Our Sonosite TEE Community is an exclusive program for point of care clinicians bringing TEE at the point of care to the bedside. As part of this community, you have access to on-going educational resources, clinical evidence and peer-to-peer connections that will help expand your use of TEE at the point of care. In this section you have access to the following:

• Resuscitative TEE  Course
• TEE at the Point of Care Quick Guide
• Cardiac Quick Guide
• TEE at the Point of Care Webinar series

In this first part of the Ultrasound Instrumentation course, you will develop the confidence to understand the system components, equipment controls and settings, and techniques for necessary for creating an ultrasound image.

In the second part of the Ultrasound Instrumentation Course, you will advance your skills on creating a quality diagnostic image by understanding the concepts of acoustics, Doppler controls and optimizing images, and ultrasound safety and bioeffects. 

After completing the Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis course, viewers should be able to explain the basic outline of ultrasound-guided paracentesis, including: methods for image optimization, ideal equipment selections and settings, identification of abdominal anatomy frequently encountered during paracentesis, and the most common procedural steps involved in performing an ultrasound-guided paracentesis.

The Ultrasound-Guided Paracentesis course provides a basic outline of ultrasound-guided thoracentesis, including methods for image optimization, ideal ultrasound equipment settings (including transducer selection), identification of anatomical structures, and the most common procedural steps involved in performing an ultrasound-guided thoracentesis.