Supporting emergency ultrasound education, research and clinical integration.
Objectives
The objectives of this committee are to:
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Promote emergency PoCUS education for practicing physicians, residents, and medical students.
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Promote and foster collaboration in emergency PoCUS research
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Assist in the development of Emergency PoCUS competency assessment tools and pathways for ongoing
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Provide a networking forum for CAEP members interested in emergency PoCUS
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Collaborate with other PoCUS groups, both nationally and internationally
Dan Kim
MD CCFP
Chair
Vancouver, BC
Colin Bell
MD FRCPC
Clinical Lead
Calgary, AB
Kate Fathi
MD FRCPC
Pediatric Co-Lead
Vancouver, BC
Kevin Fairbairn
MD CCFP(EM)
Rural Co-Lead
Nelson, BC
Maya Harel-Sterling
MD FRCPC
Member at Large
Toronto, ON
Paul Pageau
MD CCFP(EM)
Member at Large
Ottawa, ON
Jasmine Lam
MD
Resident Member
Victoria, BC
Gillian Sheppard
MD CCFP
Education Lead
St. John's, NL
Rajiv Thavanathan
MD FRCPC
Research Lead
Ottawa, ON
Lianne McLean
MD FRCPC
Pediatric Co-Lead
Toronto, ON
Alice Chan
MD CCFP(EM)
Member at Large
Toronto, ON
Tom Jelic
MD FRCPC
Member at Large
Winnipeg, MB
Brandon Ritcey
MD FRCPC
Member at Large
Ottawa, ON
Marjorie Lapierre
MD
Resident Member
Ottawa, ON
Carlyn Gardner
MD CCFP(EM)
POCUS Games Lead
Saskatoon, SK
Talia Brennan
MD CCFP(EM)
Communications Lead
Montreal, QC
Rafiq Andani
MD CCFP(EM)
Rural Co-Lead
Winnipeg, MB
Christine Hanna
MD CCFP(EM)
Member at Large
Kingston, ON
Kevin Lobay
MD FRCPC
Member at Large
Edmonton, AB
Margo Wilson
MD CCFP(EM)
Member at Large
St. John's, NL
Sam Wilson
MD
Resident Member
Ottawa, ON
Congratulations to the 2025 EUC Research Award Recipients!
2025 EUC Research Award
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Shogan H, Bhangu AK. Detection of paediatric skull fractures using POCUS. Emerg Med J 2025; 42:209-210.
2025 EUC Research Award
PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Teran F, … Myslik F, … Woo MY, Thavanathan R, et al; Resuscitative TEE Collaborative Registry Investigators. Development and implementation of a multicenter registry for resuscitation-focused TEE. Ann Emerg Med 2025; 85:147-162. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.08.004.
2025 EUC Research Award
RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Chaudhary R, Ho J, Smith D, Hossain S, Hargun J, VanBerlo B, Murphy N, Prager R, Rikhraj K, Tschirhart J, Arntfield R. Diagnostic accuracy of an automated classifier for the detection of pleural effusions in patients undergoing lung ultrasound. Am J Emerg Med 2025; 90:142-150. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.01.041.
2025 EUC Research Award
ADMINISTRATION
Andani R, Jacques Q, Yi Y, Jelic T, Micks T, Bradbury-Squires D, Stone-McLean J, Parsons M, Sheppard G. Rural Canadian emergency physician experiences using POCUS. CJEM 2025; 27:191-197. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00829-7.
2025 EUC Research Award
EDUCATION
Stolz L, Sheppard G, Boyd J, Baez J, Minges P, Pusic M, Swarm M, Hilbert M, O’Brien M, Harris K, Varner C, LeBlanc C, Boutis K. Effectiveness of a web-based training intervention in teaching emergency physicians first trimester POCUS image interpretation. Ann Emerg Med 2025; 85:541-554. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.01.005.
2025 EUC Research Award
CASE REPORTS/SERIES
Ali N, Tan A, Chenkin J. POCUS diagnosis of pyocele: a rare complication of testicular infection. J Emerg Med 2025; 69:58-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2024.09.008.
2025 EUC Research Award
PEDIATRICS
Katz-Dana H, Singer-Harel D, Thau E, Pathmaraj M, Simone L, Olszynski P, Pirie J, Harel-Sterling M. Ultrasound in pediatric emergency medicine simulation: evaluation of a longitudinal curriculum. CJEM 2025; 27:274-284. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00854-6.
View the full list of research award recipients here.
EUC Newsletter
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POCUS-Related Events
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A case of a pediatric limp
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A primer on the primer series
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Recent Canadian POCUS Abstracts
SPRING 2026
EUC Newsletter
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A Case of a Blue Limb
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POCUS and Archiving
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Upcoming POCUS Events
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Recent Canadian POCUS Research
Winter 2023
EUC Newsletter
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POCUS-Related Events
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POCUS Games Information
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Canadian POCUS Abstracts
ICEM 2025
EUC Newsletter
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POCUS-Related Events
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CAEP24 POCUS Abstracts
2024
Advocacy
Bell C, Olszynski P, Kim DJ. Canadian POCUS Snapshot 2024: a picture of limited resources and untapped potential. CJEM. 2025 Feb; 27(2):151-152. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00814-0.
Bell C, Newbigging J, Sheppard G, Aspler A, Kim DJ. A primer for clinical POCUS leadership in your emergency department. CJEM. 2023 Apr;25(4):266-268. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00450-0.
Olszynski P. Kim D, Liu R, Arntfield R. A Multidisciplinary Response to the Canadian Association of Radiologists’ Point-of Care Ultrasound Position Statement. Canadian Association of Radiologists’ Journal. 2020 Jan; 71(2):1-2. doi: 10.1177/0846537119898004.
Olszynski P, Heslop C, Atkinson P, Lewis D, Kim DJ, Pham C, Ritcey B. Ultrasound at the point of care – Grown up and moving out! CJEM. 2020;22(1):1-2. doi: 10.1017/cem.2019.448.
Research
McLean, L., Seguin, J., Olszynski, P., Kim, D.J.. Just the facts: Resuscitative point-of-care ultrasound in pediatrics. CJEM. 2025. doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-00954-x.
Andani R, Jacques Q, Yi Y, Jelic T, Micks T, Bradbury-Squires D, Stone-McLean J, Parsons M, Sheppard G. Rural Canadian emergency physicians experiences using point-of-care ultrasound. CJEM. 2025 Mar;27(3):191-197. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00829-7.
Kim DJ, Olszynski P, Smith DJW, Lalande E, Woo MY. Point of care ultrasound training in Canadian emergency medicine residency programs. CJEM. 2022 Apr;24(3):329-334. doi: 10.1007/s43678-022-00269-1.
Literature Primer Series:
Kim DJ, Jelic T, Heslop CL, Newbigging J, Skitch S, Burwash-Brennan T, Sheppard G, Chenkin J, Thavanathan R, Bell CR, Atkinson P, Lewis D, Myslik F, Lalande E, Olszynski P. POCUS literature primer: key papers on aorta and deep vein thrombosis POCUS. CJEM. 2025 Apr;27(4):294-304. doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-00865-x.
Kim DJ, Sheppard G, Lewis D, Buchanan IM, Jelic T, Thavanathan R, Myslik F, Lalande E, Bell CR, Chenkin J, Heslop CL, Olszynski P, Atkinson P, Burwash-Brennan T. POCUS literature primer: key papers on cardiac and lung POCUS. CJEM. 2024 Aug 26. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00755-8.
Kim DJ, Atkinson P, Sheppard G, Chenkin J, Thavanathan R, Lewis D, Bell CR, Jelic T, Lalande E, Buchanan IM, Heslop CL, Burwash-Brennan T, Myslik F, Olszynski P. POCUS literature primer: key papers on POCUS in cardiac arrest and shock. CJEM. 2024 Jan;26(1):15-22. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00611-1.
Kim DJ, Bell CR, Jelic T, Thavanathan R, Heslop CL, Myslik F, Lewis D, Atkinson P, Chenkin J, Buchanan IM, Olszynski P, Sheppard G, Burwash-Brennan T, Lalande E. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Literature Primer: Key Papers on Renal and Biliary POCUS. Cureus. 2023 Apr 8;15(4):e37294. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37294.
Kim DJ, Bell C, Jelic T, Sheppard G, Robichaud L, Burwash-Brennan T, Chenkin J, Lalande E, Buchanan I, Atkinson P, Thavanathan R, Heslop C, Myslik F, Lewis D. Point of Care Ultrasound Literature Primer: Key Papers on Focused Assessment With Sonography in Trauma (FAST) and Extended FAST. Cureus. 2022 Oct 6;14(10):e30001. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30001.
Resources
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