A compilation of useful online Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM/FOAMed):
There are lots of great learning resources compiled by ultrasound gurus worldwide. These are just some of our favourite resources out there.
Online Resources
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine POCUS Practice Parameters: AIUM POCUS Practice Parameters
American Society of Echocardiography Guidelines: ASE Guidelines
5 Minute Sono: 5 Minute Sono
Echocardiographer: Echocardiographer
Minneapolis Abbott Northwestern Hospital Internal Medicine Bedside Ultrasound: IMBUS
PennMedicine Point of Care Ultrasound Curriculum: PennMedicine
POCUS Atlas: POCUS Atlas
Proceduralist.org - Procedural and US curriculum at UCLA: Proceduralist.org
Queens Internal Medicine Ultrasound: Queen's IMPOCUS
SGIM: Society of General Internal Medicine POCUS Page: SGIM POCUS page
Sonographic Tendencies: Sonographic Tendencies
Sono Guide, Ultrasound Guide from American College of Emergency Physicians: Sonoguide
Sonointernist.com: Sonointernist
Stanford University, Focused Bedside Transthoracic Echo: Stanford University Focused Bedside TTE
SUSME, Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education: SUSME
Teach IM: teach IM
Toronto General Hospital Department of Anesthesia Perioperative Interactive Education (PIE) modules: PIE
UltrasoundBox: Open access interactive educational website: UltrasoundBox
Ultrasound of the Week: Ultrasound of the Week
Ultrasound Podcast: Ultrasound Podcast
Ultrasound Training Solutions list of free e-books: Ultrasound Training Solutions
University of Alberta Department of Critical Care: AB Sono: U of A Critical Care Ultrasound
University of Utah Periop Echo Lectures: University of Utah
Western Sono: Western Sono
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Tools
Great Anatomy Teaching Tool: Slice function allows to slice any organ in any plane. Fantastic for teaching ultrasound.
University of Calgary students, staff and faculty can download Here
Purchse on iTunes: Zygote 3D Anatomy Atlas & Dissection Lab
We gratefully acknowledge Dr. Ben C. Smith, www.ultrasoundoftheweek.com/tools, for the development of the following Clip Deidentifier and M.mode.ify tools, and for permission to share direct links to these tools on our site.
Clip Deidentifier: A tool that will crop out patient identifying information from your ultrasound clips in order to make them HIPPA compliant. Easy to use. Just drag and drop clip. Supports mp4, mov, avi, wmv, flv, and mpg files.
Click HERE for the Clip Deidentifier program
M.mode.ify: A tool that will convert your ultrasound clip to M-mode, for use for educational purposes only).
Click HERE for the online program
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Useful Apps
British Society of Echocardiography: EchoCalc (android) EchoCalc (iTunes)
Emergency Ultrasound Handbook: Emergency Ultrasound Handbook
Ohio State University POC Ultrasound Guide: OSU POC Ultrasound Guide
SonoSupport: SonoSupport
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Homemade Simulators
Great list of phantom recipes compiled by Ultrasound Training Solutions: DIY Ultrasound Phantoms