Ultrasound Ergonomics: An Overview

After completing this course, the participant should be able to:

1. Adjust the ultrasound workstation equipment to reduce the risk for injury.

2. Perform ultrasound exams aware of the causes of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD’s).

3. Reduce the exposure to the risk factors that can be controlled.

4. Implement control measures to reduce the risk for work-related injury.
 

Physicians, sonographers and others who perform ultrasound.

The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Sonographers: These credits are accepted by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Sonography Canada, Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) and most other organizations.

For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this activity, please consult your professional licensing board or other credentialing organization.

Carolyn Coffin, MPH, RDMS, RDCS, RVT

Co-Founder & CEO, Sound Ergonomics, LLC
Kenmore, Washington

In compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the ACCME, the author of this CME tutorial is required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Carolyn Coffin discloses no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

No one at IAME who had control over the planning or content of this activity has relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.