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The Séguin Canadian POCUS Education Conference (SCPEC) is an annual student-led conference focused on advancing POCUS education across Canadian medical schools. Founded in 2021 by medical students at the University of Ottawa, the annual SCPEC conference brings together 50+ medical students, residents, and staff physicians across Canada to collaborate to improve POCUS UGME.
Consensus recommendations from the inaugural 2021 conference have been published, and the 2024 conference findings have been presented at several conferences with the manuscript underway. By fostering national dialogue and collaboration, we aim to enhance POCUS education and help equip all Canadian medical students with essential POCUS skills for clinical care.
Our Team.
Our team consists of medical students, residents, and supervising staff from across Canada, united in our mission to advance and integrate POCUS education within undergraduate curricula at all Canadian medical schools.
Christopher Tsoutsoulas
MD, FRCPC (Emergency Medicine), DRCPSC (Acute-care POCUS)
Supervising Staff
Staff Physician, North York General Hospital (NYGH), Department of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Informatics Division Lead, NYGH, Department of Emergency Medicine
Lecturer, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Chris Tsoutsoulas is an Emergency Physician at North York General Hospital. He completed his FRCPC training in emergency medicine at the University of Toronto and an acute-care POCUS fellowship at the University of Western Ontario. He is also a Testamur of the National Board of Echocardiography and has special interest in resuscitative transesophageal echocardiography. Chris is a passionate clinical teacher who has instructed several POCUS courses across Canada.
Selina Chow
PGY1 FM, University of Toronto
Chair
Nilah Ahimsadasan
MS4, Queen's University
Vice Chair — Leadership
Munazzah Jaffer
MS4, McGill University
Vice Chair — Regional Reps
Linda Wu
MS2, University of Toronto
VP Communications
Natalie Kearn
MS2, Queen's University
VP Communications
Brooke D'Mello
MS2, University of Toronto
VP Finance
Justin Phung
MS3, University of Ottawa
VP Finance
Leann Blake
MS3, Western University
VP Research
Samin Barakati
MS2, Western University
VP Research
Regional Representatives
Julia Parreira-Pinto
MS4, McGill University
Quebec - McGill University
Alyssia Guarneri
MS2, McGill University
Quebec - Université de Sherbrooke
Cyril Mani
MS2, McGill University
Quebec - Université Laval
Abdullatif Hassan
MS4, McGill University
Quebec - Université de Montréal
Oswin Chang
MS3, University of British Columbia
Western - University of British Columbia
Cherise Kwok
MS3, University of Alberta
Western - University of Alberta
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Rayna Sharma
MS2, University of Calgary
Western - University of Calgary
Jana Khanafer
MS3, Western University
Ontario - Western University
Kaitlyn Hui
MS3, McMaster University
Ontario - McMaster University
Prisca Hsu
MS3, University of Toronto
Ontario - University of Toronto
Aghia Mokhber
MS3, Queen's University
Ontario - Queen's University
Adrian Che
MS4, University of Ottawa
Ontario - University of Ottawa
Mariah Rodriguez-Imbarlina
MS2, McMaster University
Ontario - Toronto Metropolitan University
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