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POCUS Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Certification Review - Online Course

POCUS Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Certification Review

 

POCUS Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Certification Review


POCUS Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Certification Review

  • All Modules based on POCUS Certification Academy Clinical Case Assessment (exam) content outline for the Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Emergency Medicine Certification .
  • Add on a private hands-on session or blended program with Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute and receive 3 additional months access to the online course.
  • 12 months UNLIMITED access to the online course from your computer, tablet or phone. No lockouts, or hidden limitations after a certain amount of views.
  • This online course is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ upon successful completion.
  • A variety of learning components including: video lectures, case studies, scan demonstrations, course handouts, interactive components/quizzes, and more to improve knowledge and competence, improve your diagnostic skills, and prepare you to earn The Emergency Medicine POCUS Certification.
  • Group pricing is available for groups of 5 or more.
  • Add a Custom Onsite Hands-On Workshop for training consistency, time and cost effectiveness, with the highest quality ultrasound training in the industry.

Overview

The POCUS Emergency Medicine Certification Review Online Course is specifically designed for any medical professional (Physician, Advanced Practice/Mid-level Provider, Sonographer, etc.) who has an interest in earning the POCUS Emergency Medicine Certification and integrating/performing emergency medicine point-of-care ultrasound examinations in clinical practice. The POCUS Certifications are NOT just for physicians!

This Online POCUS Review Course is designed to streamline your process to becoming POCUS Emergency Medicine Certified:

  • The Online Course covers all concepts pertaining to the POCUS Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Certification Clinical Case Assessment (ALL 7 POCUS Assessment Topics).
  • Provide a strong foundation to perform the core ultrasound applications as outlined in the ACEP ultrasound practice and WINFOCUS guidelines and is taught by leading emergency medicine ultrasound expert faculty.
  • This self-directed course contains seventeen (17) comprehensive modules comprised of online video lectures, case presentations, and post-activity quizzes in Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute’s structured, easy to use online Learning Management System.
  • 12 months (365 days) of unlimited access is provided from the date of purchase, and 17.50 AMA PRA Category I Credits™ are optional for an additional CME processing fee.

If you want to earn your POCUS Emergency Medicine Certification and become one of the leaders in Point of Care Ultrasound, this Online Course will provide you the best value, knowledge base, assessment review available on anywhere!

Date of Original Release: 3/6/2023

This edition valid for credit through: 3/6/2026


  1 year/365 days of Unlimited Access from date of purchase. Expires on 4/24/2025 if purchased today.

Code: POC-EMU231
ID: 6681

Topics

  • POCUS Imaging Fundamentals
  • Doppler and Color Flow Fundamentals for POC applications
  • Emergency Ultrasound for OB/GYN Conditions (First Trimester IUP, Ectopic Pregnancy, Spontaneous Abortion, and more)
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) and Aortic Endografts
  • Abdominal Scanning Fundamentals (Including Hepatobiliary/Spleen and more)
  • Abdominal Cases in Emergency Medicine-Renal
  • Abdominal Cases in Emergency Medicine-Biliary and AAA
  • Ultrasound in Trauma: FAST and E-FAST (Abdominal Trauma and more)
  • Lower Extremity DVT
  • Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
  • Lung Ultrasound (Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusion, Consolidation and more)
  • Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension (RUSH Exam)
  • Cardiac Case Studies

Objectives

  • Increase participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret Emergency ultrasound examinations
  • Increase participant’s knowledge in core concepts included in the POCUS Emergency Medicine Certification Assessment.
  • State the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics and demonstrate appropriate optimization of system controls.
  • State the benefits of using color Doppler in point of care applications
  • Perform ultrasound evaluation of the trauma patient (E-FAST exam) and pneumothorax.
  • Demonstrate scan protocols for focused evaluation of the abdomen, aorta, first trimester OB, and adult heart.
  • State an algorithm for uses of bedside ultrasound during cardiac arrest, shock & hypotension.
  • Outline protocol for focused evaluation of DVT.
  • Differentiate normal/abnormal image characteristics of the adult heart, abdomen, first trimester OB, and ectopic pregnancy.
  • Increase competence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria into clinical practice.

Price

Registration: $700.00

Audience

Physicians, Sonographers, nurse practitioners, PA's or other advanced practice providers performing and/or interpreting emergency medicine ultrasound examinations and/or preparing for the POCUS Emergency Medicine Certification Assessment. Participants may include (but is not limited to): emergency medicine, critical care, hospitalist, emergency, trauma, surgeons, internal medicine, primary care physicians, CRNAs, and sonographers.

Faculty

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Charlotte Derr  MD, RDMS, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS

Professor of Emergency Medicine
Fellowship Director of Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship Program
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
GUI QI Task Force Subcommittee
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

James Mateer  MD, RDMS

Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine.
Medical College of Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, WI.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Richard Palma  BS, RDCS, RCS, ACS, FASE, FSDMS

Advanced Cardiac Sonographer
Program Director Clinical Coordinator
Duke School of Medicine Cardiac Sonography Certificate Program
Durham, NC
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Alexander Levitov  MD, FACCP, FACCM, RDCS

Eastern VA Medical School.
Dept. of Internal Medicine.
Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Norfolk, VA.
GUI QI Task Force Committee
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Bret P. Nelson  MD, RDMS, FACEP

Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program.
Department of Emergency Medicine.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Brooklyn, New York.
GUI QI Task Force Subcommittee
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Robert Atnip  MD, RVT, RPVI

Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery and Radiology
Division of Vascular Surgery
The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
The College of Medicine
The Pennsylvania State University
GUI QI Task Force Subcommittee
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Daniel Bourque  MS, ACS, RCS, FASE

Echosonographer
Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Orlando, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

GulfCoast Ultrasound Institute

Lori Green  BA, RDMS, RDCS, RVT

President, Program Director.
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
Saint Petersburg, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Faculty Disclosure
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.adheres to ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies regarding industry support of CME. Speakers will disclose any relevant commercial relationships prior to the start of the educational activity.

Content Validation
All presentations for this CME activity were reviewed and approved by members of the GUI CME Review Committee to determine content validity and to ensure that no conflicts of interest exist prior to the activity commencement or material compilation.

Disclosure of Individuals in Control of Content
In addition to the faculty listed the following individuals are recognized by GUI as being in control of content of this program:

James Mateer, MD, RDMS (Medical Director-planner, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Medical Director, Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Charlotte Derr, MD, RDMS, FACEP (Co-Medical Director-planner, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine &
Fellowship Director of Emergency Medicine
Ultrasound Fellowship Program
University of South Florida Medical School
Tampa, FL.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Andreas Dewitz, MD, RDMS(Member of Advisory Board, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vice Chair of Ultrasound Education
Boston Medical Center Boston, MA
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Lori Green, BA, RT, RDMS, RDCS, RVT (Program Director-planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
President, Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Trisha Reo, AAS, RDMS, RVT (Program Coordinator - planner, Content Reviewer, QI Task Force Subcommittee)
Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, Inc.
No relevant financial relationships to disclose


Disclosure of Commercial Support
There was no commercial support involved in the planning, development/implementation of this activity.


Credits (Optional with additional purchase)

The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


The Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute designates this internet activity enduring material for a maximum of 18.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This course also meets CME/CEU requirements for ARDMS. Note: While offering the CME credit hours noted above, activities are not intended to provide extensive training or certification for exam performance or interpretation.

Resources

39 YEARS

Serving the Medical Community

180,000+

Participants Trained

500,000+

CME Credits Awarded

6,000+

Courses Offered

CONFIDENCE, COMPETENCE, PROVEN RESULTS

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