CUS History and Education

What to Know

1. Define focused emergency ultrasound (EUS), point of care ultrasound (POCUS), focused cardiac ultrasound (FOCUS), and clinical ultrasound (CUS).
2. List the common and new CUS applications.
3. Explain the support for CUS from affiliated specialty and general medical organizations.
4. Define training pathways to develop proficiency in CUS.

What to Read: Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound
Free iBook download Vol 1 and Vol 2
34: Administration

33: Prehospital Care
35: Medical School Ultrasound Integration

Where to Learn More

US Podcasts

US in Medical Education Part 1/1/2013 
US in Medical Education Part 2 1/15/2013 
US in Medical Education SUSME 1/22/2013 
Social Media and Medical Education Part 1
Social Media and Medical Education Part 2
Future of Medical Education 4/24/2013 Part 1
Future of Medical Education 5/17/2013 Part 2 

ACEP US Section Resources
ACEP Sonoguide Introduction to US Page by Beatrice Hoffmann

Key Articles

1. Consensus. ACEP Emergency ultrasound guidelines. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;53(4):550–570.
2. Ultrasound E, Criteria I. ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Imaging Criteria Compendium.; 2006. Available at: http://www.acep.org/ultrasound/.
3. Consensus. ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Guidelines; 2011.
4. Moore CL, Copel J a. Point-of-care ultrasonography. N Engl J Med. 2011;364(8):749–57.
5. Lewiss RE, Pearl M, Nomura JT, et al. CORD-AEUS: Consensus Document for the Emergency Ultrasound Milestone Project. Acad Emerg Med. 2013;20(7)
6. Lewiss RE, Tayal VS, Hoffmann B, et al. The Core Content of Clinical Ultrasonography Fellowship Training. 2014:456-461.

The Age Old Ultrasound Analogy: Using Pulsed Sound Waves to Explore the Space. Thank you Will. Initially, CUS was just as well received. But now CUS is the music.  

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