Welcome to the Cook County Trauma Ultrasound Team!

The purpose of this unique blended learning program is to rapidly provide effective training in Trauma Ultrasound (TUS) for all Trauma clinicians. This training is designed be springboard for you to learn more advanced applications such as US in Shock, Lung US, and Echocardiography.

Your program begins with baseline educational needs and knowledge assessments. The learning starts independently with completion of online narrated lectures. This is followed by an initial, small group, hands on workshop during which you will perform 10-15 TUS exams on simulated patients with expert instructors. Next, during routine clinical work your must complete 10-15 TUS exams on actual patients and appropriately record findings for QA review.

At the end of the program, you will participate in a wrap up workshop during which QA feedback is provided, hands on skills are again practiced, and post training knowledge and skills assessments are completed.

Along the way, completion of your work will be tracked, and your scores will be posted by your nickname on our TUS Leader Boards. Successful completion of this Program requires an ongoing commitment to improving patient care with TUS and boldly beating the scores of any colleagues who dare to challenge your new TUS knowledge and skills.

Problems/Solutions, then email Dr. Jamie Yon at jyon@cookcountyhhs.org 


Your Three Step TUS Training Program

1. Baseline Needs and Knowledge Assessments: Please complete all three of the following prior to your Initial Education. 

a. TUS Educational Needs Assessment

b. Basic US Physics and Machine Operation Pre Quiz

c. TUS Pre Quiz

Click the TUS Leader Board to Track Your Progress and See How You Scored against your peers!


2. Initial Education: Please be sure to complete the above Baseline Needs and Knowledge Assessments prior to the Online Lectures and Hand on Training. 

a. Online Lectures: Please be sure to enter your name and email as the start of these EduCannon narrated lectures, then complete all questions embedded throughout the video. If needed, complete these outside of the hospital to improve streaming of videos.

- Physics and Knobs Narrated Lecture courtesy of Dr. Geoff Hayden

- Trauma Ultrasound Narrated Lecture courtesy of Geoff Hayden

b. Initial Hands on Training: To make the best use of everyone's time, hands on training will be provided ONLY for people who have complete the above baseline Needs and Knowledge assessments, as well as the Narrated Lectures as noted on the TUS Leader Boards (i.e. Don't show up if you did not do you homework!)  Next workshop is 9/24. Click this SIGN UP LINK to reserve your spot.


3. Wrap Up Education: Please be sure to complete the Physics and TUS Quizzes, as well as the survey immediately AFTER the Final Workshop. 

a. Final Workshop: One session for up to 8 trainees on  9/24. Click this SIGN UP LINK to reserve your spot. At this session, we will review all physics, machine operation, TUS protocols, workflow, and complete exams needed to help you reach 25 total TUS exams.

b. Basic US Physics and Machine Operation Post Quiz

c. TUS Post Quiz

d. TUS Post Survey