TechNation’s Webinar Wednesday series continues to provide quality education eligible for ACI credit. The most recent webinar “Who Built Your Ultrasound Transducer? Exploring Ultrasound Transducer Repairs With End Users” was sponsored by Summit Imaging and was presented by Larry Nguyen, CEO and CTO at Summit Imaging; Carolyn Coffin, MPH, RDMS, RVT, RDCS, Sonography Consultant; and Matthew Schwartz, MFA, RDMS, Sonography Consultant.
The trio discussed ultrasound transducers and how components used to repair may be impacting patient diagnosis. The session covered several areas including patient care, recent FDA inquiries as well as legal and economic repercussions. The webinar included examples of OEM versus non-OEM transducer repairs. Coffin and Schwartz diagnosed issues they find with the images, and how those issues impact the quality and reliability of a transducer.
Attendees discovered how HTM professionals and sonographers can work together to provide the best care for patients while lowering total costs.
The webinar was attended by 158 individuals who provided positive reviews via a post-webinar survey.
“It’s very informative as usual. I always learn something valuable not just for my own growth but also to anyone I share this information with,” said J. Seriosa, BMET Instructor.
“Interesting, informative, and helpful,” J. Burchett, Biomed Tech II, said about the webinar.
C. Davis-Ryan, CBET II, described the webinar as “informative”and said it was “nice to hear from the sonographer’s perspective.”
“The webinar was perfect. Now, I know more about rebuilt transducers,” said P. Goleta, Biomed II.
“Great information and interesting. I was not aware how big of a problem remanufactured parts was,” said S. Couture, Biomed.
For more information about Webinar Wednesday, including an archive of previous webinars and a calendar of upcoming presentations, visit WebinarWednesday.Live.