The Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy™ has partnered with Global Education Group, a division of Ultimate Medical Academy, to offer 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits™ for the successful completion of the Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Fundamentals Certificate.
This activity is jointly provided by Global Education Group and Inteleos.
Key Information
The price for the POCUS Fundamentals with 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ is $125.*
The purchase and successful completion of the POCUS Fundamentals with CMEs includes:
- POCUS Fundamentals Certificate
- 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- A digital certification badge
- Access to the POCUS Certification Academy Community
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*While the POCUS Fundamentals Certificate is waived for ARDMS and APCA Certificates holders for the purpose of prerequisite eligibility for other POCUS Certificates and Certifications, this does not apply to CMEs.
Why and for whom was the POCUS Fundamentals Certificate created?
The Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy developed the POCUS Fundamentals learning modules and certificate to ensure clinical proficiency for those practicing POCUS globally and aims to provide a foundational knowledge of the physics and instrumentation behind point of care ultrasound instruments and diagnostic ultrasound. The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of clinical point-of-care ultrasound users. The current prerequisite is limited to having prior healthcare training.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of the program and earning the POCUS Fundamentals Certificate, participant should be able to:
- Explain the principles of ultrasound physics
- Define echogenicity
- Define attenuation
- List the different ultrasound machine modes
- Explain the different ultrasound machine settings
- Identify the different transducer types
- Explain ultrasound image orientation
- Describe ultrasound artifacts
- Describe ultrasound safety principles
- Describe ultrasound bioeffects
POCUS Certification Academy Faculty
Victor Rao, MBBS, DMRD, RDMS
Manager of Global Clinical Content and POCUS Education
Inteleos™ (Inteleos is the nonprofit umbrella organization for the ARDMS®, APCA™ and the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy™ family of certification alliances.)
Dr. Rao, Manager, Global Clinical Content & POCUS Education for the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy will be sharing clinical cases of importance for the general practitioner during the webinar. Dr. Rao is a radiologist by training and is one of the pioneers to introduce and develop point-of-care ultrasound learning content. This includes continuing medical education (CME) curricula for medical students, physician assistant students, residents, and physicians at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, SC.
Prior to his current position, he was the director of ultrasound education at University of South Carolina School of Medicine from May 2008 to August 2018. Dr. Rao has trained physicians in Tanzania and Philippines to establish POCUS programs in these countries. Dr. Rao has also worked as a primary care physician in mission hospitals overseas where he enjoyed seeing patients in the clinic, managed inpatients, performed deliveries, C-sections, and minor surgeries.
James Day, RDCS
Global Ultrasound Specialist
Inteleos
James has been a cardiac sonographer since 1992 who, in addition to providing a scanning service business for private practices, was also a clinician at an urban teaching hospital in the Philadelphia metro region. At Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, James managed 40 simulation programs and taught all modules of POCUS, including Anatomy & Physiology, Gross Anatomy, Physical exam lectures, Gel rounds, resident orientations, Ultra-Fest in Philadelphia, as well as private workshops. He has worked tirelessly to integrate POCUS into the medical school curriculum. James is presently involved with Innovation and the POCUS Certification AcademyTM at Inteleos as a clinical ultrasound specialist.
He has worked as a Medical Science Liaison for Cardinal Health developing a start-up micro bubble product, and for GE Healthcare in clinical applications representing the Vivid 7 ultrasound line. As a clinical trial manager for Dermasonics, a start-up company utilizing ultra-low frequency ultrasound to deliver drugs via transdermal pharmaceutical patches, James was involved with human pilot studies on both coasts and overseas. James is an avid snowboarder, sailor, a part-time musician, father of twins, and has way too many hobbies to mention!
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Global Education Group (Global) and Inteleos. Global is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education (CMEs) for healthcare providers, sometimes called Continued Professional Development (CPD) or Continuing Educational Units (CEUs).
Global Education Group designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Healthcare providers should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity was released on 10/15/2019 and is valid for one (1) year. Requests for credit must be made no later than 10/15/2020.
For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact Global at 303-395-1782 or cme@globaleducationgroup.com.
In order to receive credit, participants must complete the entire activity. Participants must receive a passing score on the POCUS Fundamentals Certificate and submit the activity evaluation.
To access the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy content, a computer (Mac or PC) or tablet (Android or iPad) with a common browser will be required. Headphones or speakers are recommended, and a reliable internet connection is necessary.
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There is $125 fee for this educational activity which includes the 4 CAT-1 ACCME credits.
Requests for cancellations or refunds may be submitted until a candidate starts an assessment. Neither full nor partial refunds will be issued for any Certificate or certification that has been started or for which the completion time has been exhausted. All refunds will be processed in the same form as the original payment within five (5) business days.
Global Education Group (Global) requires instructors, planners, managers and other individuals and their spouse/life partner who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose any real or apparent conflict of interest they may have as related to the content of this activity. All identified conflicts of interest are thoroughly vetted by Global for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies mentioned in the materials or used as the basis for content, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations.
The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
| Name of Faculty or Presenter | Reported Financial Relationship |
| Victor Rao, MBBS, DMRD, RDMS | Nothing to disclose |
| James Day, RDCS RVT | Nothing to disclose |
The planners and managers reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity:
| Name of Planner or Manager | Reported Financial Relationship |
| Lindsay Borvansky | Nothing to disclose |
| Andrea Funk | Nothing to disclose |
| Liddy Knight | Nothing to disclose |
| Ashley Cann | Nothing to disclose |
| Madeline Mbeh, MPH, CPLP | Nothing to disclose |
| Lisa Plante, M Ed | Nothing to disclose |
| Jasmine Rockette | Nothing to disclose |
| Lori Goebel-Rys, MSA | Nothing to disclose |
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Global Education Group (Global) and Inteleos do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.