Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is transforming the medical field of the present and shaping the road of its future. With a history that dates back to 1880, POCUS is not...
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7 Ways to Learn POCUS
"Medical education does not exist to provide students with a way to make a living, but to ensure the health of a community." This quote comes from Rudolph Virchow, the...
MissionPOCUS: A Year In Review
The Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Certification AcademyTM exists to provide healthcare practitioners the opportunity to participate in its mission of ensuring the highest...
Learning to Expect the Unexpected with POCUS
When the ball dropped on January 1st, 2020, ringing in the new year, no one could've predicted what was to come. Within the first 100 days of 2020, basketball legend Kobe Bryant...
12 Benefits of POCUS
Imaging modalities and their applications have gone where they've never been before. Healthcare providers now bring this sophisticated imaging device to the patient, rather than...
POCUS25: Standards in the Making
A standard is a repeatable, agreed-upon way or approach of doing something. Standards are documented and contain specifics or other notable criteria intended for consistency of...
POCUS DVT Saves Lives
Victor V Rao MBBS, DMRD, RDMS Blood clotting is a defense mechanism of the body to prevent excessive blood loss if there is an injury resulting in the disruption of the integrity...
Shoot out at the OK Corral?
Written by James Day, RDCS Artificial intelligence is not just causing disruptions in traditionally blue-collar work. The plight of assembly line workers and drivers of 18...
POCUS Takes Flight
Can you imagine your 15-month-old has been sick for two days, vomiting and unable to retain fluids? You've seen your local pediatrician who sent you to the emergency department...
Advancing Point-of-Care Ultrasound Enables CRNAs to Provide Game-Changing Care
It's clear to see that point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is shifting the way we engage in medical practice. The ultrasound (US) machine found its inception in the 1950s, then...
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By Shelby Jones Shelby is a senior at George Mason University studying public health. She is a current intern with POCUS Certification academy working within the...
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