Critical Care Ultrasound
FUSIC and BSE training, run by your unit
Each unit runs its own programme here, with its own trainers, hospitals and review meetings. Here’s who it’s for, what’s included and how to get going.
Who it’s for
Anyone working in or alongside critical care who has a clinical reason to scan. There’s no grade restriction. Units train a wide range of roles:
ICU doctors
Registrars and consultants. Most trainees are at the registrar grade but there is no restriction.
Advanced clinical practitioners and specialist nurses
ANPs, clinical nurse specialists, and senior nurses with a direct scanning role on the unit.
Allied health professionals
Physiotherapists and paramedics working in critical care. Discuss scope of practice with your line manager first.
What’s available
All five ICS FUSIC modules, and BSE Level 1. Most people start with FUSIC Heart and add modules from there. You don’t need to do them all, and your unit decides which it offers.
Foundation
FUSIC Heart
Foundation
FUSIC Lung
Foundation
FUSIC Abdomen
Foundation
FUSIC DVT
Advanced, after Heart and Lung
FUSIC HD
BSE
BSE Level 1
Trainees book supervised sessions with their trainers, log every scan with its report, and see how they’re doing against their targets as they go.
Monthly review meetings
Each unit runs its own meeting. Trainees put forward scans to discuss, trainers decide what goes on the agenda, and everyone on the unit can see what’s coming up.
Want to get started?
Create an account with your unit’s code, or register your unit if it isn’t here yet.