About Us

Our Mission

To promote the safe and effective use of
point of care ultrasound (POCUS) 

Our Goals

• To establish rigorous standards of training for POCUS use in Canada

• To provide certification upon completion of comprehensive POCUS training

Our Principles

• Clinical judgment always takes precedence over POCUS

CPoCUS Team

Peter Steinmetz, MDPresident, Board of Directors

Strategic planning, by-laws and incorporation, examinations content and editing, MOC Program, e-Learning Program, Family Medicine track lead, CFPC CME credentialing, Committee for Course Accreditation.

Greg Hall, MDVice-president, Board of Directors

Strategic planning, examinations content and editing, Instructor Apprentice Program, society position statements, Resuscitation track lead, Diagnostic track, Musculoskeletal track, Committee for Instructor Requests.

Sharon Oleskevich, PhD Executive director, Board of Directors

Process planning and optimization, track implementation, database management, website content, policy communication, eLearning Program, curricula and examinations editing, CFPC CME credentialing, annual reports, Committee for Course Accreditation.

Geneviève Dallaire, MDMember, Board of Directors

Examinations content and editing, Musculoskeletal track lead, Resuscitation TEE track lead.

Chau Pham, MDMember, Board of Directors

Examinations content and editing, Acute Care CORE track lead, RCPSC CME credentialing, Committee for Course Accreditation.

Stéphane Rhein, MDMember, Board of Directors

Examinations content and editing, UPVA track lead, Committee for Exception to Certification.

Gabrièlle Trépanier, MDMember, Board of Directors

Family Medicine track, academic postgraduate training via eLearning, Committee for Exception to Certification.

Robert Devins, MDMember, Board of Directors

Examinations content and editing, Diagnostic track lead, Resuscitation track, Diagnostic instructional videos, Committee for Course Accreditation.

Ankit Kapur, MDMember, Board of Directors

Examinations editing, Committee for Instructor Requests.

Patrick Martel, MDMember, Board of Directors

CPoCUS Exam App editing, simulator training, rural training, Committee for Exception to Certification.

Aftab Azad, MDMember, Board of Directors

International Board member (Qatar), Committee for Course Accreditation.

Claude Topping, MDConsultant

Translator/editor, CORE instructional videos

Irene Ma, MDConsultant

Examinations content, Internal Medicine track lead,
Committee for Simulation Scans

Christiane de BrentaniFinance Manager
Member, Administration team

Finances, book keeping, group certificate fee payments, annual reports.

Nick BurtonCommittee Manager
Member, Administration team

Committee for Course Accreditation, Committee for Exception to Certification, Committee for Instructor Requests, application forms.

Natalina DiCredicoCertificate Manager
Member, Administration team

IP certificates and certificate queries, general queries, live online course support, and FAQs.

Janine ParkinsonMedia ManagerMember, Administration team

Newsletters and media content.

Louis Letiecq Translator
Member, Administration team

Translation of curricula, application forms, letters to members, website content.

Jaime LinzmayerExam App Manager
Member, Administration team

Updating and editing of
CPoCUS Exam App for smart phones and tablets.

John Clements Exam App Developer
Axograph Scientific

Development of
CPoCUS Exam App for smart phones and tablets.

Evan ShusterWebsite Developer
333 Photo & Design

Web and graphic design, IT support.

CPoCUS Annual Awards

This year’s award recognizes Kacper Niburski for his research study: “Sonoist: An innovative peer-teaching initiative for PoCUS by medical students” presented at Amee, 2020. His research demonstrated that near-peer teaching on hospitalised patients improves the sonographic and clinical knowledge of both experienced and beginner PoCUS practitioners, increases perceived benefit and advocacy for ultrasound, and is preferred over other teaching modalities.

This year’s award recognizes Dr Brendan M. Munn and his colleagues (Phillips, Laraya, Boivin-Arcouette) for their research study: “Gastric ultrasound in stable patients with decreased level of consciousness and recreational substance use — are presumed full stomachs full?” published in CJEM 2020, CAEP 2020, and CAS 2020. Their research demonstrates the potential utility of gastric ultrasound in stratifying aspiration risk in intoxicated patients with decreased Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).

This year’s award recognizes Dr Deirdre Duffy for providing an instruction module for instructors in Tanzania and Kenya to teach lung ultrasound targeted specifically for covid-19 suspect patients. The module was developed initially for use in Alberta and modified for the East Africa environment. This program delivers an easy-to-learn sensitive method for identifying those with likely viral pneumonitis, and practical options for machine cleaning.
This year’s award recognizes Drs Daniel Grushka and Kyle Carter for educating Family Medicine residents through the creation of the introductory FamPOCUS course and curriculum. The course introduces Family Medicine residents to POCUS and its applications within an ambulatory setting. Both doctors are full time faculty members in the Dept of Family Medicine at Western University, London, Ontario and are the Directors of the Enhanced Skills Program (outgoing and incoming, respectively).

CPoCUS Awards Application forms

Educator of the
Year Award

This award recognizes a CPoCUS member who has made exceptional contributions as a POCUS educator in Canada.
Educator applications can include: – Design or administration of POCUS teaching programs at undergraduate, postgraduate, or CME level. – Significant teaching with exceptional teaching skills as a bedside instructor in – POCUS courses in Canada. Initiation or implementation of POCUS teaching for medical science trainees in Canada.
Temporarily closed

Outreach
Award

This award supports POCUS educational programs designed or organized by CPoCUS members for use in resource-limited environments. Resource-limited environments include remote regions in Canada and low-income countries.
Outreach applications can include: – POCUS continuing medical education courses for clinicians in a resource-limited environment. – POCUS training programs to teach local instructors in a resource-limited environment. – Using telemedicine to teach POCUS in a resource-limited environment
Temporarily closed

Research
Award

This award supports POCUS related research completed by CPoCUS members who are medical science trainees or staff clinicians. Research applications can include published papers and/or abstracts accepted to POCUS related congresses.
Educator applications can include: – Design or administration of POCUS teaching programs at undergraduate, postgraduate, or CME level. – Significant teaching with exceptional teaching skills as a bedside instructor in – POCUS courses in Canada. Initiation or implementation of POCUS teaching for medical science trainees in Canada.
Temporarily closed

Outreach Program

CPoCUS is proud to sponsor the East Africa outreach program

Created in 2017, the program offers ultrasound training to local clinicians via IP certification courses.

Courses are run by independent organisations.

CPoCUS provides free membership and free certificate fees to course participants. 

Get involved, make a difference!

“Guaranteed to be the best teaching experience you’ve ever had!”

For more information, contact:

Dr. Deirdre Duffy
CPoCUS CORE Master Instructor
CPoCUS DIAG Master Instructor
CPoCUS RESUS Track Instructor
CPoCUS MSK Track Instructor

Email: deirdreduffy@hotmail.com
WhatsApp: +1 403 318 7517 

Call for volunteers for 2024
Read about CPoCUS in Tanzania
Instructors and Participants at AC CORE IP Bootcamp at MP Shah Hospital, Nairobi, November 2021
Covid compliant course, Nairobi, November 2021

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Take advantage of the benefits below and more!

Access CORE Curriculum

Achieve FM CORE IP certification

Certify others as FM CORE IP

Access Maintenance of Competency (MOC) Program

Earn CME credits from MOC program

Earn CME credits from courses

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