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CanPoCUS Core

September 26th, 2025

Halifax, NS

This introductory Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) course has been designed for doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants who work in acute care e.g Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Surgery. It provides the core knowledge and hands-on training required to start using point of care ultrasound in you practice.

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CanPoCUS IP School

Next IP School – September 27th, 2025

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Upcoming Courses

CanPoCUS Core Français – Edmundston,NB (13 Juin 2025) – Cours Complet

Ce cours d’introduction à l’échographie ciblée a été conçu pour les médecins, infirmières et infirmiers praticien(ne)s et les adjoint(e)s au médecin qui travaillent dans des domaines touchant aux soins aigus (médecine d’urgence, médecine familiale, médecine interne, soins intensifs, chirurgie). Il procure les connaissances de base et une formation pratique pour commencer à utiliser l’échographie ciblée dans votre travail de tous les jours.

Ce cours rencontre toutes les exigences pour ceux et celles qui désirent se procurer la certification de Praticien Indépendant (PI) en soins aigus de base de la Société Canadienne d’Échographie Ciblée. Si ceci est votre intention, nous vous recommandons de vous inscrire à notre CanPoCUS IP School(jusqu’à 100 échographies).

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CanPoCUS Core – Halifax, NS (September 26th, 2025) – Course Full

This introductory Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) course has been designed for doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants who work in acute care e.g Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Surgery. It provides the core knowledge and hands-on training required to start using point of care ultrasound in you practice.

It meets all the requirement for those wanting to progress to certification with CPoCUS Acute Care Core PoCUS Independent Practitioner (IP).

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CanPoCUS IP School – Halifax, NS (September 27th, 2025)

Are you finding it difficult to access the required number of supervised scans towards attaining CPoCUS Acute Care Core IP status? Or do you just want to refresh / improve your technique and interact with highly experienced instructors?

Perform up to 100 scans in one day!

This course has been developed for clinicians in Canada who have completed an introductory ultrasound course and would like access to supervised practice. We provide both normal models and patients with pathology, ultrasound machines and supervision by our friendly faculty of CPoCUS Instructors and IPs.

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EMSJ Sim – Debriefing Skills for Simulation (Nov 27th-28th, 2025)

Debriefing Skills for Simulation – The Basics

Who is this for?

If you are interested in using simulation for education in healthcare, then this is for you! We aim to give you the basic skills needed to start debriefing in your own institution. This is a practical course with lots of opportunities to debrief.

Learning objectives

    • Acquire & demonstrate safe debriefing skills

    • Integrate an approach to case writing

    • Learn the basics of simulation program development

CME

Application submitted. (Last year was College approved for 14hrs section 3 plus 4hrs section 1)

 

Cancellation Policy

Please refer to the terms and conditions for our cancellation / withdrawal policy.

Rates

Physician: $1800

Residents: $1000

Students/NPs/PAs/RTs/RNs/LPNs: $600

Date: November 14th – 15th

Location: Saint John Regional Hospital – EMSJ SimLab (Emergency Department)

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What people are saying

Thanks for being such great hosts! Gentle and patient teachers. Much appreciated!!

Rob

EM Physician

Excellent balance between practice and lectures

Jackie

Family Physician

Great education! Experienced faculty and the course manual is awesome.

Samia

IM Resident

Great course. I will now have the guts to wheel the ultrasound machine into a patient’s room. Thanks!

Ahmed

EM Physician

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Upcoming Courses

  • CanPoCUS Core Français – Edmundston,NB (13 Juin 2025) – Cours Complet
  • CanPoCUS Core – Halifax, NS (September 26th, 2025) – Course Full
  • CanPoCUS IP School – Halifax, NS (September 27th, 2025)
  • EMSJ Sim – Debriefing Skills for Simulation (Nov 27th-28th, 2025)

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