Ultrasound in MSK

Sonosite was recently graced with visiting doctors from around the country, one of which was Dr Byron Patterson who is a partner in Primary Care Sports Medicine in Tarzana California.  He made a wonderful presentation to more than 160 employees about ultrasound applications in sports medicine.

HIMSS15 Marks Major Changes in Health IT

The trend towards interoperability is palpable and what better way to underscore this positive movement than HIMSS 2015 conference which broke all time attendance records. FUJIFILM Sonosite is at the forefront of clinical workflow optimization and health IT interoperability. The need to connect modalities, especially Ultrasound, to EMRs and other Health IT systems is significant and FFSS is taking concrete steps to achieve this important goal.

Glimpse Episode 4: Dr. Francis Yamazaki, Discusses Anesthesia

Dr. Francis Yamazaki

Dr. Francis Yamazaki is a 30 year veteran in Anesthesiology. He is an Anesthesiologist with a cutting edge sports medicine group at Kerlan Jobe Surgery Center, LA. In this interview, he discusses the expectations of patients in the elite world of sports and the progression of anesthesia, particularly in the realm of nerve blocks. In particular how the progress of technology has improved safety for both patients and surgeons.

Sonosite Goes to Brazil!

Sonosite’s International Symposium on Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Brazil was a huge success -- two of the biggest events in Sonosite history! There were over 450 total registrants for both Sāo Paulo  and Rio De Janeiro.

Ultrasound: The Swiss-army-knife-of-health-care.

Ultrasound: The Swiss-army-knife-of-health-care. Medical Students sharpen your transducers and come to Stanford ULTRAfest! Stanford is center of diagnostic ultrasound research, education and training. On Oct. 18, the school will host ULTRAfest, a full day of free ultrasound instruction open to any medical...

First Ever European Ultrafest: Maribor, Slovenia

Last Year UCI, held the first ever Sonosite supported Ultrafest.  Then it expanded to Stanford and TJU with resounding success.   Last weekend, it went to Europe with the first Ultrafest in Maribor, Slovenia.

Penn doctor prepares to fight Ebola in Liberia

This is such an inspiring story! Trish Henwood, assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, will travel to Liberia to work with the International Medicine Corps treating Ebola.

Nomination for GSMA: Best Mobile Innovation for Health

"FUJIFILM Sonosite Inc. is honored to share the GSMA Best Mobile Innovation for Health nomination with Trice Imaging and congratulates both teams for working together and championing a  successful trial with support from Qualcomm Wireless Reach and Sony.

Sonosite working in Rwanda with the PURE team

This past March three PURE trainers (http://www.pureultrasound.org/) traveled to Rwanda to teach point of care ultrasound to 15 internal medicine resident trainees as well as 11 general practitioners working in the emergency department at the country’s main government teaching and referral hospital.

Game Day Ultrasound

Courtesy of FUJIFILM Sonosite ANZ The Fremantle Dockers Football team have been using on-field Ultrasound as a way to visualize and diagnose soft tissue injuries with their players. The Sonosite Edge portable Ultrasound system provides beautiful images of the ribs and soft tissues for "match-day" diagnosis. This information allows the physician and coach to make an informed decision of whether the player should be sent back out in the field.

Banner Health Case Study

Over the span of 13 years, BannerHealth has incrementally adopted PoCUS (Point-of-care ultrasonography) across the health system through organic growth, unintended disruption and  intended disruption.