Clinical protocols and guidelines
BMUS have a number of tools available to assist in the workplace environment.
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Guidelines for Professional Ultrasound Practice - revised December 2020.
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BMUS Peer Review Audit Tool - available to BMUS members only
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BMUS Justification of Referrals in Primary Care - revised December 2017, available to BMUS members only
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Mystery Shopper - a Quality Review Process in Radiology, December 2017, available to BMUS members only
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Ultrasound Transducer Decontamination, March 2020
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COVID-19 Lung Ultrasound Guidance, March 2020
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COVID-19 Lung Ultrasound Top Tips Poster, April 2020
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Consensus Guidelines on the Communication of Unexpected News via Ultrasound, August 2020
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Incidental Findings General Medical Ultrasound Examinations: Management and Diagnostic Pathways Guidance, September 2020, available to BMUS members only
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Public Health England Good Infection Prevention Practice - Using Ultrasound Gel, January 2021, available to BMUS members only
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Statement on the safe use of Doppler in fetal second and third trimester ultrasound examinations, January 2021
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Best Practice PoCUS Governance Statement March 2021
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Guidance for Optimising Practitioner and Patient Safety in Ultrasound Departments April 2021