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Re: Sonography Turf Battles?

Bill Franked — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:02:53 GMT

Well, according to this site: http://www.echocardiographer.net/ echocardiography and other sonography jobs are on the rise... so honestly I don't think there's a lot to worry about here. The jobs aren't going anywhere... which is more than you can say for most professions these days.

Re: Sonography Turf Battles?

Daniel Merton — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:16:56 GMT

That is one consideration. However, if the past is any indication (ie, OB physicians doing their own scans only to eventually hire their own sonographers) eventually the physicians outside of radiology who are doing their own scans will (hopefully) recognize that their time is better spent doing other things and they will hire their own sonographers. This team approach would positively impact our employment outlook both in terms of increasing the number of scans needed to be done as well as increasing the types of practice settings in which we can be employed. Again, if we draw comparisons to OB/GYN - think of how many sonographers are employed in private OB/GYN offices as well as in OB departments of hospitals including maternal fetal medicine. I know from experience in working in a fertility office. The Docs knew we could do it faster and better than they could ever do. Although the practice took the majorityof the $$ it was lucrative for me as well.

We can do our part by promoting our profession including - as you say - encouraging the new users to let the specialists do the job and work as a team to promote better patient care.

Re: Sonography Turf Battles?

Fatima Mejia — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:18:27 GMT

Yes, I think that by more and more physicians doing sonograms it will and has caused a big impact in us (Sonographers). Less scans, less jobs. They should leave the ultrasounds to the specialist in Sonography-the Sonographers.

Sonography Turf Battles?

Stacy Stanislaw — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:37:46 GMT

Have you noticed more and more physicians outside the radiology department are performing ultrasound scans on a regular basis? Do you think this will have a negative impact on sonographers (ie: decline in job opportunities, losing exams to physicians etc)? Or will this practice improve patient care and create new, non-traditional jobs for sonographers in areas outside the imaging suite?