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The Price of Caring – And How POCUS Helps Me Carry It
Scanning this tiny frenchie puppy with history of vomiting and regurgitation for signs of aspiration pneumonia. Reflections on uncertainty, responsibility, and clinical decision-making Here’s the truth: not every patient makes it, and it hurts when they don’t. The grief cuts deeper when we wonder if we missed something, or could have changed the outcome. Death is inevitable — we know that when we choose this profession — but what’s hard to bear is the fear that it was our fau
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14 minutes ago1 min read


Tick Paralysis in Australia: How POCUS Supports Safer Management
Scanning from caudodorsal to cranioventral , there is a clear progression of pathology: normal lung → increased B-lines → coalescing B-lines → shred sign . Image acquired using a GE LOGIQ ultrasound system (Radincon) . Tick Paralysis and POCUS: Enhancing Patient Care Snakes and spiders aren't the only deadly creatures we have in Australia. We also have the most venomous ticks. Respiratory failure remains the leading cause of death, driven by neuromusclar weakness and p
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3 days ago2 min read


Seeing More, Stressing Less: How POCUS Supports Vet Wellbeing
Veterinary medicine is incredibly rewarding — but the emotional load can be high. I have had my own share of sleepless nights. Wondering if I missed something or was there something else I could have done. Every day, clinicians juggle uncertainty: limited diagnostic information, anxious owners, and the pressure to make the right call. That uncertainty is a major driver of stress and decision fatigue. How POCUS Changes the Game Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) quietly transfor
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Dec 122 min read


POCUS in Yokohama, JAPAN
The thing about Japan - Japan has the cutest, smallest, and most well-behaved volunteer dogs ever. Let’s start with the workshop. We ran 2 x 6 hour workshops over 2 days. Supported by JaVECCS and a dedicated team of veterinarians, the prep behind the scenes was impressive. Dr. Yu Ueda translated Dr. Soren Boysen and Dr. Serge Chalhoub’s eight hours of online lectures into Japanese—a huge task. During the hands-on workshop, Yu translated while Soren demonstrated. After watch
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Oct 291 min read


CVE at USyd POCUS workshop August 2025
Veterinary POCUS Workshop – Sydney 2025 Our 2-Day VPOCUS Workshop keeps getting better every year. The 2025 event brings something truly special — for the first time, Dr Søren Boysen and Dr Serge Chalhoub were teaching together in Australia. These two internationally recognised trailblazers in veterinary POCUS have developed many of the techniques now used around the world. Their workshops sell out globally — and it’s easy to see why. They’re award-winning, dynamic educators
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Oct 271 min read


VIDEO: Probe handling and manipulation
Probe handling and manipulation - the basics presented here in 5 short videos: Basic terminology Slide and sweep Fan and Rock rotate and compress Ultrasound machine functions: gain, depth, frequency and focus
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Aug 19, 20241 min read


VIDEO: Abdominal Point of Care Ultrasound
Empower Your Practice with POCUS: A Simple 3-Step Guide Curious about how to master Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Here’s your roadmap...
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Jun 18, 20241 min read

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