This event brings together international leaders, clinical experts, researchers, and healthcare professionals committed to transforming patient care through POCUS.

Welcome ceremony
Ultrasound-guided monitoring in the emergency setting
Jose Retamal. Chile
Assessment of extravascular lung water with ultrasound
Noel Diaz. El Salvador
Evaluation of venous congestion with ultrasound
Jose Pazeli. Brazil
Ultrasound monitoring of cerebral perfusion in the neurocritical patient
Mauricio Tapia. Mexico
POCUS in sepsis: etiology, management, and procedures
Adrián Rojas. Costa Rica
POCUS in splanchnic perfusion for the diagnosis and management of shock
Leonardo Chacón. Costa Rica
Use of POCUS in the RCP protocol
Víctor Morales. Mexico
Use of ultrasound in weaning from mechanical ventilation
Fernando Jara. Ecuador
POCUS in ECMO: What the intensivist needs to know
Pablo Bravo. Chile
Utility of POCUS in neurological emergencies in pediatrics
Adriana Yock. Costa Rica
Approach to fever of unknown origin with ultrasound
Nelson García. El Salvador
Venous access in the cancer patient: what is your best option
Gabriel Carvajal. Costa Rica
POCUS in acute kidney injury
Ana Luisa Vieira. Brazil
Pain in FID: utilities of POCUS
Diego Barca. Argentina
POCUS in acute scrotum
Leonardo Vera. Argentina
Welcome ceremony
Keynote: History of Sound in Medicine: the evolution of a paradigm shift in healthcare
Larry Melniker. USA
Can we stop talking about fluid responsiveness in resuscitation?
Nuno Cortesao. Portugal
Stiff hearts and full tanks: navigating fluids in diastolic dysfunction
Julina Md Noor. Malaysia
Listening to the RV: a smarter guide to fluid management
Marco Umaña. Costa Rica
Esophageal views, venous clues: TE-VEXUS
Francesco Corradi. Italy
Deep learning for deep breaths: AI for lung ultrasound
Vicki Noble. USA
The anti-inflammatory scan“: we have struck a new shore, will we discover a new continent?
Francesco Corradi. Italy
Man or machine (1)? Oh, c’mon! Man for sure
Adrian Wong. United Kingdom
Man or machine (2)? Are you joking? Machines will prevail
Adrian Wong. United Kingdom
Research is fun! Especially, POCUS research.
Stig Holm Ovesen. Denmark
Echoes in the Storm: Brain Ultrasound in the Age of Multimodal Monitoring
Giada Cucciolini. Italy
Probing the Pulse of the Brain: Brain Ultrasound and the Language of Cerebrovascular Reactivity
Rita Bertuetti. Italy
Optic nerve sheeth diameter: the crystal ball of neurocritical care?
Giada Cucciolini. Italy
Ultrasound guided Brain protection ventilation strategy
Shalim Rodríguez. Perú
Welcome ceremony
Keynote: The perfect strom: how Telemedicine, AI and Next Generation Technologies are reshaping Global Ultrasound access at the Point of Care
Luca Neri. Italy
PoCUS-guided resuscitation in Dengue: leaking, bleeding or bleaking
Óscar Díaz. Honduras
Septic encephalopathy
Rita Bertuetti. Italy
Hemodynamic monitoring in sepsis. Monitoring perfusion at the bedside
Álvarez Calderón Rodrigo. Mexico
Sound Decisions for Infections on the Medical Wards: Identification and Source Control
Irene Ma. Canada
Seconds to save: PoCUS’ role in critical neck injuries
Alejandro Moya. Costa Rica
Traumatic Brain Injury and the Role of Ultrasound in Early Intracranial Assessment
Arnolfo Pulgarín. Mexico
POCUS for nerve block in trauma
Marco Umaña. Costa Rica
What’s New in Pediatric Trauma POCUS?
Stephanie Doniger. USA
Complementary use of echo and pulmonary artery catheter
Carlos Alviar. USA
Echocardiography in cardiogenic shock management
Guido Tavazzi. Italy
Expanding the window to splanchnic Doppler
Francesco Corradi. Italy
The Septic Heart(s) Exposed: PoCUS at the Crossroads of Shock
Gabriele Via. Switzerland
Ultrasound based Guytonian Dereuscitation
Cosmin Balan. Romania
Free for WINFOCUS Associate Members
50% off for WINFOCUS Affiliate Members
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Important: To ensure that Costa Rican physicians fully benefit from the on-site experience, the event will not be sold or streamed in Costa Rica!
Dec. 5th (14h – 19:30h CST)
Dec. 6th (8h – 16h CST) Dec. 7th (8h – 14h CST)
Where: College of Physicians and Surgeons, San José, La Salle, Costa Rica