Canadian Point of Care Ultrasound Society
Société Canadienne d'Échographie Ciblée
Providing national level certification
for the safe and effective use of point of care ultrasound
TRAIN
Read a curriculum
Improve your POCUS training by reading curricula with diagrams and videos in different tracks.
CERTIFY
Become certified Certify others
You can become certified or certify others in six different tracks.
MAINTAIN
Sharpen your skills
Refresh and expand your skills with the Maintenance of Competency Program. Earn CME credits at the same time!
Six certification tracks
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 family medicine setting
Resuscitation
(RESUS)
This advanced track is for clinicians who manage patients in shock or respiratory failure
Diagnostic
(DIAG)
This advanced track is for clinicians who manage patients with biliary, urinary tract, venous, or ocular pathologies
Musculoskeletal
(MSK)
This advanced track is for clinicians who manage patients with a range of musculoskeletal pathologies
Ultrasound-guided Peripheral Venous Access
(UPVA)
This track is for clinicians who perform ultrasound-guided intravenous (IV) insertions
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 CORE Curriculum
Achieve AC CORE IP certification
Certify others as AC CORE IP
Access Maintenance of Competency (MOC) Program
Earn CME credits from MOC program
Earn CME credits from courses
Become a CORE Master Instructor
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News & Events
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