ECCU: Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound

This Canadian Emergency Ultrasound Society (CEUS) and College of Emergency Medicine approved one day course is aimed at clinicians wanting to introduce ultrasound into their clinical practice.

This course has been designed for all doctors in acute care e.g. Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Intensive Care, Surgery. It provides the core knowledge for the CEUS IP training and is applicable to other 'Acute Care' specialties.

During the day, we will cover

  • How to use an ultrasound machine
  • Aortic and IVC scanning
  • FAST scanning
  • Cardiac & Thoracic ultrasound
  • Vascular access
  • Pelvic ultrasound
  • Training and certification

Using a combination of interactive lectures and hands-on workstations, this course will teach the basics of Emergency & Critical Care Ultrasound, and give you the confidence to start practicing.

Interactive Lectures

Practical Skills

Hands-on Workstations


More info:
Overview and program

Course booking:
Details on upcoming courses (Dates, venue and application)


Courses at Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, NB are sponsored by GE

ECCU Modules

ECCU modular education can be delivered to you to in a more flexible timeframe, and tailored to meet your needs. Contact us for further information if you feel you or your group might be interested.

ECCU Cardiac

Focused ECHO, and IVC ultrasound

ECCU Vascular

Aorta, and Vascular Access

ECCU Trauma

FAST and Thoracic scanning

ECCU Pelvic

Early pregnancy ultrasound