Training Courses
Hands-on EASy POCUS training for clinicians at all experience levels. Looking for self-paced online learning instead? Browse the learning modules.
EASy POCUS Fundamentals
Day one of the competency pathway — one intensive day built around the EASy MAP protocol.
Course Overview
This one-day workshop is day one of the EASy competency pathway. Participants train systematic image acquisition hands-on and are introduced to interpretation through pattern recognition and phenotype-guided management — interpretation skill is then built through supervised practice after the course.
Learning Objectives
- Perform all 6 EASy views with confidence
- Perform the complete six-view EASy examination in under 3 minutes without compromising image adequacy
- Recognize the 10 hemodynamic phenotypes
- Integrate ultrasound findings into clinical decision-making
- Apply the 12-point quality scoring system
Who Should Attend
- Anesthesiologists and CRNAs
- Critical care physicians and fellows
- Emergency medicine providers
- Hospitalists and internal medicine physicians
- Advanced practice providers
- Duration
- 1 Day (8 hours)
- Format
- In-Person Workshop
- CME Credits
- Via the hosting accredited provider
- Faculty Ratio
- ≤6 trainees per faculty (usually 5)
- Hands-On
- 4+ hours scanning
Advanced EASy Integration
Take your skills to the next level with complex cases and advanced techniques.
Course Overview
Building on the fundamentals, this advanced course focuses on complex clinical scenarios, serial hemodynamic monitoring, and integration with other resuscitation modalities.
Learning Objectives
- Manage complex mixed shock states
- Perform serial assessments for resuscitation guidance
- Integrate EASy with advanced hemodynamic monitoring
- Recognize and troubleshoot difficult imaging scenarios
Prerequisites
- Completion of EASy Fundamentals course, OR
- Demonstrated proficiency in basic cardiac POCUS
- Duration
- 2 Days (16 hours)
- Format
- In-Person Workshop
- CME Credits
- Via the hosting accredited provider
- Includes
- Simulation cases
Train-the-Trainer Program
The instructor course — the step between competency and teaching EASy at your institution.
Course Overview
This intensive program prepares experienced sonographers to teach the EASy MAP protocol. It covers curriculum design, teaching methodologies, and assessment strategies.
Learning Objectives
- Design and deliver an EASy curriculum at your institution
- Teach hands-on image acquisition and phenotyping
- Assess trainee competence and image quality with standardized tools
- Mentor trainees through the EASy competency pathway
Prerequisites
- EASy competency certificate (30 verified subcostal 4-chamber exams + 3 approved cases)
- Completion of both EASy courses
- Minimum 50 EASy examinations logged
- Institutional teaching role
- Duration
- 3 Days (24 hours)
- Format
- In-Person + Online
- Recognition
- EASy instructor candidate
Inside a live workshop
The first three blocks are the same in every EASy course, whatever the protocol on top. Day one is the MAP foundation; the application day repeats that shape for Sepsis, FAST or PDA. Hands-on time dominates by design — the exam is a psychomotor skill, and the decision is a habit. Simulation is the fourth block, and it earns most of its time on the ALS day.
1 · Image acquisition, on live models
A machine and a live model at every station, with faculty correcting the hand as it happens — probe pressure, the angle onto the pericardium, the rotation into the IVC. The target of this block is a picture good enough to interpret.
2 · Interpretation, out loud
A clip goes up and the group is asked before it is told. Naming a phenotype in front of colleagues is the exercise: a reading made silently cannot be challenged, and challenge is what makes it reliable.
3 · Case discussion and management
Small groups working a bank of real cases — clips with a decision attached. Name the cluster, choose between volume, vasopressor, inotrope and procedure, and say what you would look at again. Management is argued, not delivered.
4 · Simulation — the ALS block
Simulation belongs where a decision has to be made under a running clock, so it carries the ALS day rather than being spread thinly across every protocol. Scenarios run in real time with roles rotated, scored on the same forms every time, and debriefed on video rather than from memory. The clip is an EASy ALS session — a run the team thought went well, until the no-flow time was counted.
However large the cohort, hands-on stations run at no more than six trainees per faculty member — usually five — with a machine and a live model at every station. Faculty numbers, equipment, the assessment blueprint and the full timed schedules are set out in the workshop blueprint, which we send to a host institution when a date is being planned. Enquire about hosting a workshop.
Upcoming Courses
The Team and the Probe: Crisis Resource Management for the Unstable Perioperative Patient Using POCUS — Master Class
Full-day master class at the 80th PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology (PGA80), directed by Nibras Bughrara, Daniel Katz and Aliaksei Pustavoitau. Crisis resource management taught through the probe: the rapid subcostal-focused workflow (EASy MAP and EASy PDA) for naming a hemodynamic phenotype, then didactic teaching, hands-on acquisition of the subcostal cardiac, IVC, lung, gastric and FAST views, and high-fidelity simulation built around team communication, leadership and escalation of care. Registration for PGA80 is required to attend.
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From past participants
4.7 / 5average course rating from 66 participants at courses in Abu Dhabi, Albany, Amman, Hammamet and Karachi
By far, the best workshop I have attended. The course simplifies and categorizes a big subject that we encounter very often, like hypotension. It gives you the tools to help you make the right decision at the right time.
Dr Tarek Abu Rish
Anesthesiologist · Istishari Arab Hospital- Ramallah
Amman 2026
It was a very informative and well-structured course with practical, clinically relevant content. I would definitely recommend it to colleagues looking to strengthen their knowledge and skills in critical care.
Dr Urooj
Fellow · Aga Khan Hospital
Karachi 2026
I found the way the content was delivered so clear and engaging that I was able to understand the concepts almost immediately! Made POCUS feel easy! It was my first time and I got it right away.
Ayesha Khurram Riaz
Medical Student · Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry
Karachi 2026
Excellent compilation of POCUS skills you actually use to make better decisions for your patient. To the point!
Amber Gulamani
Senior Instructor, Anaesthesiology · Aga Khan University
Karachi 2026
I would recommend this course to colleagues because it summarizes what I failed to learn after years of using hemodynamic ultrasound: systematization.
Fellow in Obstetric Anesthesia · Tunisia
Hammamet 2026
The EASy POCUS workshop provides excellent hands-on exposure. The lectures are clear and clinically relevant, making it especially useful for those working in critical care and emergency settings. A great opportunity to strengthen our knowledge and confidence in bedside POCUS. Definitely worth attending.
Dr Afshan Shaikh
Critical Care Fellow · Ziauddin Hospital Clifton
Karachi 2026
Written by participants in the post-course survey and published with their permission.
Where the courses lead
Attending a course is one rung. Competence is demonstrated on your own patients, and teaching is earned after that.
| Level | Requirements | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
| EASy-trained clinician | Online modules + attend a hands-on workshop | Course completion certificate |
| EASy-competent clinician | Online mastery (modules + acquisition, cluster and phenotype drills) + 30 expert-verified subcostal 4-chamber examinations and 3 approved clinical cases from your own patients | EASy competency certificate |
| EASy instructor candidate | EASy competency certificate + instructor course + 50 logged examinations + an institutional teaching role | Instructor candidate |
| EASy instructor | Mentor 3 trainees through to the EASy competency certificate | Instructor status |
| Institutional mentor | Implement an EASy program locally: image review, QA, and competency assessment | Institutional mentor |
| Regional training director | Multisite teaching and governance; runs recurring courses across a region | Regional director |
EASy-trained clinician
Requirements
Online modules + attend a hands-on workshop
Recognition
Course completion certificate
EASy-competent clinician
Requirements
Online mastery (modules + acquisition, cluster and phenotype drills) + 30 expert-verified subcostal 4-chamber examinations and 3 approved clinical cases from your own patients
Recognition
EASy competency certificate
EASy instructor candidate
Requirements
EASy competency certificate + instructor course + 50 logged examinations + an institutional teaching role
Recognition
Instructor candidate
EASy instructor
Requirements
Mentor 3 trainees through to the EASy competency certificate
Recognition
Instructor status
Institutional mentor
Requirements
Implement an EASy program locally: image review, QA, and competency assessment
Recognition
Institutional mentor
Regional training director
Requirements
Multisite teaching and governance; runs recurring courses across a region
Recognition
Regional director
The two examination counts measure different things. The 30 for the EASy competency certificate are expert-verified at adequate quality or better — a standard someone else confirms. The 50 for instructor candidacy are logged examinations: breadth of experience before you teach, not a second verification bar.
Completing the EASy pathway documents training within this program. It does not replace institutional credentialing, privileging, scope-of-practice requirements, or specialty-board certification.
Previous EASy Courses & Workshops
EASy courses and simulation workshops have been delivered at major national and international meetings since 2021 — including SCCM, IARS/SOCCA, the Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, and international courses in Egypt and Libya.
| Course / Workshop | Date | Meeting & Location | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| POCUS in Trauma: The EASy-FAST Framework for Ultrasound-Guided Resuscitation | March 2026 | IARS & SOCCA Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada | Co-Chair |
| 1st POCUS During Perioperative Emergencies: The EASy Protocol | April 2025 | Cairo, Egypt | Co-Founder & Co-Chair |
| EASy ALS Simulation Workshop (Echocardiographic Assessment using Subcostal-only view in Life Support) | March 2025 | IARS & SOCCA Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii | Co-Chair |
| Introduction to Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Life Support and Sepsis (Preconference Workshop) | January 2025 | SCCM Critical Care Congress, Orlando, Florida | Co-Chair |
| EASy ALS Simulation Workshop | December 2024 | Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology (PGA78), New York | Chair |
| POCUS During Medical Emergencies / Focused Echocardiographic Evaluation in the Peri-Resuscitative Period (Pre-Conference Workshop & Simulation) | November 2024 | 9th Conference of the Libyan Society of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Resuscitation, Misrata, Libya | Co-Founder & Co-Chair |
| POCUS During Medical Emergencies / Focused Echocardiographic Evaluation in the Peri-Resuscitative Period | May 2024 | IARS Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington | Co-Founder & Co-Chair |
| EASy POCUS Workshop (institutional course) | March 2024 | Keck Hospital of USC, Los Angeles, California | Course Director |
| Introduction to Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Life Support and Sepsis (inaugural) | January 2024 | SCCM Critical Care Congress, Phoenix, Arizona | Co-Founder & Co-Chair |
| EASy ALS Simulation Workshop | December 2023 | Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology (PGA77), New York | Chair |
| 3rd Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course (Pre-Conference Workshop) | December 2023 | Benghazi, Libya | Chair |
| EASy ALS Simulation Workshop | December 2022 | Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology (PGA76), New York | Chair |
| EASy ALS Simulation Workshop | December 2021 | Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology (PGA75), New York | Chair |
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