FOCUS on POCUS™

Listen to Joseph Williamson, RDMS, Medical Director & CEO of LET International talk about his vision for POCUS in Africa.

Join Professor Lichtenstein talk about POCUS: Learning from the Past and Moving to the Future. 

Dr. Daniel Lichtenstein is medical intensivist, visiting Professor, working since 1989 at François Jardin’s medical I.C.U. Has defined in 1991 critical ultrasound as a holistic whole-body approach. Research mainly focused around lung ultrasound, using simple equipment, defining the BLUE-protocol (acute respiratory failure, FALLS-protocol (role of lung-rockets in circulatory failure), cardiac arrest (SESAME-protocol), various procedures (thoracentesis, subclavian venous line insertions, …). Regular textbooks since 1992 (last and 6th Edition, Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill, 2016, Springer), two dozen of original articles (critical, venous and lung ultrasound), 500 conferences, president of CEURF (international training center with personalized training at the bedside).

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming a global movement. Listen to Prim. Dr Med. Ivica Zdravković a pioneer of POCUS in Serbia, talk about POCUS for Family Medicine Doctors in his country.

Listen to Kathleen Ogle, MD share her perspectives on POCUS, her fascinating story, and the unique context for Women in Medicine.

Dr. Kat is the winner of the 2018 APCA Award for Excellence in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Education™ (more at https://www.pocus.org/education_award/).

Listen to Peter Bonadona, Veteran EMT, Former Director of the Monroe Community College Paramedic Program, share his views on why more EMTs should be using POCUS.

Listen to Dean Vlahaki, MD, MBBS, RDMS, FRCP, a member of the POCUS Assessment Committee from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, talk about his experience with POCUS in Canada and how POCUS is benefiting the clinical environment.

Listen to Cliff Gronseth, M.D., talk about his work at NYAGI (Now You are the Group's Interest) and how he and his group are changing the world with POCUS.

Listen to Deborah Crotty, RT (retired), RDMS(AB, NE, OB/GYN), RVT(VT) talk about POCUS, the technology of the future, and how it can create opportunities, not take them away. According to Deborah Crotty, RT (retired), RDMS(AB, NE, OB/GYN), RVT(VT), two-thirds of the world don’t have access to diagnostic imaging and many people are not aware of the advancements of Point-of-Care [Ultrasound]. POCUS can be a game changer and increased awareness is needed.

Listen to Daniel Nash, DNAP, CRNA, Owner of Maverick Training, talk about his vision for POCUS and how he wants to help put POCUS in every clinic around the United States.

Listen to Professor Jason Moore, PhD talk about the application of mechanical engineer principles on improving ultrasound practice and medicine. He also shares about his most current research.