Ergonomics Month 2024
- Sonography Canada
- Australasian Sonographers Association
- British Medical Ultrasound Society
- Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Conference Recordings
Are you a Sonography Canada Member? Use the Member link below to view – CPD credit will automatically be added to your account after viewing the recordings.
Ergonomic Best Practices in Ultrasound
Presented by Breanne Peters, CRGS, RDMS, BSc, PCP
- Sonography Canada Members: Link to Member Video Library
- Non-Member Link: Link to shared video
Best Practice Ergonomics for Echocardiography
Presented by Paul Hrynkow, BSc, BA, CAT (C)
- Sonography Canada Members: Link to Member Video Library
- Non-Member Link: Link to shared video
Scan Safe – Best Practice Ergonomics for the Vascular Leg and Obstetric Scans
Presented by Paul Hrynkow, BSc, BA, CAT (C)
- Sonography Canada Members: Link to Member Video Library
- Non-Member Link: Link to shared video
Preventing Injury – Scanning the Obese Patient
Presented by Paul Hrynkow, BSc, BA, CAT (C)
- Sonography Canada Members: Link to Member Video Library
- Non-Member Link: Link to shared video
Articles and Papers
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
CADTH Health Technology Review: General Ultrasound Examination Volumes per Sonographer 8-Hour Workday, February 2024
Webinars
RESPite. Reducing Sonographer Pain through ergonomics education
Stretching for Sonographers
The Importance of Wellness Practices for Sonographers
Reducing Injury to Sonographers
Educational Videos
Podcasts
Fernwood Discussion on Sonographer Health, Fitness and Wellness
Journal Articles
Sonography Journal – Knowledge and use of work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) prevention techniques in the daily practice of final-year Australian sonography students: A cross-sectional study
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/ANVZRDMNHU9QRK394SQ2?target=10.1002/sono.12334
Sonography Journal – The incidence of Australian private practice sonographers moving patients unassisted and their level of training: A pilot study
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/2NF2HXYTIS6DCI9GWJ4X?target=10.1002/sono.12219
Sonography Journal – The incidence and distribution of musculoskeletal disorders in final-year Australian sonography students on clinical placement
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/M5QDUWNXYTAIMX7USSTA?target=10.1002/sono.12203
Sonography Journal – Prevalence, risks, underlying mechanisms, preventative guidelines, and interventions of sonographer work-related injuries: A literature review
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/XEFDNSKNMXGUVNHHDCMC?target=10.1002/sono.12187
Sonography Journal – Musculoskeletal pain and injury in sonographers, causes and solutions
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/QAU5DIXCHHBRAVZKPV7Z?target=10.1002/sono.12093
Journal Articles
The Value of Participatory Ergonomics in Reducing Work-Related Pain in Sonographers
Kristie Sweeney, Medical Imaging, Western NSW LHD, and Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Other
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in ultrasound: Can you reduce risk?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4760593/
Guidelines for Professional Ultrasound Practice
https://www.bmus.org/media/resources/files/_2023_SoR_and_BMUS_guidelines_8th_Ed_FINAL_CphWPoK.pdf
Journal Articles
WRMSD – Longitudinal Study Collection Series
https://journals.sagepub.com/page/jdm/wrmsd%20%e2%80%93%20longitudinal%20study?pbEditor=true
Scheduling Ultrasound Examinations to Reduce the Risk of WRMSDs in Sonographers
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/8756479320907370
Can Teaching Ultrasound Ergonomics to Ultrasound Practitioners Reduce White Knuckles and Transducer Grip Force?
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/8756479318758324
