Professional Associations
Guidelines & Standards
- ASE GuidelinesSource: ASE (American Society of Echocardiographers)
- Standards for Provision of Echocardiography in OntarioSource: CorHealth Ontario
- Professional Practice GuidelinesSource: Sonography Canada
- Competencies and Standards (updated October 28, 2021)Source: Sonography Canada
Professional Practice
- Introduction to Sonography and Patient Care byCall Number: IAHS STACKS RC78.7.U4 .P446 2021Publication Date: 2020 Second Edition
- Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions byCall Number: IAHS STACKS R724 .P82 2016Publication Date: 2016 Sixth Edition
- Torres' Patient Care in Imaging Technology byPublication Date: 2018 Ninth EditioneBook
Also available in print, IAHS STACKS RC78 .T67 2019 - Health Professional and Patient Interaction byCall Number: IAHS STACKS R727.3 .H33 2019Publication Date: 2018 Ninth Edition
- Understanding Teamwork in Health Care byCall Number: IAHS STACKS RA971 .M638 2014Publication Date: 2014
- LGBTQ Cultures: What Health Care Professionals Need to Know About Sexual and Gender Diversity byPublication Date: 2018eBook
- Professional Behavior In Healthcare Professions: Effective Communication With Patients (Video Duration: 24 min.)This program explores communication with patients. It shows how to establish therapeutic relationships; build empathy, trust, and confidentiality; and interview and assess patients.
- Communicating Effectively on the Job: Clinical Skills Essentials Collection (Video Duration 7 minutes)This program teaches aspects of effective communication on the job in a healthcare setting.
- Understanding the Need: Cultural Awareness in Healthcare (Video Duration 16 minutes)This video considers how the nursing population differs from the general population. It defines what culturally competent care is, lists the guidelines indicated by the acronym LEARN, and compares the three cultural continuums.