POCUS training
East Anglian Air Ambulance is hosting a Level 1 Pre-Hospital Point of Care Ultrasound Course (POCUS)
BOOK YOUR PLACE: 10 SEPTEMBER 2024
You can book on to our next POCUS Course, taking place on 10 September, below. Alternatively, if you’re not able to make this date, you can register your interest and we’ll let you know when new dates are released.
Point Of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is used by Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Anaesthetics and Pre-hospital specialist to add valuable information to a clinical assessment. The internationally recognised acronym is a procedure clinicians carry out at the patient’s side. It differs from diagnostic ultrasound as it is used to inform decision-making at the scene of a medical emergency.
This course covers the basics required for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Core Ultrasound training to allow learners to go on and develop a portfolio of experience prior to assessments.
“POCUS enables us to be more accurate with our diagnosis at scene and helps us to make more informed decisions about how best to treat patients and perform procedures and interventions in the pre-hospital environment.”
— Dr Jon Barratt, POCUS Course Leader, EAAA
Our POCUS course is unique in that we teach clinicians the basics of scanning and then how to apply it to pre-hospital cases. We have an expert faculty that have a multitude of different accreditations and are active in acute care settings and provide a wealth of knowledge.
The course, which is endorsed by The University of East Anglia, also demonstrates how clinical governance is the lynchpin to effective POCUS use in any organisation.
