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Emergency Medicine Gastric POCUS Course

Unlock the power of gastric POCUS to quickly evaluate gastric volume and improve your decision-making at the bedside.
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18 hours

110 hours in total

10

382 pages

95+

24 challenges

4 hours

3 Certificates
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— Course sneak peek

A Step-by-Step Approach
to the Gastric Ultrasound

Using the I-AIM method, you’ll master each phase of the scan from start to finish. By the end of the course, you'll be able to:

Indications

  • List the clinical indications for performing the gastric POCUS examinations

Acquisition

  • Discuss scanning essentials and image optimization
  • Identify the correct transducer
  • Demonstrate the gastric POCUS examination
  • Identify key normal sonographic findings 

Interpretation

  • Identify the sonographic findings of the gastric antrum
  • Identify the sonographic findings of the empty gastric antrum
  • Identify the sonographic findings of clear fluid within the gastric antrum
  • Identify the sonographic findings of solid contents (early and late) within the gastric antrumound

Medical Decision-Making

  • Discuss the role of the gastric POCUS examination for pre-procedural evaluation to determine gastric volume
  • Discuss the role of the gastric POCUS examination for evaluation of the patient with an upper GI bleed

What's Inside the Course

Meet Your Instructor

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Dr. Bob Jones

DO, FACEP

Years of POCUS Experience

Residency POCUS programs founded

Articles and chapters written
Dr. Jones is an emergency physician with over 30 years of POCUS experience, currently teaching at Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth in Cleveland, Ohio.

He founded multiple residency POCUS programs, created the Ohio ACEP ultrasound course, and served as ACEP Ultrasound Section Chair.

Dr. Jones lectures worldwide, has written numerous POCUS articles and chapters, co-chairs system-wide POCUS at MetroHealth, and leads the living anatomy/ultrasound program for pre-clerkship students.

Learning from Dr. Jones means you’ll gain practical, cutting-edge expertise from one of the field’s true pioneers.
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Emergency Medicine Gastric POCUS!