in most presidential elections. Plus, 6 presidents are from Ohio. Ohioans are fierce competitors and extremely proud of the 16 national football championships earned by The Ohio State University. Oh, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are located within Ohio. We have a lot to be proud of.

Personally, my family grew up in Ohio and I feel a bond with the change of seasons, the geography, the history, the people, and the culture of hard work and helping others. I am an American, an Ohioan, a doctor, an educator, an innovator, and a Buckeye.

What role does or should ultrasound play in medical education? What are you proud of? Where did you learn your ultrasound skills? Comment below or let us know on Twitter: @AIUM_Ultrasound.

David Bahner, MD, RDMS, is Professor and Director of Ultrasound in the Department of Emergency Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

3 Stretches All Sonographers Should Do

Posted on January 19, 2016 by aium14750

Have you ever thought about how you stand? Or how you hold a transducer? Or how you position yourself over your patient? Incorrect positioning in any form could increase your risk of pain and injury. Here are three easy exercises sonographers can do—even on the job—to reduce anterior pelvic tilt.

90/90 Hip Flexor Stretch
On a mat, kneel down with the front leg up, with the knee at 90 degrees, the back leg is on the ground, but also bent at 90 degrees. Make sure to tightening up the abdominal area. Then move your hips forward, maintaining shoulders back. You are looking for a stretch in front of the hip.You will feel the stretch in the front of your hip and the thigh. You are looking for a light stretch. You are not trying to rip the muscle apart. Hold that for about 20 to 30 seconds twice on each side, first the right leg, then the left. Alternate back and forth for the two sets.

Side Lying Quad Stretch
Lying on your side, reach back and grab the foot of the top leg with the same arm as the leg you are bending (i.e., right hand grabs right foot). As you grab the foot, bring the heel towards the butt. The key here is not to just pull the heel to the butt, but bring the thigh back a little bit in order to intensify the stretch in the front of the thigh and the front of the hip.Think: Hold for 20 seconds as a light stretch and do it twice on each side alternating. Right leg first, then roll to the other side and do the left leg. Repeat.

Deep Squat Stretch
Stand up tall with a wider stance than shoulder width. From that position, squat down with hips below the knees. In the bottom position, place the elbows between the knees and then push the knees out with the elbows. You are looking for a stretch in the inner thigh and hips.This position and pressure will end up changing the position in the lower back and in the pelvis from an anterior tilt to a posterior tilt. Doing just like the other stretches: 20- to 30-second hold, twice.

No matter what your occupation, a certain level of stretching and regular exercise will help reduce your risk of injury. This is especially true for sonographers. Please consult your physician (even if you are one) before beginning an exercise program.

What stretches do you do? How do you improve your posture? Comment below or let us know on Twitter: @AIUM_Ultrasound.

Doug Wuebben BA, AS, RDCS (Adult and Pediatric) is a registered echocardiographer and also a consultant, national presenter, and author of e-books in the areas of ergonomics, exercise and pain, and injury correction for sonographers.

Mark Roozen M.ed, CSCS*D, NSCA-CPT, FNSCA, is a strength and performance coach and also the owner and president of Performance Edge Training Systems (PETS).

Why I Attended AIUM’s MSK Course

Posted on January 5, 2016 by aium14750

In late 2014, I attended the AIUM MSK ultrasound course that was held at the USOC facilities in Colorado Springs. Why, you might ask? Well, here are four reasons I did.

Focus—I do a lot of MSK ultrasound (I have my RMSK and my practice is AIUM accredited) but I do not see a lot of hand and wrist. Since the focus was going to be on upper extremity I felt that this would be a chance to get a good review of hand, wrist and elbow.
Killer faculty—Jay Smith, Lev Nazarian, Tony Bouffard and Jon Jacobson were all on the schedule. Combine them with a limited number of attendees and I knew I would get to interact with them on a more personal level.
Great format—The way the content was structured really appealed to me. I like how we had a lecture, followed immediately by a live scan and then the ability to scan patients. It was excellent and really brought the lecture material right into practice.
Location and price—I had never been to Colorado Springs, much less the Olympic training center. And when I looked at how focused the course was as well as the faculty, I felt the price was very reasonable—especially with the option of staying on site.

For me, the thing that stood out most at the course was getting an appreciation for scanning the scapholunate ligament (SLL). My scanning preceptor was very adept at showing us how to visualize the ligament and how to easily locate it. When I went back to the office and actually had an SLL injection, I was able to do it effectively and get my patient good relief.

I hope that if or when the AIUM does this course again, or another MSK course, they keep the number of participants limited and the topics varied. At some point, I think the course could become stratified so that whether you are at a beginner, intermediate or advanced level, you can participate and learn. Personally I’d like to see a course focusing on the hip and spine with injections.

All in all, given the hosts, the course faculty, the limited number of attendees and topic scope, the price and location, this was one of the best MSK ultrasound courses that I’ve attended.

What’s the best course you have attended? How can AIUM make its courses better? Have you heard about AIUM’s newest MSK Course? Comment below or let us know on Twitter: @AIUM_Ultrasound.

Amadeus Mason, MD, is Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Family Medicine at Emory Sports Medicine Center in Atlanta.

Handle the Scan with Care

Posted on December 15, 2015 by aium14750

Anytime one begins an obstetrical scan, there is a ritual that precedes our privileged access into an otherwise inaccessible place pulsating with life, hope and promise. The trilogy of preparing the patient, applying the gel, and selecting the transducer helps us transition as we open a window to the womb, sharing a highly anticipated and treasured moment with the family.

While this privileged access may provide priceless reassurance, it is accompanied by a huge responsibility for the sonologist who is attempting to make sense of what is seen while trying to decide how to share the information with the family.

As diagnosticians, we are taught to be vigilant, careful and meticulous, making note of every single finding. We employ the most sophisticated machines and the importance of being non-paternalistic is deeply engrained in our brains. Yet at the same time, care and caring must come into play if we need to break news that may shatter dreams or induce significant parental anxiety.

Personally I find that the most challenging cases are those in which various isolated sonographic markers may be detected. The struggle between wanting to be scientific, factual and transparent and the fear of labeling an otherwise healthy being and worrying a hopeful parent becomes paramount. This is becoming more commonplace nowadays with the advancing technology as we delve into fetal evaluations with much more detail and at earlier points in gestation. We must not mistake normal developmental findings with pathology. We must be careful with enhanced image resolution and the employment of harmonics as these may increase tissue echogenicity and lead to over diagnosis of physiologic “cysts” in fluid producing structures.

With the continuing advancement of the technological capabilities of this most versatile of medical diagnostic modalities and its evolving portability, the number of probe-handlers globally is increasing exponentially across the disciplines. The problem is that education, training and experience are not uniform. The expertise to discuss the implications of various sonographic findings, particularly soft markers, and to recognize serious abnormalities, may be lacking. Despite the well-established positive impact of prenatal diagnosis, allowing us to prepare families and formulate the optimal plan of care, it may also be a double-edged sword, particularly in inexperienced hands. As such, and in keeping with the mission of the AIUM and its communities of practice, the importance of proper training cannot be overstated. One must adhere to the basic sonographic teachings, employ the ALARA principle, and implement practice parameters when incorporating sonography into daily clinical practice. Referral to centers of excellence, whenever there may be doubt, is critical. Sound judgment remains the key to utilizing ultrasound first.

A new life is purity in the absolute form: a blank sheet of paper. Much caution must be exercised before any marks are made. Every word uttered has the potential of tainting the page, of taking away hope, of falsely “labeling” this promising life before it has even come into physical being. “First do no harm” should continue to echo in our brains and we must always proceed with caution, and tread with care.

What’s your opinion on the quality issue? Do you see a wide range of quality in ultrasound scanning? Comment below or let us know on Twitter: @AIUM_Ultrasound.

Reem S. Abu-Rustum, MD, FACOG, FACS, FAIUM, is the Director of the Center For Advanced Fetal Care in Tripoli, Lebanon. She has served the AIUM in several capacities, including her current role on the AIUM Board of Governors.

Image adapted from A Practical Guide to 3D Ultrasound. RS Abu-Rustum. CRC Press 2015.

How I Became Involved in Dermatologic Ultrasound

Posted on December 1, 2015 by aium14750

There are certain moments in time when your gut tells you that your life is about to change. It happened to me in 1999.

I was on a training visit to the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Section of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit when Dr Wortsman I saw a “hockey stick” probe. Instinctively, I decided to use it on my fingernails. The images I saw on the screen were so fantastic that I ran to the library to see if there were any papers or publications that focused on ultrasound of the nail.

Surprisingly, I discovered a few Italian and Danish dermatologists who were working with smaller types of high frequency ultrasound devices on experimental settings. Wanting to learn more, I wrote to them. I was thrilled when Professor Gregor Jemec responded and agreed to collaborate.

However, getting an ultrasound machine for a dermatology project proved to be more difficult. It took almost 2 years before an ultrasound machine was installed and available for me to use while I was at the Department of Dermatology at Bispejerg Hospital in Copenhagen.

After securing the machine, I had the opportunity to scan dermatologic patients on a daily basis and I realized the great potential this imaging modality had within dermatology.

Once I returned to Chile, I really got to work. I studied the sonographic patterns, began to correlate the ultrasound images with the clinical and histologic findings, and started to publish the results.

That also proved difficult at first because radiology journals felt the content was better suited for dermatology journals and dermatology journals recommended radiology journals since the content involved imaging. Probably these journals had a difficult time even finding someone to review this material.

It was during this rough beginning that I reached out to my uncle Jacobo. I was telling him how difficult publishing could be and he simply reiterated President Truman’s famous quote, “If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen.”

That just made me more committed. I created an educational website and continued to practice, learn, research, and write. In 2010, the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology published our paper that analyzed more than 4,000 dermatologic ultrasound cases with histologic correlation. In 2013, our book Dermatologic Ultrasound with Clinical and Histologic Correlations was published.

Since that time, a lot has changed. I used to hear radiologists and dermatologists comment that they had never heard of dermatologic ultrasound. Now, the use of ultrasound in dermatology is expanding rapidly with colleagues from around the world using this tool to diagnose common dermatologic conditions earlier and more precisely.

For me, the dermatologic ultrasound journey mirrored my family’s immigration journey. We both left something familiar and ended up in a distant land. While the journey has not been easy, the results have been more than worthwhile.

But our work continues. Now, one of our challenges is how to share what we have learned to inspire and train a new generation of dermatologic ultrasound professionals. As a specialty, we are excited by AIUM’s support through the development of a dermatologic ultrasound interest group. Here we will share information, research, and resources. Please join us!

Why did you becoming interested in ultrasound? Have you participated in your AIUM Community? What struggles have you overcome in your career? Comment below or let us know on Twitter: @AIUM_Ultrasound.

Ximena Wortsman, MD, Radiologist, Chair of Dermatologic Ultrasound AIUM Interest Group, Senior Member of AIUM, Department of Radiology and Department of Dermatology, Institute for Diagnostic Imaging and Research of the Skin and Soft Tissues, Clinica Servet, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.

7 Tips for Scanning Overseas

Posted on November 17, 2015 by aium14750

So, you want to take that pretty little laptop ultrasound, put it into your backpack, and fly to parts unknown to help with patient care and/or to teach in a resource-limited setting? Not so fast, I say.

Donating or sharing your skills is a wonderful act and one that I highly recommend. But I don’t want you to end up on a 3-week scanning trip with nowhere to plug in your ultrasound machine and only 35 minutes left on your battery. It’s happened to me and it’s not pleasant. So below are some tips to consider if your next vacation finds you scanning in a remote village.

The issue with electricity. There is a lot to consider when it comes to electricity. For starters, many countries have “rolling” power outages, which is a euphuism for no electricity when you need it most. How will you handle that situation? Oh, and don’t forget about voltage. Most machines will work on 110 or 220 volts, but I have had surges up to 400 volts. By the way, that is not good for ultrasound machines.
Charging. How long does it take to charge your equipment? What about if you have to use solar power? And what if it’s rainy or you are scanning at night?
How many tubes of gel do you need? I use about 1 tube per day per machine when scanning all day. Can you bring enough for your trip? If so, great. If not, do you make your own? Remember that homemade gel, while it does work, is of lower viscosity than commercial gel and gets very runny in the heat. Plus it smells like rotten vegetables after 1-2 days.
Mind the heat. When you get hot, your machine gets hot. Use a cooling fan for both you and your machine when the ambient temperature is above 90 degrees Fahrenheit. If you need a break from the heat, give your machine a break as well and turn it off.
What about the cold? Did you know that ultrasound probes are not engineered for cold temperatures? And when it gets below freezing image degradation is a problem. What do you do? Put those transducers and gel tubes into your pants pockets to keep them warm. Sure, you might get some strange looks, but the equipment and your patients will thank you.
Do you want your teaching to leave a lasting impression? We all know that “the eye does not see what the mind does not know.” If you are looking to train people on your scanning vacation, you have to do what you have time to do. The key is to do what is best for the person you are training regardless of how much time you have. Make sure you have lots of hands-on and one-on-one time before you leave. Develop QA and QI plans in place before you leave or plan on multiple repeat visits to update and follow the progress of the person you are training.
Avoid the bribe. What do you do if a customs official wants a $20,000 “deposit” before he will let you bring your machine into his country? The easiest first move is to tell him it’s just a laptop. We all know that most of the guts of ultrasound is in the probes. Luckily in many countries the customs officials have not figured that out yet–so don’t tell them. If this doesn’t work and you are not going to get out of the airport without a payoff, bond the machine. Bonding is a legal way of leaving your goods at the airport, and all airports around the world have a bonding process, which costs about $3 per day. Granted, you will have to leave your machine at the airport, but I have learned that there may be more to life than ultrasound!

Have you scanned in another country? What are your tips or suggestions? What have you learned from donating your skills? Comment below or let us know on Twitter: @AIUM_Ultrasound.

“Ted” Kuhn, MD, is professor of emergency medicine and professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University. He, together with his wife, has lived and worked in Asia and led nearly 100 international medical trips.

At the Intersection of Science, Engineering and Medicine

Posted on November 3, 2015 by aium14750

Flemming Forsberg PhD During the 2015 AIUM Annual Convention, AIUM sat down with Flemming Forsberg, PhD, recipient of the Joseph H. Holmes Basic Science Pioneer Award to talk about the award, his motivation, and the future of medical ultrasound. Here is what he had to say:

Question #1:
What was your reaction to being named the recipient of this award?

Question #2:
What motivates you?

Question #3:
What role does failure play?

Question #4:
How does the United States differ from the rest of the world when it comes to medical ultrasound?

Question #5:
Where do you see the future of medical ultrasound?

What do you see as the future of medical ultrasound? Where are there some additional intersections? Comment below or let us know on Twitter: @AIUM_Ultrasound.

Flemming Forsberg, PhD, FAIUM, FAIMBE, received the 2015 Joseph H. Holmes Basic Science Pioneer Award from the AIUM. Dr Forsberg is Professor, Department of Radiology at Thomas Jefferson University. He also serves as Deputy Editor of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

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