Welcome

Our Mission:

• To promote the safe and effective use of ultrasound by Canadian physicians.

Our Principles:

• ED U/S must only be used in limited settings
• 100% Sensitivity must be achieved
• NO FALSE NEGATIVES!
• Clinical judgement always takes precedence over ED U/S

Our Goal:

• To have ED U/S as well accepted and as common as the stethoscope

Our Methods:

• The promotion of rigorous standards of training and quality assurance

Advisory Board:

Executive Members

• President: Dr. Peter Ross (Emergency Physician, New Brunswick)
• Vice-President: Dr. Andrew Kirkpatrick (Trauma Surgeon, Alberta)
• Secretary: Dr. Ray Wiss (Emergency Physician, Ontario)
• Atlantic Representative: Dr. Chuck Wurster (Emergency Physician, Nova Scotia)
• Québec Representative: Dr. Sylvain Croteau (Emergency Physician, Québec)
• Ontario Representative: Dr. Robert Chen (Anesthetist/Intensivist, Ontario)
• Western Representative: Dr. Ben Ho (Emergency Physician, British Columbia)

Specialist Advisers

• Dr. Ron Baigrie (Cardiologist, Ontario)
• Dr. Éric Dupras (Vascular Surgeon, Québec)
• Dr. Dave Easton (Intensivist, Manitoba)
• Mr. Chris Eddy, RDMS
• Dr. John Fenton (Vascular Surgeon, Ontario)
• Dr. Pascale Gaudet (Ob/Gyn, Québec)
• Dr. Roxanne Righi (Ob/Gyn, Ontario)
• Dr. John Snider (General Surgeon, Ontario)

Contact Us:

• By email: admin [at] ceus [dot] ca