September is Leadership & Communication Month

21st Aug 2025

In partnership with the Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA), The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS), and Sonography Canada, we are pleased to provide a variety of free access education and learning resources. 

BMUS is working in partnership throughout the month of September to provide a selection of educational resources focusing on Leadership & Communication. 

We have come together with the ASA, SDMS and Sonography Canada to provide a range of resources free of charge to ultrasound communities across the world. They include Conference recordings, Journal Articles, Webinars, Top tips and YouTube videos all in one place. 

These resources will be available until the 30th of September 2025.

The British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS)

BMUS Poster Presentations

Communication

"I Don't Understand" - Setting Communication Standards in Ultrasound | BMUS

Leadership

Surviving Big Brother - Maintaining quality without damaging staff moral | BMUS

Journal Articles

Communication

‘More like a partnership’: A qualitative evaluation of Communication Coaching for Sonographers (CCS) in obstetric ultrasound - Essie Kaur, Jane Arezina, Louise Bryant, Kathryn Pollak, Rebecca Wallace, Gill Harrison, Ruth Bender Atik, Roxanne Sicklen, Jen Coates, Natasha Hardicre, Teresa Lardner, Karen Horwood, Hannah Beety, Jon Arnold, Judith Johnson, 2025 

Adapting a communication coaching intervention for obstetric sonographers delivering unexpected news: A qualitative study - Essie Kaur, Jane Arezina, Louise Bryant, Kathryn I Pollak, Gill Harrison, Ruth Bender Atik, Jen Coates, Natasha K. Hardicre, Roxanne Sicklen, Karen Horwood, Teresa Lardner, Jon Arnold, Rebecca Wallace, Judith Johnson, 2023 

Making the transition from student to newly qualified vascular sonographer: An exploration of the domains of professionalism - Samantha Hill, Alison White, 2023 

Learning how to deliver bad and challenging news: Exploring the experience of trainee sonographers – A qualitative study - Liz Tomlin, Molly Parsons, Prashanth V Kumar, Jane Arezina, Reema Harrison, Judith Johnson, 2020

Leadership

Patient experience of imaging reports: A systematic literature review - Charlie Rogers, Sophie Willis, Steven Gillard, Jane Chudleigh, 2023 

Embedding new technology into clinical ultrasound practice: Is role extension for sonographers the key to improving patient pathways? - Pamela Parker, Hazel Edwards, Maureen Twiddy, Paul Whybrow, Alan Rigby, 2023 

Exploring sonographer emotional well-being: NHS sonographers’ experience of the restorative function of professional supervision - Ryan Carr, Helen White, 2023 

Role extension in advanced ultrasound practice: A framework approach and case study - Ruth Reeve, Antony Higginson, Christopher Ball, Richard Beable, Mike Smith, 2023 

A mixed method study into obstetric sonographer-led-discharge and other forms of sonographer role extension - LS Kettlewell, SP Richards, 2022 

The Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA)

Journal Articles

Communication

The challenges for patients and sonographers when complex obstetric anomalies are identified.

Delivering unexpected news via obstetric ultrasound: A systematic review and meta-ethnographic synthesis of expectant parent and staff experiences.

Delivery unexpected news to pregnant women and their attending family: Is sonographer training adequate? A narrative review.

Educating sonographers in attributes of breaking bad news to foster positive emotional well-being.

Considerations of communication challenges facing sonographers in Australia beyond 2024: An ageing population, ageism and maintaining the focus on patient-centered care.

Leadership

Work readiness attributes: Comparative views of clinical supervisors and final year sonography students.

Organisational and professional structures shaping the sonographer role in obstetrics.

Webinar

Communication

Clinical Training Solutions

Leadership

Leadership during crisis

Podcast

Communication

Navigating Gender Diversity in Ultrasound Communication

Communication with Older Patients

Leadership

Giving feedback as effective clinical supervisors

Guidelines

Clinical Supervision Framework

Online Learning Module

Communication

Focus On| Navigating the Neurodiverse Patient

Resolving workplace conflict

Communicating effectively in difficult clinical conversations

Leadership

Clinical Supervision Feedback: Giving effective feedback

Sonography Canada

Journal Articles

Communication

Does My Patient Understand What I Am About To Do?

Simulations

Communication

Adapting Communication as Cardiac Sonographers: Challenging or Complex Patient Scenarios

Informed Consent and Basic Patient Communication for Students Performing Cardiac Sonography

Pre- and Post-Scrotal Ultrasound Interaction

Escape the Day Without Injury

Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Patients in Diagnostic Imaging

Managing a Challenging Patient Interaction

Clinical Skills for Sonographers: PPE, Sterile Technique, and Communication

Feedback Leads to Conflict

Shareable Resources

Waiting Room Video: What to Expect in your Ultrasound Exam

What to Expect in your Ultrasound Exam: Downloadable poster

The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)

Journal Articles

Communication

Impact of Advanced Cardiac Sonographers on Exam Completeness in the Echocardiography Laboratory

The Impact of a Structured Onboarding and Education Program on the Professional Advancement of a Pediatric Sonographer

Enhancing Ultrasound Access in Rural Saskatchewan: A Mixed-Methods Study of Telerobotic Technology

Leadership

Incidence and Cause of Occupational Burnout Syndrome Among Sonographers

Webinars

Communication

Effective Communication in Sonography

Taking a Good Clinical History: How the Past Affects the Present

Leadership

The Roles of Clinical Leadership

Sonographer to Leader: Who, What, Where, When, Why?