Cardiovascular Sonography Council

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

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

Sonographer Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded in June 2026 to Ken Horton, ACS, RCS, FASE of Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ASE Cardiovascular Sonographer Distinguished Teacher Award was awarded in 2025 to G. Monet Strachan ACS, RDCS, FASE, of University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, California.

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

Sonographer Resources
Sonographer Education and Training and FAQs
Industry Standards for the Prevention of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Sonography

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