Welcome to EMUGs
What is EMUGs?
EMUGs is a not-for-profit, special interest group focused on progressing POCUS in Emergency Medicine.
Our Purpose
To support clinicians to perform and integrate high quality ultrasound in acute care.
Our Vision
To improve patient outcomes through the universal practice of focused ultrasound in acute care settings
We believe that the use of Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the Emergency Department improves patient care and patient outcomes.
Making POCUS Patient Focused.
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Recent Posts
Dr Gary Mitchel - Every Day Ultrasound (Youtube Channel)
I am a remote GP/hospital generalist currently living in Dunedin, and a mainly self-taught ultrasonographer, using POCUS for over 30...
9/04/21
Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Venous Access
Author: Martin Necas - Clinical Specialist Sonographer and Clinical Tutor of Ultrasound Imaging at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton, New...
22/03/21
Welcome to the POCUS Podcast.
GE Healthcare in Australia & New Zealand have released their second podcast series called The POCUS Podcast.
17/03/21
Germitec’s Hypernova Chronos
Germitec’s Hypernova Chronos Wins Prestigious Prix Galien Award for First-of-its-Kind UV-C Ultrasound Probe High Level Disinfection...
18/12/20
POCUS Credentialing & Archiving Solutions
The importance of a standardised and centralised POCUS Workflow Management System
4/12/20
EM POCUS in Ethiopia - Meet Dr Temesgen Beyene
Tell us a bit about yourself... I am currently an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine & Critical Care at Addis Ababa University...
23/11/20
Introducing EMUGs Co-Founder and POCUS Hero... Dr Chris Partyka
1. Professional Qualifications (A bit about Chris, professionally speaking…) Chris is an Emergency Physician who was born, raised,...
6/10/20
Combatting COVID-19: is ultrasound an important piece in the diagnostic puzzle?
By: Cian McDermott , Joseph Daly, Simon Carley As published in the Emergency Medicine Journal
24/09/20
PROFILE OF AN EMUGER: MARTIN NECAS
Clinical Specialist Sonographer, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand. Who is MARTIN NECAS? The Official Scoop A bit about Martin,...
28/07/20
CASE STUDY: INTERESTING CARDIAC ARREST CASE - DR STEVE KORBEL
This is a very unusual case. A 74 yr old presented with constipation, he had a back- ground history of emphysema, and was otherwise well...
25/06/20
CASE STUDY: BILIARY SEPSIS WITH A TWIST - DR STEVE KORBEL
A 75 yr old with a history of recently being diagnosed with gastric carcinoma, treated with a partial gastrectomy, presented with vomiting
25/06/20
CASE: UNRESOLVED FLARES OF LEG REDNESS AND SWELLING
At 11 pm while working in our low acuity area I saw a 69 year old man with a flare up of left leg pain, swelling, and redness in upper...