Who We Are AEUS became an Academy within SAEM in 2011. AEUS continues to grow and make great strides towards advancing its mission on behalf of the ultrasound community. www.saem.org/academy-emergency-ultrasound Research Network ● Narrated Lecture Series ● Ultrasound Guides ● AEM Virtual Issue ● Medical Student Curriculum ● Resident/ Fellow Mentorship ● Pediatric EM Ultrasound Development
Our Mission >> Advancing education and research of ultrasound for the bedside evaluation of emergency medical conditions. >> Serving as a discussion platform for physicians practicing clinical sonography. >> Supporting medical student, resident, fellow, and faculty ultrasound training and education. >> Fostering individual and multicenter ultrasound research. >> Working closely with other emergency medicine groups and outside specialties in order to share common interest in ultrasound training and research.
Member Highlight Matthew Dawson & Mike Mallin
Accomplishments >> SonoGames: The first SonoGames were held in 2012. Over 30 residency teams participated in the competition showcasing their EUS knowledge and skills. >> Narrated Lecture Series: Contains various lectures highlighting many applications of emergency ultrasound. >> AEM Virtual Issue: is an open-access list of Academic Emergency Medicine EUS articles currently published and organized by topic. >> Medical Student Curriculum: provides samples of curricula from programs that offer medical student emergency ultrasound rotations. >> Pediatric EM Ultrasound Development: AEUS is reaching out to various pediatric EM groups to create a consensus on pediatric ultrasound training in both residency and fellowship programs. http://www.saem.org/academy-emergency-ultrasound-resources
Mark your calendars! 2013 SonoGames at the SAEM Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia The purpose of SonoGames is to enhance resident education in point-of-care ultrasound through a fun, informational competition. EM residents will demonstrate their skills and knowledge of point-of-care ultrasound. Three rounds of riveting ultrasound challenges based on ultrasound fund-ofknowledge, image acquisition, image interpretation, and incorporation into clinical practice. The winning team receives a plaque and their name on the infamous SonoCup which will be displayed at the winning team’s institution for the year.
Registration will be available this winter through the SAEM Annual Meeting registration platform. For further information contact sonogames2013@gmail.com.
Matthew Dawson and Mike Mallin started the Ultrasound Podcast in July 2011 after completing an ultrasound fellowship together at the University of Utah. The podcast has since released over 30 free episodes highlighting basic and advanced ultrasound education and has been downloaded over 200,000 times in over 200 countries. The podcast has varied from advanced education in cardiac echo and new musculoskeletal techniques to journalistic coverage of Sonogames 2012. The success of the podcast led them to put on Castlefest 2012, a 6-day ultrasound festival in Kentucky with over 100 participants and fun dialed up to 11. The course was so fun and educational that they are doing it again at Castlefest 2013. In addition, just within the last year they have released a free smartphone app, One Minute Ultrasound, which breaks down simple and complicated ultrasound procedures into one minute refreshers. Most recently Mike and Matt joined Mike Stone in an effort to make ultrasound educational clips more available and open source, creating Sonocloud. In the last few months they have been busy editing the first Ultrasound iBook, Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound, due to release soon. Mike and Matt believe in open source medical education and are proud that they can help people learn ultrasound all over the world. http://www.ultrasoundpodcast.com http://www.sonocloud.org http://www.castlefest2013.com
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