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ScanTrainer Professional modules approved for CPD points

MedaPhor Group plc is pleased to announce that ScanTrainer Professional has been awarded official Accredited Provider status by The CPD Standards Office. This means doctors and sonographers in the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East can gain CPD points by completing ScanTrainer’s curriculum-based general medicine, obstetrics, gynaecology and emergency medicine ultrasound modules.…


Bringing ultrasound into multi-disciplinary emergency scenarios

The simulation suite at the University Hospital of South Manchester recently piloted a course aimed at developing and improving how emergencies are managed in cardiac catheter labs and exploring if team training, through a programme of workshops and simulation would be beneficial. Using the HeartWorks TTE mobile simulator, the new Catheter Lab Emergency Management Simulation…


University of Derby opens new Ultrasound Simulation Suite with ScanTrainer

MedaPhor Group plc is pleased to announce that the University of Derby has purchased an additional six ScanTrainer ultrasound simulators for its new Ultrasound Simulation Suite, which will act as a learning centre for students on the University’s ultrasound master’s degree courses. The University had already purchased two ScanTrainer systems in 2014 in order to…


Makes sense whichever way you look at it!

‘One of the most difficult things for beginning sonographers to overcome is the cognitive disconnect between what they see on an ultrasound display and the reality of the 3 dimensional object that is the human body’, says Samuel Yoders, Director of the Cardiovascular Sonography Program. Nova Southeastern University Tampa was one of the first to…


Echo Valve Analysis – A Surgeon’s View

With over 2,000 operations undertaken by the NHS every year, there is a growing interest among surgeons to be able to identify and interpret the relevant ultrasound views for themselves during this surgical procedure. At a recent Edwards Lifesciences sponsored conference held at the Hospital Clinic Barcelona titled ‘Fundamentals of Mitral and Tricuspid Repair’, Dr Paul…