The Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Certification Academy Announces Partnership with Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute to Aid with COVID-19

(Rockville, MD, June 8, 2020) Bedside ultrasound has been identified as a vital diagnostic tool in triaging and treating patients with COVID-19. To increase the capacity to respond to COVID-19, the Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Certification Academy is announcing a partnership with Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute to establish a new training bundle to include online education followed by a certificate assessment. This partnership will allow for frontline healthcare providers to obtain high-quality POCUS education, while also validating their proficiency through distinguished credentials.
The training bundle is offered completely online and on-demand. Learners can expect to receive targeted modules on the ultrasound fundamentals, lung pathologies and applicable scanning techniques for use in the field. This training bundle will culminate with a Lung POCUS certificate which will increase properly trained and certified staff capacity to aid in the response to COVID-19. For more information about the partnership, please visit www.pocus.org/gulfcoast/

For more information about the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy, please visit www.POCUS.org.

For more information about the Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, please visit www.gcus.com/

1401 Rockville Pike, Suite 600
Rockville, MD USA 20852

The Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy™ administers examinations and awards certificates in the areas of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS). The Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Certification Academy exists to provide physicians and advanced-practice practitioners the opportunity to collaborate in the shared mission of improving global health and setting the standards of excellence in POCUS. Visit www.POCUS.org.

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