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Ocular US case
A 44 year old man presented to a regional ED complaining of a shimmering effect in his left eye.
Feb 213 min read


Assessing a Pericardial Effusion
Is there a pericardial effusion?
A pericardial effusion is when there is abnormal accumulation of fluid within the pericardial cavity. It c
May 6, 20242 min read
Validity of Using Still Images for Written Competency Assessments for Point of Care Ultrasound among Non Radiologists
A Pilot Study by Ayesha Almemari & Rasha Buhmaid Background and Objective: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become an integral part...
Mar 26, 20241 min read


Image Quality and Technical Limitations in Emergency Department Cardiac Point-Of-Care Ultrasound: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Sierra Beck MD, FACEM , Haziq Aziz Shamri , Sean Coffey MBBS, FRACP, PhD , Megan Anakin PhD , Gillian Whalley PhD, DMU, FASE, FCSANZ...
Mar 26, 20241 min read


Ultrasound on the Ground
Natalie Ing - UOTG General, Vascular & Cardiac Sonographer - Noosa Radiology Content Development & Ultrasound Education - Lightbox...
Oct 24, 20238 min read


Meet Critical Care Flight Paramedic... Hannah Latta
A bit about Hannah, professionally to set the scene: Hannah works full time for Wellington Free Ambulance as a critical care flight...
Oct 1, 20232 min read


SLICE Algorithm
SLICE: An algorithm for incorporating ultrasonography in the assessment of shocked or breathless patients Huge gratitude to Lorena Zhang...
May 25, 20231 min read


Instructor Top Tips: Abdominal (Biliary/Renal) POCUS
Some of the instructors from the abdominal POCUS workshop (focussing on biliary & renal applications) at the SONIC Conference, share...
May 4, 20232 min read


New Frontiers in Point of Care Ultrasound: Bringing AI to Nerve Blocks
- sponsored content brought to you by GE Healthcare - Anesthesiologist Bernard Victor Delvaux from Hôpital Privé Claude Galien, is...
Mar 14, 20231 min read


Top 5 Tips: Shoulder Ultrasound
ICEM Conference Pearls of Wisdom POCUS Workshop Instructor Dr Allan Whitehead 1. Use a posterior approach for assessing for shoulder...
Oct 4, 20221 min read


Top 5 Tips for Biliary Ultrasound
ICEM Conference Pearls of Wisdom POCUS Workshop Instructor Lynne Johnson 1. Roll the patient at approximately 45 degrees onto their...
Sep 6, 20221 min read


Top 5 Tips: Diastology
ICEM Conference Pearls of Wisdom POCUS Workshop Instructors Dr Jonathan Henry and Dr Claudiu Radeanu 1. Big left atrium, but both LV...
Aug 10, 20221 min read


Top 5 Tips: Lung Ultrasound
ICEM Conference Pearls of Wisdom POCUS Workshop Instructor Dr Allan Whitehead 1. Always combine lung ultrasound (US) with basic cardiac...
Jul 19, 20221 min read


Top Tips: Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Vascular Access
ICEM Conference Pearls of Wisdom POCUS Workshop Instructor Dr Victoria Meighan 1. Set yourself up for success! Think about ergonomics and...
Jun 26, 20221 min read


Honorary Advisor Team
EMUGs Management and Central Council are lucky to be supported by an amazing group of POCUS heroes! The EMUGs Honorary Advisors are...
May 29, 20221 min read


New ACEM and EMUGs Ultrasound Resources Launched.
New ASUM and EMUGs Ultrasound Resources Launched
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Launching EMUGs POCUS Passport
EMUG’s have streamlined your credentialing journey The POCUS Passport is a new evidence based free open access resource to help fast...
Dec 16, 20211 min read
POCUS TEACHING IN AUSTRALASIAN MEDICAL SCHOOLS
By: Dr Allan Whitehead I have been interested in introducing POCUS teaching to the medical schools in Victoria for at least the last half...
Dec 16, 20213 min read


Changes to EMUGs Central Council
Our Central Council has recently undergone a refresh. We sadly say goodbye to Melody Hiew from her role as EMUGs Director. Mel was a...
Dec 13, 20211 min read


Survey Results: The current state of emergency ultrasound in Australasia
This is an independent survey among the CLUS in Australasian EDs, depicting the reality of emergency ultrasound (EUS) regarding EUS core...
Dec 9, 20212 min read
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