Physical Health

Resources for Protecting You:

During these unprecedented times, the eight organizational members of this alliance are committed to providing education and community building that fosters your physical health. Remember, we are here for you.

Educational Resources
– COVID-19 Educational Resources & Opportunities (compiled by ACCME)
– Quick Guide on COVID-19 Protections — Patient and Ultrasound Provider Protection
– Quick Guide on COVID-19 Protections — Ultrasound Transducers, Equipment, and Gel
– Is there a role for lung ultrasound during the COVID-19 pandemic? a clinical letter in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (JUM)
– Proposal for international standardization of the use of lung ultrasound for COVID-19 patients; a simple, quantitative, reproducible method a technical innovation in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (JUM)

Cleaning Recommendations from Ultrasound Manufacturers
– AIUM Official Statement: Guidelines for Cleaning and Preparing External- and Internal-Use Ultrasound Transducers and Equipment Between Patients as well as Safe Handling and Use of Ultrasound Coupling Gel.

Canon Medical Systems
– Guidelines for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of transducers -PDF version of latest disinfection guidelines for all Canon transducers
– Cleaning Guidelines -Link to page with cleaning guidelines and other resources; will be updated with guidelines specific to COVID-19 soon
– Canon Medical COVID-19 website

GE Healthcare
– Transducer Care site – https://www.gehealthcare.com/products/ultrasound/ultrasound-transducers – provides approved cleaners, disinfectants, and gels for all the various probes
– GE system cleaning site: https://cleaning.gehealthcare.com/ – provides cleaning instructions and details for the systems overall
– GE Healthcare COVID-19 Resources website
– GE Healthcare COVID-19 Cleaning & Disinfection FAQs

Hitachi Healthcare
– Hitachi Healthcare COVID-19 website

Philips
– Compatible disinfectants and cleaning solutions for your Ultrasound system and transducers
– Philips COVID-19 Website

Siemens Healthineers
– Z6Ms True Volume Transesophageal Transducer Care Guide – A presentation that goes into detail on the care and cleaning of Siemens’ TEE transducers
– Z6Ms on the ACUSON SC2000 Ultrasound System – A flier for an online tutorial course through Siemens’ PEPconnect Customer Online Training site
– Transesophageal Transducer Cleaning and Care Guide – A quick-reference poster on care and cleaning of Siemens’ TEE transducers

Featured Articles
– Enforcement Policy for Imaging Systems During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
– Master Question List for COVID-19 (caused by SARS-CoV-2) – updated weekly
– Caring for our caregivers during COVID-19 – Resources for health care leadership
– Managing Fatigue During Times of Crisis: Guidance for Nurses, Managers, and Other Healthcare Workers
– 70 vaccines in progress; antibody testing begins — 7 COVID-19 updates
– How to boost your immune system (Harvard Health)
– Bringing Home Something Deadly: How Health Workers Are Isolating From Their Families (WBUR – NPR)
– CDC: Clinician On-Call Center is a 24-hour hotline with trained CDC clinicians standing by to answer COVID-19 questions from healthcare personnel on a wide range of topics.
– How to stay fit and healthy during coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

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