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01/07/2026

🩺 POCUS Training Designed for Primary Care

📍 San Francisco | April 23–24, 2026

A two-day, in-person course combining high-yield lectures and hands-on scanning with expert physician-instructors. Low learner to faculty ratio, maximum scan time, and free access to our 25-CME POCUS Essentials course.

Why Primary Care Providers Love This Course:
✓ Small class sizes mean real hands-on time
✓ Learn practical skills you'll use immediately
✓ Perfect for clinicians across all specialties
✓ FREE online POCUS Essentials course included
✓ CME credits available

Hands-on. High-yield. Clinically relevant.

⏳ Early Bird ends Feb 28, 2026
👉Register today and deliver bedside care that truly makes a difference

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01/06/2026

Understanding Global Hypokinesia is critical for cardiac assessment 💙

POCUSPedia: Global Hypokinesia

In cardiac ultrasound, this refers to a generalized reduction in the heart's pumping function, specifically in the left ventricle.

This condition indicates that all segments of the ventricular wall are contracting weakly, leading to a diminished ejection fraction. It's a critical finding in medical imaging, often associated with diffuse myocardial damage from conditions like cardiomyopathy, severe coronary artery disease, or global ischemia.

Global hypokinesia ultrasound (echocardiography) is important because it is the primary method for identifying generalized weakness in the heart's pumping function, which is critical for diagnosing heart failure, determining the underlying cause of cardiac symptoms, and guiding essential treatment strategies.

Clinical Significance:
Global hypokinesia is a critical finding in medical imaging, often associated with diffuse myocardial damage from conditions like:
• Cardiomyopathy
• Severe coronary artery disease
• Global ischemia

Why Ultrasound Matters:
Echocardiography is the primary method for identifying generalized weakness in the heart's pumping function, which is critical for:
✓ Diagnosing heart failure
✓ Determining the underlying cause of cardiac symptoms
✓ Guiding essential treatment strategies

Master the language of POCUS with POCUSPedia. We break down key cardiology terms with clinical context and real ultrasound images every week.

LEARN. SCAN. MASTER.

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12/31/2025

Happy New Year from GUSI! 🎊

Welcome to 2026 at 2.026 mHz, where resolutions are crystal-clear and imaging is always in focus!

May your 2026 resolutions be crystal-clear, your gains be strong, and your future be in focus!

As we step into this new year, we're excited to continue our mission of advancing point-of-care ultrasound education across the globe. Thank you for being part of this incredible community of clinicians, educators, and healthcare innovators.

Here's to a year of growth, learning, and life-saving skills! 🩺✨

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12/30/2025

Understanding PCOM is essential for diagnosing Polycystic O***y Syndrome 🔍

POCUSPedia: OBGYN
Polycystic Ovarian Morphology

PCOM is an ultrasound finding of enlarged ovaries with many small follicles (cysts) and increased stromal tissue. It is defined by specific criteria, such as 12 or more follicles (2–9 mm) per o***y and/or increased ovarian volume (greater than 10 cm³)

An ultrasound finding characterised by the presence of 12 or more small follicles (underdeveloped sacs that can contain an egg) in at least one o***y. These follicles are often arranged in a "string of pearls" pattern around the edge of the o***y.

PCOM Ultrasound is crucial for diagnosing Polycystic O***y Syndrome (PCOS) by visualising characteristic features like numerous small follicles ("string of pearls") and increased ovarian volume, confirming clinical signs, guiding treatment for infertility or metabolic issues, and differentiating PCOS phenotypes, providing non-invasive, objective data for this common, complex disorder.

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12/26/2025

Happy Holidays from the GUSI family! 🎄✨

As we close out another incredible year of advancing ultrasound education worldwide, we want to take a moment to thank YOU. Our global community of clinicians, educators, and healthcare professionals makes everything we do possible.

May your holiday season be filled with warmth, joy, and time with the people who matter most, wherever you are in the world.

Here’s to health, happiness, and continued growth in 2026! ❤️

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12/18/2025

Here's What You Missed: AI in POCUS Part 2 - Global End-User Experiences 💡

Our recent webinar sparked incredible discussions from healthcare professionals worldwide. Here are some standout insights from the community:

💬 "Quality assurance [is necessary]... Regardless of the person and their level of training, there needs to be oversight that the images we are capturing and interpreting are correct. AI can help... community workers capture images but interpreting does require some human involvement."
– Jinx Lioi, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine

💬 "[Consider] determining gestational age with POCUS AI in the hands of a non-healthcare worker. I was involved in building a case for such deployment for areas where... knowledge of gestational age was poor. Such knowledge could help better refer patients who had limited resources."
– Stephen Wiersma, MD, Defense Health Attaché and Regional Director for Africa at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

💬 "Practitioners already rely on non-visual interpretation... all of which are 'trusted' and have an error rate.... Every medical device/test has an error rate with false positives and false negatives. Inter-rater reliability (before AI) for radiology image interpretation [is] ~80%."
– Peter Weimersheimer, MD, Professor at University of Vermont

These conversations highlight the real-world applications, challenges, and opportunities of AI in point-of-care ultrasound.

Missed the session? Catch the full discussion and watch the replay now!
🎥 Watch here: https://globalultrasoundinstitute.com/webinars

The final webinar in our AI in POCUS series is coming soon. Details to be announced!

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12/18/2025

Thank You for Joining Our AI in POCUS Webinar! 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our FREE webinar on AI in POCUS: Part 2 - Global End-User Experiences!

We were thrilled to have such an engaged global audience joining our expert panel as they shared real-world insights on how artificial intelligence is transforming diagnostic confidence in point-of-care ultrasound.

Missed the live session? No problem!

The full webinar replay is now available for viewing. Catch all the valuable discussions, case studies, and expert insights you may have missed.

🎥 Watch the replay: https://globalultrasoundinstitute.com/webinars

Special thanks to our incredible speakers and all attendees who made this session so interactive and valuable. Your questions and participation elevated the conversation!
Stay tuned for Part 3 of our AI in POCUS series coming soon.

👉 Visit our webinars page to access the replay and register for upcoming sessions.

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12/16/2025

🔴 WEBINAR EN VIVO: GUSI España - Nueva Formación Fellow para Ecografía Clínica¡

VIENE EN 2 DÍAS!Únete a nosotros el 18 de diciembre a las 16:00 (CET) para un webinar especial sobre el nuevo programa de fellowship de ecografía clínica de GUSI en España.

Presentadores destacados:
Dr. Alberto Romero Galán - Médico de Familia
Dr. Jorge Solís - Fundador Clínica ATRIA Madrid
Dr. Martin Marchese - Director Médico Clínica Premium Marbella

En este webinar aprenderás sobre:
✅ Presentación del programa fellowship de GUSI
✅ Nuevo módulo de ecocardiografía
✅ Avance del programa del 1º trimestre de 2026

Perfecciona tus habilidades en ecografía clínica desde casa. La plataforma de becas en línea de GUSI para médicos en España incluye ahora un avance del programa de 2026.Esta es una oportunidad única para médicos españoles que buscan avanzar en sus competencias en ecografía point-of-care y ecocardiografía clínica.

📅 18 de diciembre, 2025
⏰ 16:00 (CET)

🔗 Regístrate ahora: GlobalUltrasoundInstitute.com/webinars¡No te pierdas esta oportunidad de formación de excelencia!

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12/16/2025

🔴 LIVE WEBINAR: AI in POCUS - Part 2: Global End-User Experiences

AI in Diagnostic Confidence: Certainty in your findings, even on your most challenging cases?

Join us for the second installment of our AI in POCUS webinar series as we explore real-world applications and global end-user experiences with AI-enhanced ultrasound technology.

Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming diagnostic confidence in point-of-care ultrasound, helping clinicians achieve greater accuracy and certainty—even in the most complex clinical scenarios.

📅 December 17, 2025
⏰ 9AM (PT) | 12PM (ET) | 5PM (UTC)

This live session will feature practical insights, case studies, and interactive discussion on how AI is reshaping the future of POCUS practice worldwide.

👉 Register now: GlobalUltrasoundInstitute.com/webinars

Don't miss this opportunity to learn from global experts and elevate your diagnostic capabilities!

12/11/2025

Calling all primary care providers! 🩺

Ready to add a game-changing skill to your practice? Join us for POCUS for Primary Care, a two-day hands-on course in beautiful San Francisco.

📅 April 23-24, 2026
📍 San Francisco, CA

Why Primary Care Providers Love This Course:
✓ Small class sizes mean real hands-on time
✓ Learn practical skills you'll use immediately
✓ Perfect for clinicians across all specialties
✓ FREE online POCUS Essentials course included
✓ CME credits available

Transform your bedside care. Gain diagnostic confidence in minutes.
⏰ Early Bird Registration ends December 31, 2025

Learn more: GlobalUltrasoundInstitute.com/SFO

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12/10/2025

2025 WRAPPED 🎯
What a year in clinical ultrasound!

YOUR YEAR BY THE NUMBERS:
✨ 40,224 scans uploaded
✨ 57,586 sessions completed ✨ 2.9B minutes logged
✨ 40,559 lessons completed
✨ 267,997 topics mastered
✨ 168,752 quizzes conquered

From training that never stops to a global ultrasound movement spanning 11 countries, you showed up and showed out.

The fastest-growing specialties? Obstetrics, Pediatrics, and MSK are leading the charge.

Features you loved. A community that makes it all possible. This is YOUR year in POCUS. This is what happens when passion meets precision.

Thank you for raising the global standard of ultrasound education.

Here’s to 2026 🚀

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12/09/2025

Stroke Volume Variation: A Critical Care Game-Changer

Stroke Volume Variation (SVV) is a key dynamic preload indicator in critical care, assessed through advanced hemodynamic monitoring, including ultrasound.

It quantifies the beat-to-beat variability in stroke volume, reflecting changes in cardiac output related to respiratory cycles. This measurement is crucial for guiding fluid management in mechanically ventilated patients, helping clinicians determine fluid responsiveness and avoid both under- and over-resuscitation.

Ultrasound, particularly focused echocardiography, offers a non-invasive way to estimate SVV by analyzing changes in left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) velocity time integral (VTI) during inspiration and expiration.

Understanding SVV is essential for optimizing fluid therapy, improving patient outcomes, and minimizing complications in critically ill individuals by ensuring precise and individualized hemodynamic management.

Want to master the language of POCUS? Visit POCUSpedia for weekly insights that break down key terms, visuals, and real clinical context.

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