Canadian Point of Care Ultrasound Society

Société Canadienne d'Échographie Ciblée

Providing certification across Canada
for the safe and effective use of point of care ultrasound

TRAIN

Read and watch

Start your training with text, diagrams, and how-to videos

Choose the track(s) for your practice

CERTIFY

Become certified

Complete three steps to become certified

Once certified, certify others

MAINTAIN

Sharpen your skills

Test yourself with the Maintenance of Competency quizzes

Earn CME credits at the same time!

Ten tracks for certification

Acute Care CORE

(AC CORE)

This track is for clinicians who manage patients in the acute care setting

Family Medicine CORE 

(FM CORE)

This track is for clinicians who manage patients in the primary care setting

Acute Care Musculoskeletal

(AC MSK)

This advanced track is for clinicians who manage patients with a range of musculoskeletal pathologies in the acute care setting

Family Medicine Musculoskeletal

(FM MSK)

This advanced track is for clinicians who manage patients with a range of musculoskeletal pathologies in the primary care setting

Resuscitation

(RESUS)

This advanced track is for clinicians who manage patients in shock or respiratory failure

Resuscitation Transesophageal Echocardiography

(RESUS TEE)

This advanced track is for clinicians who manage patients in cardiac arrest or shock

Diagnostic

(DIAG)

This advanced track is for clinicians who manage patients with biliary, urinary tract, venous, or ocular pathologies

Internal Medicine

(IM)

This advanced track is for Internal Medicine clinicians who manage patients with cardio-pulmonary pathologies

Ultrasound-guided Peripheral
Venous Access

(UPVA)

This track is for clinicians who perform ultrasound-guided intravenous (IV) insertions

Bladder Basics

(BLADDER)

This track is for clinicians who investigate bladder volume and catheter placement

GET CERTIFIED BY CPOCUS

Become a Member

Membership is open to all persons interested in point of care ultrasound

Take advantage of the benefits below and more!

Access
curricula and how-to videos

Achieve
IP certification

Certify
others

Maintain
skills with MOC

Collect
CME credits

Be paid
to teach

Become
a Master Instructor

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