- To promote emergency PoCUS education for practicing physicians, residents, and medical students.
- To promote and foster collaboration in emergency PoCUS research
- To assist in the development of Emergency PoCUS competency assessment tools and pathways for ongoing
commence maintenance - To provide a networking forum for CAEP members interested in emergency PoCUS
- To collaborate with other PoCUS groups, both nationally and internationally
Supporting emergency ultrasound education, research and clinical integration.
Dan Kim
Chair
Gillian Sheppard
Education Lead
Colin Bell
Clinical Lead
Paul Olszynski
Research Lead/ Past Chair
Talia Brennan
Communications Lead
Kate Fathi
Pediatric Co-Lead
Lianne McLean
Pediatric Co-Lead
Rafiq Andani
Rural Co-Lead
Vacant
Rural Co-Lead
Alice Chan
Member at Large
Christine Hanna
Member at Large
Maya Harel-Sterling
Member at Large
Tom Jelic
Member at Large
Elizabeth Lalande
Member at Large
Kevin Lobay
Member at Large
Paul Pageau
Member at Large
Brandon Ritcey
Member at Large
Rajiv Thavanathan
Member at Large
Margo Wilson
Member at Large
Jasmine Lam
Resident Member
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Systematic Review:
2025 Winner: Shogan H, Bhangu AK. Detection of paediatric skull fractures using POCUS. Emerg Med J 2025; 42:209-210. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2024-214540.
2024 Winner: Wilson SJ, Thavanathan R, Cheng W, Stuart J, Kim DJ, Glen P, Duigenan S, Shorr R, Woo MY, Perry JJ. Test Characteristics of Emergency Medicine-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Mar;83(3):235-246. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.09.005.
2023 Winner: Kim DJ, Burton JE, Hammad A, Sabhaney V, Freder J, Bone JN, Ahn JS. Test characteristics of ultrasound for the diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acad Emerg Med 2023; doi:10.1111/acem.14660.
2022 Winner: Hussein L, Rehman MA, Jelic T, Berdnikov A, Teran F, Richards S, Askin N, Jarman R; SHoC Investigators and the Resuscitative TEE Collaborative Registry Investigators. Transoesophageal echocardiography in cardiac arrest: A systematic review. Resuscitation. 2021 Nov;168:167-175. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.08.001.
Prospective Study:
2025 Winner: 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.
2024 Winner: Dunfield R, Ross P, Dutton D, Chandra K, Lewis D, Scheuermeyer F, Fraser J, Boreskie P, Pham C, Ali S, Lamprecht H, Stander M, Keyes C, Henneberry R, Atkinson P. SHoC-IVC: Does assessment of the inferior vena cava by point-of-care ultrasound independently predict fluid status in spontaneously breathing patients with undifferentiated hypotension? CJEM. 2023 Nov;25(11):902-908. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00584-1.
2023 Winner: Hilsden R, Mitrou N, Hawel J, Leeper R, Thompson D, Myslik F. Point of care biliary ultrasound in the emergency department (BUSED) predicts final surgical management decisions. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2022 Sep 2;7(1):e000944. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-000944.
2022 Winner: Surdhar I, Jelic T. The erector spinae plane block for acute pain management in emergency department patients with rib fractures. CJEM. 2022 Jan;24(1):50-54. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00203-x.
Retrospective Study:
2025 Winner: 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.
2024 Winner: Gaudreau-Simard M, Saiyin T, Mcinnes MDF, Ruller S, Clark EG, Wooller K, Kilabuk E, Forster AJ, Woo MY. Test characteristics of point-of-care ultrasonography in patients with acute kidney injury. Ultrasound J. 2024 Feb 22;16(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s13089-023-00352-3.
2023 Winner: Lebeau R, Robert-Halabi M, Pichette M, Vinet A, Sauvé C, Dilorenzo M, Le V, Piette E, Brunet M, Bédard W, Serri K, Poulin F. Left ventricular ejection fraction using a simplified wall motion score based on mid-parasternal short axis and apical four-chamber views for non-cardiologists. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2023 Mar 8;23(1):115. doi: 10.1186/s12872-023-03141-x
2022 Winner: Sharif S, Vlahaki D, Skitch S, Truong J, Freeman S, Sidalak D, Healey A. Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound for cholelithiasis and cholecystitis in a canadian emergency department. CJEM. 2021 Sep;23(5):626-630. doi: 10.1007/s43678-020-00068-6.
Administration:
2025 Winner: 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.
2024 Winner: Teran F, West FM, Jelic T, Taylor L, Jafry ZM, Burns KM, Owyang CG, Emt CC, Abella BS, Andrus P; On behalf ACEP Emergency Ultrasound Section and the Resuscitative TEE Collaborative Registry (rTEECoRe) Investigators. Resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography in emergency departments in the United States and Canada: A cross-sectional survey. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Feb;76:164-172. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.11.041.
2023 Winner: Bell C, Newbigging J, Sheppard G, Aspler A, Kim DJ. A primer for clinical POCUS leadership in your emergency department. CJEM 2023; 25:266-268. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00450-0.
2022 Winner: Aspler A, Wu A, Chiu S, Mohindra R, Hannam P. Towards quality assurance: implementation of a POCUS image archiving system in a high-volume community emergency department. CJEM. 2022 Mar;24(2):219-223. doi: 10.1007/s43678-021-00228-2.
Education:
2025 Winner: 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.
2024 Winner: Bapuji R, Eagles D, Ferreira N, Hecht N, Zhang Y, Woo MY, Cheung WJ, Ly V, Pageau P. Comparison of peer-assisted learning with expert-led learning in medical school ultrasound education: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CJEM. 2024 Mar;26(3):188-197. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00663-x.
2023 Winner: Chenkin J, Jelic T, Hockmann E. Optimizing simulator-based training for emergency TEE: A randomized controlled trial. AEM Educ Train 2023; 7:e10845. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10845.
2022 Winner: Prager R, Pageau P, Hodges T, Yan C, Woo M, Nemnom MJ, Millington S, Holden M, St-Gelais R, Cheung WJ. Characterizing the biomechanical differences between novice and expert point-of-care ultrasound practitioners using a low-cost gyroscope and accelerometer integrated sensor: A pilot study. AEM Educ Train. 2022 Apr 1;6(2):e10733. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10733.
Case Report/Series:
2025 Winner: 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.
2024 Winner: Cruz-Kan K, Jelic T. Maintaining screen awareness: the identification of fat embolism with point-of-care ultrasound while performing a nerve block. CJEM. 2024 May;26(5):359-361. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00635-7.
2023 Winner: Henneberry R, Weagle K. Emergency department point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of a complete molar pregnancy presenting as first trimester bleeding. CJEM 2022; 24:783-785. doi: 10.1007/s43678-022-00362-5.
2022 Winner: Bouwsema M, Bell C. Hickam’s Dictum Incarnate: A Case of Simultaneous Left-Sided Urolithiasis and Ruptured Iliac Artery Aneurysm. POCUS J. 2022 Apr 21;7(1):127-128. doi: 10.24908/pocus.v7i1.15020.
Pediatric:
2025 Winner: 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.
2024 Winner: Katz-Dana H, Harel-Sterling M, Vincent D, Dana E, Navarro OM, McLean LJ. A POCUS-first pathway to streamline care for children with suspected ileocolic intussusception. CJEM. 2024 Apr;26(4):235-243. doi: 10.1007/s43678-024-00673-9.
CAEP POCUS Guidelines
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
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.
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