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ULTRASOUND SOLUTIONS CORP. is pleased to welcome back CAROLYN COFFIN, in collaboration with Michael McElroy, from Canon Medical Systems, and Tricia Turner, from South Hills School of Business and Technology, for a comprehensive discussion on keeping ourselves ergonomically safe.
This free 1-hour event can help you fulfill your Lab’s IAC recommendation/requirement for 1 CME credit specifically addressing the topic of “Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSD)”.
Course Description:
Sonographers are central to our ergonomic picture and there are things we can do to keep ourselves safe. This presentation’s three speakers will each cover a piece of this topic. Divided into sections, one will deal with things we can do to keep ourselves safe, another with the evolution of the ultrasound system and how it can impact work postures, and the last will bridge self-care and the importance of exercise for a healthy ultrasound career.
This CME Event is generously sponsored by:
We appreciate Canon’s support of our CME Events!
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this educational activity, the participant will be able to:
About Our Speakers:
Carolyn Coffin, MPH, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, has worked in the field of Ultrasound since 1987. She has been the Program Coordinator for diagnostic medical sonography programs, as well as a Clinical Sonographer. Carolyn has performed exams in and taught a number of ultrasound specialty areas. Her professional activities include service on boards of directors and various committees for an ultrasound professional organization, the editorial board of a professional journal, and as a site visitor for an educational program accreditation organization. She retired from the Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound at Seattle University in 2018.
Carolyn co-founded Sound Ergonomics. After years as CEO, she has recently transitioned to an Ergonomics Consultant with the company. Her interest in occupational injuries among Sonographers developed through her work with Joan Baker and was the focus of her research while working on a Master’s Degree in Public Health.
Carolyn has lectured on occupational injury at local and national professional society meetings, has provided hands-on tutorials, has created educational videos for Sonographers, and has developed other ergonomic products for allied health.
Michael McElroy is a Cardiac Sonographer by training and has been in the Ultrasound industry for many years. While in the field and working with thousands of Sonographers over the years, Mike encountered many people scanning in pain and many that had to leave daily scanning. When he joined Canon Medical Systems, he learned about the new ergonomics of their Ultrasound equipment, then educated himself on ultrasound ergonomics and pioneered the Healthy Sonographer program. He has been speaking across the country on the topic and trained the Canon applications team – together, they have educated thousands of Sonographers in the process.
Tricia Turner, BS, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS, received her BS Degree in Exercise and Sports Science from the Pennsylvania State University in 1996 and is a 1999 graduate of the South Hills School of Business & Technology Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. While working in the clinical environment, Trish joined the South Hills faculty in 2002, where she’s taught various courses including Ergonomics, Embryology, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Abdomen, and Vascular Sonography. Trish was promoted to the Director of South Hills DMS Program in 2015 after serving as Assistant Director for the previous ten years. In January of 2023, she accepted the position of Assistant Director of Education for South Hills School, in addition to her role as DMS Program Director. Tricia contributed several chapters to various textbooks, as well as having been involved in research where sonography was instrumental. She is passionate about giving back to the sonography profession and volunteers for several organizations including Inteleos/ARDMS, where she served as Chair of the ARDMS Council from January 2020 – January 2022 and joined the Board of Directors of Inteleos in January 2022. Trish has also served in multiple positions within SDMS, including Chair of the Annual Conference Management Committee from 2015 – 2021 and, most recently, was elected to the SDMS Nominating Committee.
This activity is an approved SDMS CME activity – approved for 1.0 SDMS CME credit.
Please note that partial credit will not be issued.
The CME participant roster will be reported by Ultrasound Solutions Corp. to the
SDMS CME Tracker System.
Important update from the SDMS:
SDMS no longer allows its CME providers to issue Partial Credit for attendance. If you join late or leave early, the SDMS will no longer permit us to award partial pro-rated credit.
Therefore, from now on, in order to receive CME credit, you must be in attendance for the ENTIRE event via your own unique Zoom link that Zoom emailed to you when you registered. Then, and only then, will USC be able to award you any credit. So, please be prompt and attentive to the time schedule. We apologize for any inconvenience, but again, this is a new SDMS policy we must abide by. Thank you for understanding.
