Point of Care Ultrasound Fellowship
in Acute Care Settings


Welcome to Our Cutting-Edge Online POCUS Fellowship
We are thrilled to welcome you to this unique and pioneering fellowship, designed to equip healthcare professionals with advanced skills in Acute Care Ultrasound.
As a participant, you are now part of a dynamic and diverse global community dedicated to improving patient care through state-of-the-art ultrasound applications in critical and emergency settings.
This meticulously structured program is divided into two comprehensive modules, each module spanning 24 weeks, ensuring a robust and immersive learning experience. It is tailored for critical care, emergency medicine physicians, and other medical & surgical specialties, at all levels. This is a great opportunity for those who are either beginning their ultrasound journey or seeking to refine and expand their expertise as senior clinicians.
Listen from Dr. Ashraf Al Tayar, the fellowship program director
Program Structure
- Admission is open for all fellows
- All materials will be available 24/7 for all fellows to navigate throughout a user-friendly smart platform
- Asynchronous audio-video lectures.
- Recorded synchronous tutorials.
- Fellow-led teaching.
- Reflective practice on the national and international guidelines.
- Real-life clinical scenario discussions.
- Critical appraisal of scientific papers.
- Critical appraisal of the available evidence with reflection on the local practice.
- MCQs with answers and explanations.
- Facilitated online discussion boards.
- Live webinars.
POCUS Handbook
Program Director

Dr. Ashraf Al Tayar
Acute Medicine Consultant, King’s Mill Hospital,Sherwood Forest,UK
Critical Care
Academic Director

Dr. Walid Alhabashy
Anaesthesia and ICU consultant, Critical care Ultrasound Clinical Lead , UK

Emergency Medicine
Academic Director

Dr. Wessam Ibrahim
Emergency Medicine, Visiting assistant professor, USA

Scientific Board

Dr. Xavier Monnet
Head of the Medical Intensive Care Unit, Paris-Saclay University Hospitals
Paris, France

Dr. Haitham Khalifa
EM Consultant
International Sonoschool General Manager, Egypt

Dr. Grace Wanjiku
Assistant Professor of EM, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, USA

Dr. Maged Elwarraky
MRCEM, FRCEM
EM Consultant, UK

Dr. Michel Slama
Critical Care Professor, Deputy Head of the Medical Intensive Care, Amiens University Hospital, France

Dr. Hesham Faisal
Head of Intensive Care Department, Saud Al Babtain Cardiac Center, KSA

Dr. Silvia Mongodi
Consultant Intensivist, S. Matteo Hospital
Pavia, Italy

Dr. Mohamed Nasreddin
EFEM, MRCEM
Lecturer & Consultant of EM, Egypt
Faculty

Prof. Daniel Lichtenstein
Medical Intensivist at Ambroise-Paré Hospital, France

Dr. Ahmed Hegazy
Associate Professor, Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Chiara Rubba
ESICM Consultant in Neuro and General ICU, Policlinico San Martino
Genova, Italy

Dr. Antoine Villard Barone
Intensivist, Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Ambroise-Pare Hospital, Boulogne, France

Dr. Nivisha Parag
EM Physician, Subspecialist Intensivist
Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

Dr. Abdelhamid Noreldine
Fellow of American College of EM
Founder member of Emirates society of EM, USA

Dr. Thamer Alaifan
Critical Care Consultant
National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, KSA

Dr. Michiel Lanspa
Director of Critical Care Echocardiography Education at Intermountain Medical Center, Utah, USA

Dr. Mohammed Rashwan
Senior critical care specialist, Security Forces Hospital
Dammam, KSA

Dr. Hesham Temraz
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Consultant, Menofia NL, Egypt

Dr. Mohamad Boulad
Consultant of EM, Beirut Arab University
Head of EM Department, New Mazloum Hospital Tripoli, Lebanon

Dr. Mohamed Megdadi
Consultant of EM Ministry of Health, Jordan

Dr. Liqaa Rafee
Prof of EM and Trauma
Head of Scientific committee of the Jordanian emergency medicine society ( JEMS), Jordan

Dr. Olfa chakroun-walha
Prof of EM university of Sfax, Tunisia

Dr. Amr Abouelela
ICU Consultant, Alqassimi Hospital, UAE

Dr. Salah Itmiza
Head of Palestinian EM Society, Palestine

Dr. Omer Jaradat
Specialist Of EM Kirsehir Training and Research Hospital, Emergency Medicine Clinic, Turkey

Dr. Mohamed Abbasy
EM POCUS Lead, Sault Area Hospital
EM Assistant Professor, Northern Ontario, Canada

Dr. Prateek Koolwal
MD IDCCM FNB IFCCM (Critical Care Medicine), Bombay hospital, INDIA

Dr. Mohammed Abu-Ragheef
EM Specialist, Norrlands University Hospital Member of the board of the Swedish society of EM, SWESEM Founder, ER Live & SWESEM Learning, Sweden

Dr. Hazem Moussa
Cardiologist- Echocardiographer
EECC European Core Cardiology, KSA
- Mona Soror - Egypt
- Dina Magdy - Egypt
- Ahmed Salman - Egypt
- Islam Noeim - Egypt
- Amjad Makhour - Lebanon
- Ahmed El Sinosy - KSA
- Haitham Khalil - UAE
Eligibility
• Medical graduates.
• Who has worked or currently working in a nutrition program dealing with ICU patients (evidence to be provided).
• Those who have the opportunity to work in a nephrology program (should submit evidence for their future placement).
Registration
Grants
Contact Us
Program Director
- Ashraf Al Tayar
- ashraf.eltayar@wiccem.org
Program Administrator
- Habiba Mohab
- habiba.mohab@icomgroup.org