Cardiovascular Sonography Council

Cardiovascular Sonography Council Steering Committee

The ASE Cardiovascular Sonography Council (SONO) is dedicated to the following objectives:

• Support cardiovascular ultrasound interest areas by communicating issues of importance to the membership;
• Provide guidance to the ASE Board of Directors regarding sonographer issues;
• Provide a forum for members with similar interests to network;
• Provide a representative (council chair) to ASE Board of Directors, as required;
• To provide educational offerings for sonographers, including guidance to Scientific Sessions Program Committee
• To provide guidance on standards of care related to cardiovascular ultrasound to the Guidelines and Standards Committee

Awards

The Council has two awards, which alternate every other year:

• Sonographer Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded in 2024 to Bonita Anderson, M.APPL.S, DMU(Cardiac), AMS, ACS, FASE, FASA, of The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• ASE Cardiovascular Sonographer Distinguished Teacher Award was awarded in June 2023 to Richard Palma, ACS, RCCS, FACVP, FASE, of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC

What’s new from the Sonography Council?

Sonography in JASE
The State of Cardiac Sonography – A Fifty-Year Unique Partnership

Sonography in Echo Magazine
Using ACS to Coordinate Research
ACS Managing Specialty Care