POCUS Pulse Podcast: Leading the Way in Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Welcome to the POCUS Pulse Podcast, where we bring you the latest insights, innovations, and best practices in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Hosted by experts from EMUGs and across the medical field, we dive into real-world applications and explore how POCUS is transforming critical care and beyond. Whether you’re an experienced clinician or new to POCUS, tune in for practical tips, case studies, and discussions that will help you refine your skills and stay at the cutting edge of ultrasound technology.
Episode 6: Scan to Decision: POCUS in Emergency Care
In this episode, Brett and Chris explore how point-of-care ultrasound has become an indispensable tool in emergency medicine, transforming the way clinicians assess, diagnose and manage patients at the bedside. Through practical case discussions, they cover a wide range of real-world applications; from fractures, tendon injuries and joint aspirations to abscesses, DVT, abdominal trauma, early pregnancy, testicular emergencies, lung ultrasound and difficult vascular access, highlighting how PO...
14 Jul 2026
Phantom Making: The Homemade Ultrasound Training Playbook
Homemade beats store-bought. James Rippey, Kylie Baker, Arun Sett, and Adam O'Brien swap the recipes, rigs, and fridge-life hacks behind the phantoms they actually use to teach POCUS — chicken breast vascular access models, plasticine hearts you can slice open, 3D-printed rib cages for airport-friendly lung ultrasound workshops, and a nerve block model made from sultanas in water balloons. What's covered: Chicken breast + silicone tubing for vascular access — and why it beats synthetic phanto...
22 May 2026
Episode 4: Closing the Gap: What we can learn from the USA model of POCUS Training
Gabby King talks to Dr Mike Schick, Emergency Medicine Specialist, about his vast career in Emergency Medicine and POCUS both in the United States of America and here in Aotearoa New Zealand. We hear from Mike about POCUS training in the USA - from Medical School, through residency, and fellowship - and compare it to what is being taught across New Zealand and Australia. In sharing his experience and wisdom, Mike suggests critical changes needed here to further advance our POCUS s...
7 Sept 2025
Episode 3: Focus on Sonos in POCUS
Gabby King chats to experienced Sonographers Carolynne Cormack (Australia) and Jo McCann (New Zealand). They describe their journey from General Sonography into POCUS education; discuss the joys and challenges of Sonographers getting involved with POCUS; and predict where POCUS is headed and what we need to focus on now to move POCUS forward.
24 Jun 2025
Episode 2: Full term? Where have we been and where is early pregnancy scanning at in ED?
Dr. Elissa Kennedy-Smith FACEM DDU shares her extensive knowledge with Dr. Alastair Maclean on the evolution of early pregnancy scanning in the emergency department, offering practical insights for clinicians of all levels in this interview.
5 Feb 2025
Episode 1: The Power of POCUS in the Pacific
Dr. Jono Henry and Dr. Louis McLean discuss their work advancing point-of-care ultrasound in the Pacific with Dr. Gabby King, sharing transformative stories and innovative teaching models in this interview.
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