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This advanced curriculum teaches clinicians POCUS skills for managing a variety of common musculoskeletal pathologies. It includes protocols for image generation, image identification, and clinical integration.
SECTION 1
POCUS
Basics
5 modules with diagrams
- Ultrasound controls
- Physics of ultrasound
- Probe movements
- Probe types
- System care
SECTION 2
Advanced skills for certification
5 modules
- Dislocation
- Effusion
- Tendon
- Fracture
- Soft Tissue
Sign up for a course
The following MSK courses are offered by independent organizations
(listed alphabetically)
EDE Bootcamp
- Brantford, On
- IP certification courses
Three-day hands-on workshops and exams designed to provide IP certification in point of care ultrasound.
TBD
Prairie POCUS
- Western Canada
- IP certification courses
Four-day hands-on workshop with integrated CPoCUS exams designed for participants to obtain full IP certification at the end of the course. Combined with RESUS IP certification.
TBD
SONO Manitoba
- Winnipeg, MB
- IP certification courses
Three-day hands-on courses at University of Manitoba are designed to provide IP certification in point of care ultrasound. Combined with DIAG IP certification.
June 7-9, 2023
Sport Medicine Ultrasound Canada
- Alberta, Ontario, Québec
- Introductory courses
- Advanced courses
Hands-on ultrasound courses for guided joint injections.
TBD
CERTIFY
How to get certified
IP candidate completes a CPoCUS- accredited introductory course relevant to the MSK track
IP candidate completes logged scan requirements supervised by a MSK Track Instructor
IP candidate passes three examinations with a MSK Track Instructor
MSK Track Instructor submits an IP request for the IP candidate
IP candidate pays
one-time certificate fee to finalize IP certification
IP candidate receives IP number and MSK IP certificate
Brief overview of certification examinations
Written examination to assess knowledge base.
The Written Exam is conducted on a computer with a pass score of 85% (one examiner, many candidates).
You must join CPoCUS prior to writing the Written exam.
The Written Exam is an online, multiple choice, closed book examination with 20-80 questions. If you fail the first attempt, you will receive a report detailing which questions you answered incorrectly. You may re-write the exam the next day.
Visual examination to assess image interpretation skills and the ability to integrate POCUS findings into clinical care.
The Visual Exam is conducted on a computer with a pass score of 85% (one examiner, one candidate).
These exams take place with a CPoCUS instructor using an interactive video presentation. Candidates are shown images and video clips and are asked to interpret images and incorporate findings into case scenarios.
Practical examination to assess image generation skills.
The Practical Exam is conducted on a standardized patient with a pass score of 100% (one examiner, one candidate).
The examiner uses a detailed checklist of the essential skills required of all IP candidates.
An IP candidate’s training should be sufficient to allow them to pass the Practical exam without any hesitation in performing skills and without any prompting from the examiner.
Maintain
Refresh and expand your MSK POCUS skills by reviewing the MSK curriculum
How to earn credits from curriculum review
Activity description | Society | Credit category | Credits earned |
|---|---|---|---|
Review of CPoCUS curriculum online prior to MOC module completion | CFPC | Assessment:
Review of learning materials | 1 non-certified credit per hour of review |
RCPSC | Section 2, Self-learning: Planned learning, Traineeship.
Enter Session ID (see table 2). | 2 credits per hour |
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