What is EM PoCUS?
- EM POCUS is a certified US course by the Canadian Ultrasound Society
- It is a unique course that depends on a flip class room method of education, allowing for hands on practice (probe time) to be maximum during the courses.
- The boot camp has more then 20hrs of supervised 1:3 (Instructor: candidate ratio) hands-on practice in order to complete ~ 160 scans / candidate to become a certified independent ultrasound practitioner.
- This course depends on 3 methods of assessments:
- Written exam - MCQ’S à both pre / post course
- Practical exam - To demonstrate the competency of scanning all 4 areas (Abdomen, Aorta, Heart & Lungs)
- Visual exam - 4 Modules, 1:1 (Instructor: Candidate ratio) to evaluate the candidates’ ability to identify, interpret, improve the quality of images & the ability to make a clinical decision based on the findings.