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POCUS for Family Medicine - Online Course is organized by Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute (GCUS) Inc..

Date of Original Release: 11/22/2022
This edition is valid for credit through 08/19/2027

Description
POCUS for Family Medicine Online Course is intended for any medical professional involved with performing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations. This course is designed to provide a strong foundation to perform the core ultrasound applications as outlined in the AAFP /ACEP and WINFOCUS ultrasound practice guidelines. Taught by leading family medicine, emergency medicine, and critical care ultrasound expert faculty. This self-directed course contains sixteen (16) interactive modules and includes online video lectures, case presentations, and post-activity quizzes. Enrollment is valid for 12 months (365 days) and begins the moment the participant is enrolled. Extend your online course access another 3 months with the addition of an onsite hands-on workshop at your facility, a private hands-on workshop at our facility, or blend your online course with registration to attend a regularly scheduled GCUS scan workshop.

Learning Objectives

Increase participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations.
State the basic fundamentals of ultrasound physics and demonstrate appropriate optimization of system controls.
Perform ultrasound evaluation of the trauma patient (E-FAST exam) and pneumothorax.
Demonstrate scan protocols for focused evaluation of the abdomen, thyroid, aorta, female pelvis, and adult heart.
State an algorithm for the uses of bedside ultrasound during cardiac arrest, shock & hypotension.
Outline protocol for focused evaluation of soft-tissue/MSK applications, and DVT.
Differentiate normal/abnormal image characteristics of the abdomen, thyroid, female pelvis, first trimester OB, and ectopic pregnancy.
Demonstrate image orientation, transducer preparation, and scan protocols for performing the use of ultrasound guidance for vascular access, pericardiocentesis, paracentesis, hemothorax, lumbar puncture, and ET placement.
Increase competence to incorporate protocols, scan techniques, and interpretation criteria into clinical practice.

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