VECCUS

We are hugely excited to launch the first VECCUS Research Grant Award! 🐕 🐈 The award is for up to €2500 with the goals of advancing veterinary POCUS education and developing evidence bases in the application of POCUS. If you have any great ideas that we can support you in achieving – do submit an application! The closing date for applications is 31st December 2024, and the grant research period runs from February 1st 2025 to February 1st 2026. You can download the Grant Information Sheet and the Application forms here: https://lnkd.in/dRDh5EqA and attached to the post is the VECCUS research grant terms and conditions

🫀 Standardizing Cardiac POCUS Nomenclature 🐈 🐕 A new statement from a multi-specialty writing group, published in September 2024, highlights the need for consistent terminology in cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) practices. 📑 The recommendations focus on unifying the diverse and often confusing terminology used across specialties, ensuring safer and clearer communication in both academic and clinical settings. By standardizing the nomenclature, the field can streamline research, improve patient care, and adapt to emerging technologies. This article is an important read for anyone involved in cardiac care and ultrasound diagnostics. Don’t miss out, it’s open access! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/djSRnwnc #CardiacPOCUS #Ultrasound #EVECCS #CriticalCare #VECCUS

VECCUS Consensus Statement Update: Expert Panel Selected! Dear colleagues, We are thrilled to announce that the VECCUS Consensus Statement is advancing as planned. After a thorough selection process, we have successfully formed expert panels for all five key domains: - POCUS of the Pleural Space and Lung - POCUS of the Cardiovascular System (including fluid status and responsiveness) - POCUS of the Abdomen - POCUS Guided Procedures - POCUS of the Neurological and Ocular System A heartfelt thank you to all the specialists and experts who volunteered their time, expertise, and dedication to this critical project. Your involvement is invaluable in shaping the future of veterinary POCUS and emergency care. The next step in the process will be the initiation of the Delphi method, where our expert panelists will begin reviewing key statements. We look forward to working together over the coming year to achieve consensus and finalize the statement for publication. Stay tuned for further updates, and once again, thank you to our experts for their ongoing commitment to advancing veterinary medicine! Sincerely,   VECCUS & VECCUS Steering Group #VECCUS #EVECCS #POCUS

🐱 Feline-Friendly POCUS for Better Cat Care! Last week, three members of the VECCUS team published "Feline friendly POCUS: how to implement it into your daily practice." in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery by the International Society of Feline Medicine. 🩺 Learn how POCUS can quickly, non-invasively and stress-free diagnose your feline patients right at their side. 🐾 Check it out! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/du3YZrHK #VECCUS #ISFM #POCUS

Part of the VECCUS team is at IVECCS (Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Society (VECCS)) in St Louis. We are here talking and teaching about POCUS. We hope to see you here and we would love to chat with you about POCUS!

🐶 A recent canine study from August 2024, evaluated the accuracy of ultrasound for diagnosing hip luxation in dogs presenting with hind limb lameness. 🦴 The study enrolled 24 dogs, revealing that ultrasonography demonstrated high accuracy, ranging from 84.2% to 100% for detecting luxation and 80.6% to 98.1% for diagnosing the direction of luxation. Findings indicated substantial interevaluator agreement and almost perfect agreement with radiographs for diagnosing osteoarthrosis. This highlights the reliability of ultrasound as a diagnostic tool for hip luxation and related conditions.   This is a very interesting reading, so have a look, it's open access!   🔗 https://lnkd.in/d5tgm5WR   #VECCUS #POCUS #EVECCS

🐈 A study from June 2024, evaluated thoracic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) versus radiography (TXR) for diagnosing injuries in trauma-affected cats. 😺 The study involved 111 cats, with 74.4% showing positive results for thoracic injuries, most commonly pulmonary contusions. 🫁 Findings showed moderate agreement between POCUS and TXR for overall injuries, with cats’ positive on POCUS having higher trauma scores. This suggests thoracic POCUS is a reliable alternative to TXR, especially for severely injured cats. As someone who works a lot with trauma cats, this is something that you must read, and its open source! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dPxZYH9u #POCUS #VECCUS #EVECCS

Dear colleagues,   A Consensus Statement on Veterinary Point-Of-Care UltraSound (POCUS) is being prepared (with the goal of publishing results in the scientific literature), by the VECCUS (Veterinary Emergency Critical Care UltraSound) Interest Group, under the umbrella of EVECCS (European Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society).   A Steering Group composed of Søren Boysen, Angela Briganti, Simon Cook, Teresa DeFrancesco, Marc Seitz, Yu Ueda and Kris Gommeren is preparing the key statements to send to a group of veterinary POCUS experts and key opinion leaders.   The Consensus Statement will focus on five domains: -              POCUS of the Pleural Space and Lung  -              POCUS of the Cardiovascular System (including fluid status and responsiveness) -              POCUS of the Abdomen -              POCUS Guided Procedures -              POCUS of the Neurological and Ocular System   The VECCUS Consensus Statement Steering Group is therefore actively seeking experts that are willing to collaborate on this project. Experts will be invited to review statements, seeking consensus via the Delphi method, allowing sufficient time to answer during each round.    The time commitment to complete the Delphi process is expected to take roughly a year, with several rounds of statement review, and updated details following each round, until consensus is reached or a failure to reach consensus is determined. Further information will be provided once the composition of the expert panel for each domain has been finalized.   To be considered an expert, both of the following requirements will need to be met: -                Have published scholarly activities related to POCUS (book chapters, abstracts, scientific studies, etc.) and/or lectured on POCUS. -                Meet the definition of being a specialist in any of the following fields (Emergency and Critical Care, Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Cardiology or Diagnostic Imaging), or having completed a PhD or equivalent knowledge and training in the appropriate domain (please list specific training and date of completion).   (Applications will be evaluated by the steering committee using a scoring rubric to rank candidates within each domain, also considering diversity and backgrounds of the applicants to achieve a balanced group of panelists)   If you are interested in applying to be an expert panelist please complete the form below and indicate which domains you would like to volunteer (you may select as many domains as you like, however experts will only be assigned to a maximum of two domains depending on the number of applications received). https://lnkd.in/dTwYZyN8  

🐶 New retrospective canine POCUS study – released in May 2024! 📊   🔬 Retrospective evaluation of a right heart parameter score in the assessment of precapillary pulmonary hypertension in dogs (2017-2021): 135 cases 📚 The objective was to determine if emergency and critical care residents can identify moderate to severe precapillary pulmonary hypertension on cardiologist-obtained cineloops using a pulmonary hypertension score (PHS) and report the interobserver variability of the PHS. 💡 From 2017 to 2021, 135 dogs were evaluated, highlighting the accuracy of PHS in detecting PCPH. Emergency and critical care residents effectively identified moderate to severe PCPH in dogs using PHS on cardiologist-obtained cineloops, with good to excellent interobserver agreement. 📎 https://lnkd.in/dxTM226s POCUS to live, live to POCUS!   #EVECC #POCUS #VECCUS