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The Point-of-Care Ultrasound Fundamentals Certificate is designed to assess your knowledge on the basic physics and instrumentation of ultrasound when applied in a POCUS clinical evaluation, making it the perfect opportunity for practitioners who desire to advance their everyday use of POCUS technology with their patients. Get Started today! Register on myPOCUS Portal This offering does not include continuing medical education (CME) credits. Click to accept marketing cookies and enable this content Home » POCUS Fundamentals Certificate POCUS FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATE DETAILS EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES The Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy developed the POCUS Fundamentals Certificate as a starting point for new and advanced POCUS practitioners to prove their clinical proficiency. This certificate includes learning modules and a summative assessment. The learning modules aim to provide a review of foundational topics in ultrasound physics and instrumentation. 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All Rights Reserved | APCA, ARDMS, the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certification Academy, and the Inteleos Foundation are part of the non-profit Inteleos family of certification alliances. Manage consent Manage consent HOW DOES COVID-19 AFFECT THE HEART? ASSOCIATION OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) WITH MYOCARDIAL INJURY AND MORTALITY MYSTERIOUS HEART DAMAGE, NOT JUST LUNG TROUBLES, BEFALLING COVID-19 PATIENTS HOW DOES CORONAVIRUS KILL? 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CERTIFICATION I'm a certified clinician that's looking to get their Fundamentals Certification or start on Advanced Certifications. EDUCATION AND TRAINING I'm looking for Educational Resources or am looking to train for the POCUS Fundamentals Assessment. EVENTS I'm interested in meeting with other POCUS clinicians and get involved in upcoming community events. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES I'm a volunteer or manager looking to network with other POCUS members or start my own POCUS program. RESOURCES I'm looking for more information about Community Resources and POCUS preferred Tools and Technology. CERTIFICATION Looks like you are interested in our POCUS Certification Academy™ The Certification Academy offers a variety of online assessments to test and validate your proficiency in point-of-care ultrasound. The POCUS Fundamentals Certificate is a prerequisite for all additional POCUS Certificates or Certifications. Each individual clinical certificate has a focus area, while the Specialty Certifications include a set group of clinical areas related to a medical specialty. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have you completed your POCUS Fundamentals Certificate? Yes No EDUCATION AND TRAINING We can help with that. With your interest in hands-on training and education, we think you'd be most interested in learning about our Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Education Provider (PEP) program. The PEP program is a solution for medical professionals seeking quality and professional point-of-care ultrasound education and training. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Me There EVENTS Success! 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Since you've already completed the Fundamentals Certificate, you are ready to get started with our Advanced Certifications and become a true Point of Care Ultrasound specialist. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Me There CERTIFICATION The POCUS Fundamentals Certificate is a prerequisite for all additional POCUS Certificates or Certifications. We suggest starting with our POCUS Fundamentals Certificate based on your responses. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Me There Δ Notifications