This year’s congress, UNITED WE SCAN, emphasizes how PoCUS fosters unity while embracing diversity and respecting individuality.
In these unprecedented times, as the world faces numerous challenges, the importance of unity, medical advances, and global education in healthcare has never been more evident. This congress serves as a beacon of hope and collaboration, uniting healthcare professionals from across the globe in a shared mission to advance medical knowledge and improve patient care through the transformative power of PoCUS.
(*program subject to changes)
More than 142 lectures, 193 PoCUS experts from over 35 different countries and representing almost every discipline will gather on November 22nd and 23rd to present the latest concepts in ultrasonography in Three broad tracks.
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8:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION
Welcome Congress Chair, and Co Chairs
Welcome & Presidential address: WINFOCUS president
Keynote Address – Brain ultrasound mastery: essential skills in clinical practice – Bertuetti, Rita. ITALY
9:00h – 11:00h Ultrasound management of Ventilation
Introduction by Corradi, Francesco. ITALY
15 min
Assessment of the upper airways by Gomes, Sara. PORTUGAL
15 min
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Titration by US by Mongodi, Silvia. ITALY
15 min
Ultrasound guided Non Invasive Ventilation Management by Cammarota, Giammaria. ITALY
15 min
Weaning from MV (including NIV) by Balan, Cosmin. ROMANIA
15 min
Respiratory muscle ultrasound in the ICU by Tuinman, Peter Roel. HOLLAND
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
11:00h – 13:00h POCUS for sepsis and infection
Introduction by Russell, Frances. USA
15 min
Soft tissue infection by Sun, Jen-Tang. TAIWAN
15 min
Infective endocarditis by Ibrahim, Rita Zahara. INDONESIA
15 min
Septic encephalopathy by Cucciolini, Giada. ITALY
15 min
Use of ultrasound in Abscesses: liver, spleen and kidney by Wanjiku, Grace. USA
15 min
Differentiating malaria from dengue by Shafie, Hidayah. MALAYSIA
7 min
BEST RESEARCH AWARD
Comparison of the performance of Ultrasound versus Chest X-ray in diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in resource limited setting in Papua New Guinea by Min, Juno. NEDERLAND
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
13:00h – 14:00h Lunch Break
NEXT: ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report
THE CASE FOR OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER (ONSD): take it or leave it?
13:15h – 14:00h
The case for optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD): take it or leave it?
Introduction by Roslan, Nurul. MALAYSIA
Speaker of the House of Commons, by Nazerian, Peiman. ITALY
7 min
Member of Parliament – In favour by Alsharif, Pete. USA
7 min
Member of Parliament – Against by Theyyunni, Nik. USA
7 min
Member of Parliament – In favour by Hooman Hossein Nejad. IRAN
7 min
Member of Parliament – Against by Pansell, Jakob. SWEDEN
5 min
Member of Parliament – Rebuttal In favour by Theyyunni, Nik. USA
5 min
Member of Parliament – Rebuttal Against by Alsharif, Pete. USA
10 min
Veredict +Poll and summary and closing Nazerian, Peiman. ITALY
14:00h – 16:00h
Cutting edge technology and the future of ultrasound
Introduction by Shokoohi, Hamid. USA
15 min
AR-AI Fusion in POCUS – Transformative Concepts and Limitless Applications by Harari, Ryan. USA
15 min
Using contrast enhanced ultrasound in clinical practice including novel applications by Yusuf, Timothy. UNITED KINGDOM
15 min
Quantitative Lung Ultrasound by Noble, Vicki. USA
15 min
Artificial intelligence – computer aided diagnosis in lung ultrasonography by Blaivas, Mike. USA
15 min
State of the art in diagnostic lung ultrasound, from physics to clinics by Demi, Libertario. ITALY
45 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
16:00h – 18:00h
Heart Failure joint section with the ESC -ACVC (European Society of Cardiology-Acute Cardiovascular care)
Introduction by Sionis, Alessandro. SPAIN
15 min
Phenotyping Cardiogenic shock by Alviar, Carlos. USA
15 min
RV assessment in the critically ill pts by Tavazzi, Guido. ITALY
15 min
VA coupling revisited, splanchnic perfusion assessment, diagnostic tool and therapeutic target by Corradi, Francesco. ITALY
15 min
US-guided vasoinotropic support by Tavazzi, Guido. ITALY
15 min
Patient and mechanical support device-interaction by Vandenbriele, Christophe. UNITED KINGDOM
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
18:00h
Closure by Congress Chair
8:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION
5 min
Welcome back message: Congress Chair and Co-Chairs
10 min
Lifetime Achievement Award to Luca Neri
Keynote Address – Ultrasound across the continuum of medical education – Hoppmann, Richard. USA
9:00h – 11:00h
Way more than basics, babe!
Introduction by D’costa, Pradeep. INDIA
15 min
Brain-Lung interactions by Cucciolini, Giada. ITALY
15 min
I’m on fire: fever POCUS algorithm by Polyzogopoulou, Effie. GREECE
15 min
Handheld ultrasound in war zone by Mohd Fathil, Shahridan. MALAYSIA
15 min
POCUS localization of CVC tip. How do you do it? by Corradi, Francesco. ITALY
15 min
Doppler ultrasound of the kidney: Go with the flow! by De Rosa, Silvia. ITALY
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
11:00h – 13:00h
A deep dive into abdominal POCUS
Introduction by Noor, Julina. MALAYSIA
15 min
Hepatobiliary System and pancreas by Trovato, Francesca. UNITED KINGDOM
15 min
Gastric ultrasound for different applications by Adrian, Robert. NEW ZEALAND
15 min
An approach to undifferentiated abdo pain in a resource-limited setting by Born, Matt. NEW ZEALAND
15 min
Bowel ultrasound – IBD, diverticular disease by Novak, Kerri. CANADA
15 min
POCUS-first in Diverticulitis by Cohen, Allison. USA
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
13:00h – 14:00h Lunch Break
NEXT: ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report
THE CASE FOR VEXUS – IS IT STILL A THING?
13:15h – 14:00h
The case for Vexus – Is it still a thing?
Introduction by Roslan, Nurul. MALAYSIA
2 min
Speaker of the House of Commons by Olusanya, Segun UNITED KINGDOM
7 min
Member of Parliament – In favour by Wong, Adrian. UNITED KINGDOM
7 min
Member of Parliament – Against by Koratala, Abhilash. USA
7 min
Member of Parliament – In favour by Singh, Manpreet. USA
7 min
Member of Parliament – Against by Crager, Sara. USA
5 min
Member of Parliament – Rebuttal Against by Singh, Manpreet. USA
5 min
Member of Parliament – Rebuttal In favour by Crager, Sara. USA
10 min
Poll + Verdict (Live) Olusanya, Segun. UNITED KINGDOM
14:00h – 16:00h
Spanish session
Introduction by Montorfano, Miguel. ARGENTINA
15 min
Ultrasonido Pulmonar en Ventilación Mecánica by Rodríguez, Shalim. PERÚ
15 min
Utilidad del Ultrasonido cerebral en el Trauma Craneoencefálico severo by López Pulgarín, Arnulfo. MÉXICO
15 min
Bloqueos nerviosos guiados por US en trauma by Umaña, Marco. COSTA RICA
15 min
Código Mater by Montelongo, Felipe. MÉXICO
15 min
Integrando la Ecografía en áreas rurales, remotas y aisladas by Montorfano, Miguel. ARGENTINA
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
16:00h – 18:00h
Spanish session
Introduction by Nogué, Ramón. SPAIN
15 min
Doppler transcranial en sepsis by Abdo, Anselmo. CUBA
15 min
Generalizando la Ecografía Pulmonar by Nogué, Ramón. SPAIN
15 min
Ecografía en educación médica by Villén, Tomás. SPAIN
15 min
Fracturas del antebrazo. Protocolo de manejo del paciente con sospecha de fractura radio distal by Campos, Ricardo. SPAIN
15 min
Es posible que un no cardiólogo haga ETE by Alonso Viladot, José. SPAIN
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
18:00h
Closure
8:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION
Welcome Congress Chair, and Co Chairs
Welcome & Presidential address: WINFOCUS president, Congress Chair, and Co Chairs
Keynote Address – Brain ultrasound mastery: essential skills in clinical practice – Bertuetti, Rita. ITALY
09:00h – 11:00h Emergency & critical care
Introduction by Hussain, Arif. SAUDI ARABIA
15 min
AI-Ultrasound Guided Shock Management by Shokoohi, Hamid. USA
15 min
Carotid flow volume and time variation for fluid responsiveness by Hossein-Nejad, Houman. IRAN
15 min
Ultrasound in Microcirculation Assessment by Dietrich, Christoph F. SWITZERLAND
15 min
Ultrasound-guided Deresuscitation by Rajkumar, Siraj. SAUDI ARABIA
15 min
Integration of POCUS with Shock Clinical Protocols by Chardoli, Mojtaba. MALDIVES
7 min
BEST RESEARCH AWARD
Diagnostic Performance of YEARS score Combined with Point-of-care Lung and Venous Ultrasound in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism by Annovi, Antonio. ITALY
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
11:00h – 13:00h High yield MSK ultrasound
Introduction by Kohler, Minna. USA
15 min
Pediatrics MSK Ultrasound by Selame, Lauren. USA
15 min
Traumatic Tendon Injuries by Chen, Kuoh Chih. TAIWAN
15 min
Ultrasound in Crystalline Arthropathies by Kohler, Minna. USA
15 min
Shearwave Elastography for MSK Ultrasound by Stewart, Zachary. USA
15 min
Soft Tissue Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine: Essential tecniques and Diagnostic insights by Guven, Ramazan. TURKEY
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
13:00h – 14:00h Lunch Break
NEXT: ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report
THE CASE FOR OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER (ONSD): take it or leave it?
14:00h – 16:00h Top of the “Pub”med publications
Introduction by Melniker, Larry. USA
15 min
Top 5 POCUS articles in Sepsis by Yamane, David. USA
15 min
Top 5 pubmed studies on Fluids by Soliman, Hatem. UNITED KINGDOM
15 min
Top 5 in Cardiac arrest by Via, Gabriele. SWITZERLAND
15 min
Top 5 in Mechanical Ventilations by Crager, Sara. USA
15 min
TOP 5 practice changing papers by Pare, Joseph. USA
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
16:00h – 18:00h Ultrasound in Pain Management
Introduction by Goldsmith, Andrew. USA
15 min
Ultrasound guided regional blocks for common fractures – clavicle, rib, ankle, wrist by Al Shamsi, Mohamad. OMAN
15 min
Erector Spinae Block or Transverse Abdominal Plane Block in urologic/robotic surgery by Brusasco, Claudia. ITALY
15 min
Transgluteal sciatic nerve block: Interventional ultrasound for back pain by Duggan, Nicole. USA
15 min
Connecting Expertise: Global Collaboration on Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block Databanks by Goldsmith, Andrew. USA
30 min
Poll – Panel discussion and Q&A
18:00h Closure
8:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION
5 min
Welcome back message: Congress Chair, and Co Chairs
10 min
Lifetime Achievement Award to Luca Neri
15 min
Keynote Address – Ultrasound across the continuum of medical education – Hoppmann, Richard. USA
09:00h – 11:00h I didn’t know you could scan that!
Introduction by Gabriele, Via. SWITZERLAND
15 min
Brain parenchymal assessment in stroke by Lightfoot, Nate. USA
15 min
TEE for Lung Ultrasound by Ahmad, Azma Haryaty. MALAYSIA
15 min
Transorbital ultrasound in detecting acute CRAO by Valaikienė, Jurgita. LITHUANIA
15 min
Point of Care Ultrasound in mesenteric adenitis by Tsung, James. USA
15 min
Diaphragmatic ultrasound in neuromuscular disease by Sarwl, Aartii. USA
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
11:00h – 13:00h POCUS Technical Innovations
Introduction by Liteplo, Andrew. USA
15 min
Robotic TCD by Bögli, Stefan Yu. UNITED KINGDOM
15 min
Oral Hydroscan and tongue pointing techique by Al Jalbout, Nour. USA
15 min
New frontiers in teleultrasound by Eke, Onyinyechi. USA
15 min
Ultrasound Targeted Stimulation: a new neuromodulatory therapy? by Di Nicolò, Pierpaolo. ITALY
15 min
Probeless ultrasound by S.Kenny, Jon-Emile. CANADA
15 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A
13:00h – 14:00h Lunch Break
NEXT: ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report
THE CASE FOR VEXUS – IS IT STILL A THING?
14:00h – 16:00h Portuguese Session
Introduction by Vieira, Ana Luisa. BRAZIL
15 min
Sépsis/Sepse by Martins, Sara Raquel. PORTUGAL
15 min
Dor abdominal by Ferreira, Fernando. PORTUGAL
15 min
Dispneia/Dispnéia by Baumgratz, Thiago Dias. BRAZIL
15 min
Dor torácica/pleurítica by Gaspar Costa, Pedro. PORTUGAL
15 min
PoCUS na injúria renal aguda by Takaoka, Larissa Louise. BRAZIL
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
16:00h – 18:00h Portuguese session: New frontiers in ultrasound
Introduction by Cortesão, Nuno. PORTUGAL
15 min
Insuficiência Cardíaca Crônica/Crónica by Santiago Faria, Renan. BRAZIL
15 min
Doença Renal Crônica/Crónica by Pinto, Luis Cláudio. BRAZIL
15 min
Avaliação Nutricional by Félix, Tiago. PORTUGAL
15 min
Beyond conventional: Liver ultrasound – one stop shop by Andrade, Filipe. PORTUGAL
15 min
PoCUS na Síndrome Cardiorrenal by Pazeli Jr, José. BRAZIL
30 min
Panel discussion and Q&A
18:00h Closure
8:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION
Welcome Congress Chair, and Co Chairs
Welcome & Presidential address: WINFOCUS president
Keynote Address – Brain ultrasound mastery: essential skills in clinical practice – Bertuetti, Rita. ITALY
09:00h – 11:00h Oceania
Introduction by Troxler, David. AUSTRALIA
20 min
The role of the sonographer educator to upscale paediatric POCUS by Cormack, Carolyne. AUSTRALIA
20 min
Nurse-led POCUS for vascular access by Forsyth, Nathan. AUSTRALIA
20 min
Implementing safe and meaningful prehospital POCUS by Baron, Aidan. AUSTRALIA
20 min
Ultrasound to diagnose pediatric distal forearm fracture: where are we now? by Snelling, Peter. AUSTRALIA
20 min
Point of care ultrasound case studies by O´Brien, Adam. AUSTRALIA
20 min
Live Panel discussion and Q&A
11:00h – 13:00h Asia and Africa
Introduction by Gauthey Magali. SWITZERLAND
20 min
DDH: A paradigm shift by Baumann, Thomas. SWITZERLAND
20 min
Pediatric POCUS in East Africa: where we are, and where we hope to be by Berkowitz, Tal. USA
20 min
Transcranial ultrasound in Paediatric Intensive Care by Yek Kee, Chor. MALAYSIA
20 min
POCUS in paediatric cardiac arrest by Ong, Gene. SINGAPORE
10 min
Cool Case: Pediatric Lung Ultrasound in the Humanitarian Context. A clinical case study by Philip, Ezibon. SOUTH SUDAN
20 min
Live panel discussion and Q&A
13:00h – 14:00h Lunch Break
NEXT: ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report
THE CASE FOR OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER (ONSD): take it or leave it?
14:00h – 16:00h Europe
Introduction by Tonson la Tour, Aude. SWITZERLAND
20 min
Ultrasound guided regional nerve block in pediatric emergency medicine by Berant, Ron. ISRAEL
20 min
Applications of lung US in the NICU by Singh, Yogen. UNITED KINGDOM
20 min
Development of a pediatric point-of-care ultrasound training program in Sweden by Kerenyi, Aron. SWEDEN
20 min
POCUS in shock by Schmidt, Steffen. SWITZERLAND
10 min
Cool case: A short emergency case – Sternal fracture by Roth, Aurélie. SWITZERLAND
20 min
Live panel discussion and Q&A
16:00h – 18:00h Americas
Introduction by Teng, Dave. USA
20 min
Prehospital Hospital Ultrasound where are we and where are we going by Jeric, Tomislav. CANADA
20 min
North American uptdate for critical care POCUS by Conlon, Thomas. USA
20 min
Pediatric EM POCUS by Sivitz, Adam. USA
20 min
Neonatal POCUS: what’s new? by Fraga, Maky. USA
10 min
Cool case: POCUS Diaphragm Case by Kharasch Sigmund. USA
20 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A
18:00h Closure
14:30h CONGRESS INTRODUCTION
Welcomeback message: Congress Chair, and Co Chairs
Lifetime Achievement Award to Luca Neri
Keynote Address – Ultrasound across the continuum of medical education – Hoppmann, Richard. USA
15:00h – 17:00h Just start here
Introduction by Al Jalbout, Nour. USA
20 min
Ultrasound in the pre-clinical years to learn Anatomy and physiology by Jelic, Tomislav. CANADA
20 min
Getting Faculty Involved in Ultrasound Teaching by Abdul Wahab, Shaik Farid. MALAYSIA
20 min
Ultrasound in the clinical years of medical school: Unforeseen challenges and creative solutions by Hsu, Edmund. USA
20 min
Convincing the Dean by Fox, Chris. USA
30 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A
17:00h – 19:00h Great art picks up where nature ends
Introduction by Liu, Teresa. USA
20 min
Get the windows! Teaching the art of image acquisition from the pro’s by Prosen, Gregor. SLOVENIA
20 min
Homecoming with POCUS Training: Learn Globally and lead Locally by Dashti Munaa. KUWAIT
20 min
Sonographers Roles : Teaching ultrasound in UME by Schutzer, Christine. USA
20 min
Student ultrasound portfolios are an essential tool in ultrasound education by Buhumaid, Rasha. UAE
35 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A
10 min
ICC LUS 2.0 Progress Report
19:00h – 21:00h It is easier to move a cemetery than to change a curriculum
Introduction by Bahner, Dave. USA
20 min
POCUS Curriculum Development by Harel-Sterling, Maya. CANADA
20 min
Meaningful and Practical Assessments to Enhance Learning Ultrasound by Cotton, Jennifer. USA
20 min
International consensus conference on ultrasound in Medical Education by Fox, Chris. USA
20 min
Just in Time Skills: how to make the most of the last few months of medical school by Kameda, Toru. JAPAN
7 min
BEST RESEARCH AWARD POSTER AWARD
Feasibility of implementing an in-service POCUS curriculum for perioperative clinicians: a pilot study by Tonelli, Ana Claudia. BRAZIL
35 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A
21:00h – 23:00h Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error
Introduction by Dean, Anthony. USA
20 min
Incidentalomas, or worse, missed critical findings by Adhikari, Srikar. USA
20 min
Should medical students own their own machines?Pros and Cons by Dversdal, Renné and Chiem, Alan. USA
20 min
What role does AI play in ultrasound in medical education? by Blaivas, Michael. USA
20 min
Show me the Evidence: Answering this common question posed by the naysayers by Villén, Tomás. SPAIN
30 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A
23:00h – 01:00h
Taking it to the streets” – The Doobie Brothers
Introduction by Resciniti, Matthew. USA
20 min
Medical Mission Ultrasound: Introduction to US in humanitarian aid settings by LaBrot, Benjamin. USA
20 min
Transforming Medical Education: Student Usage of Ultrasound by Rozhin, Toufighi. IRAN
20 min
Mass screenings by Maldonado, Graciela. USA
30 min
LIVE Panel discussion and Q&A
01:00h Closure
Point-of-care One-world Workshop – the WORLD’S largest POCUS workshop! +50 Locations +6 Continents +2000 Participants
Between November 18th and December 3rd, we are organizing hands-on ultrasound workshops worldwide. To enhance accessibility to PoCUS education, several of these workshops will be offered for free in underserved regions, aligning with the WINFOCUS vision and mission.
We aim to raise awareness within the global medical community and society about PoCUS and ultrasound education as a continual force for good.
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Julina Noor
Congress Chair
Kuala Lumpur – MALAYSIA
Francesco Corradi
Congress Co Chair
Pisa – ITALY
Hamid Shokoohi
Congress Co Chair
Boston – USA

David Teng
Congress Co Chair
New York – USA
Magali Gauthey
Congress Co Chair
Geneve – SWITZERLAND

Chris Fox
Congress Co Chair
California – USA
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Francesco Corradi
Co Chair
Pisa, Italy
Shalim Rodriguez
Co Chair
Peru, Lima
Miguel Montorfano
Congress Chair
Buenos Aires Argentina
Marco Umana
Co Chair
San Jose Costa Rica
Davide Neri
Co Chair
Barcelona, Spain
Cristina Recasens
Congress Operations Coordinator
Barcelona, Spain