SonoSite Introduces Innovative Delivery of Ultrasound Education Using iPhoneâ„¢ Application
25 June 2009 - 6:56AM
Business Wire
SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), the world leader and
specialist in hand-carried ultrasound for point-of-care medicine,
announced today the launch of the SonoAccess� application, the
first medical iPhone app from an ultrasound company that provides a
multimedia library of ultrasound resource materials for medical
professionals to access when and where they need it.
The SonoAccess application is an iPhone or iPod touch�
interactive mobile learning application that addresses the
continuing educational needs of point-of-care ultrasound users.
SonoSite partnered with leading physicians to gather and create
clinical education materials for emergency medicine, critical care
and anesthesia with other specialties to be added soon. Users can
access high quality instructional videos, case studies and
reimbursement guides, as well as reference nearly 100 clinical
images and news feeds on SonoSite. In addition, users can customize
their user profiles to generate recommended lists of videos
specific to their practice, as well as share videos, case studies
and images with their colleagues and friends. The SonoAccess
application is available for free download at
www.sonosite.com/products/sonoaccess
�Physicians need practical tutorials on ultrasound procedures,�
said Dr. David Auyong, Anesthesiologist, Seattle, WA. �There are
not a lot of resources that give simple, practical tips on how to
optimize the position of the probe or position the patient. Having
a resource for continuing education available 24/7 like this will
be helpful.�
Dr. Phillips Perera, MD, FACEP, RDMS, Emergency Ultrasound
Program Director at Columbia University Medical Center, New York
Presbyterian Hospital, NY, estimates that at his hospital a large
proportion of the faculty and residents have either an iPhone or
iPod touch and thinks many will find the SonoAccess application to
be helpful. Dr. Perera has already found the application to be a
useful tool when teaching residents.
�We have learned that using video works very well for teaching
ultrasound�you don�t get the same impact from textbooks. I can use
SonoAccess even while teaching a resident to perform an ultrasound
exam at the bedside by propping up the iPhone next to the bed and
pointing out on an image �this is the heart chamber you are looking
for,� for example,� Dr. Perera said.
�The portability of SonoAccess matched with the short, bullet
point education modules make this a great fit for the busy
lifestyle of emergency physicians and residents,� Dr Perera
said.
With 28 instructional ultrasound videos, and 17 video case
studies, the SonoAccess application is one of the largest free
resources of instructional videos for point-of-care ultrasound and
demonstrates SonoSite�s continued commitment to education. To view
a demo video of SonoAccess visit
www.sonosite.com/products/sonoaccess
Slalom Consulting, a national management consulting and
technology solutions firm with mobility expertise, worked with
SonoSite on the design and development of SonoAccess to deliver the
industry�s first interactive mobile learning application from an
ultrasound company.
This is SonoSite�s second education initiative with Apple�. In
2006 SonoSite introduced video refresher courses for the iPod to
give physicians an easy to access source of information to use in
their practice.
About SonoSite
SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world
leader in hand-carried ultrasound. Headquartered near Seattle, the
company is represented by ten subsidiaries and a global
distribution network in over 100 countries. SonoSite�s small,
lightweight systems are expanding the use of ultrasound across the
clinical spectrum by cost-effectively bringing high performance
ultrasound to the point of patient care. The company employs
approximately 700 people worldwide.
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