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IFMUSInternational Family Medicine Ultrasound Society

Advancing POCUS. Empowering clinicians. Improving care.

Point-of-care ultrasound for family medicine, worldwide.

IFMUS is the only international professional society dedicated exclusively to point-of-care ultrasound in family medicine. We bring together family doctors, researchers, educators and clinical leaders who want ultrasound to be part of everyday primary care.

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✓Scan review ▶Free webinars ♥Mentoring

Our mission

Five things we do together

Learn

Curated scans, technique guides and webinars from colleagues worldwide.

Connect

A community of family doctors who scan, with mentoring when you need it.

Teach

Become an accredited IFMUS POCUS instructor or international educator.

Research

Join the researcher network and collaborate on international studies.

Lead

Direct an IFMUS clinical hub and shape ultrasound in your region.

For members

What membership gives you

Eleven benefits for €50 a year, or €25 for residents and members in low and lower-middle income countries.

Education

Pathology bank gallery

Browse curated clinical examples, organised by organ system and finding.

Explore education Education

Scan review support

Send anonymised clips and get expert interpretation and feedback on your technique.

How scan review works Events

Webinars and the annual conference

Free educational webinars, and 25% off the IFMUS annual scientific conference.

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Clinical hubs

Lead ultrasound development in your region

IFMUS clinical hubs are local centres for training, scan review and research. Each hub has a director who is an IFMUS member practising in that geography.

How hubs work
11member benefits
€25resident and low-income rate
25%off the annual conference

About

An international home for ultrasound in primary care

IFMUS brings together family medicine professionals, researchers, educators and clinical leaders worldwide who are passionate about advancing ultrasound practice in primary care.

Who we are

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) lets a family doctor answer a focused clinical question at the bedside: is there free fluid, is this pregnancy intrauterine, is the aorta dilated, is there a deep vein thrombosis. Used well, it shortens the path to the right diagnosis and keeps care close to the patient.

Most ultrasound societies are organised around hospital specialties. IFMUS is the only international society focused exclusively on how POCUS is learned, taught, researched and practised in family medicine.

What we are building

  • A community where knowledge is shared openly between countries and health systems.
  • Collaboration between clinicians, educators and researchers who scan in primary care.
  • Common standards that improve ultrasound education and patient care.

Together, we advance POCUS and strengthen family medicine worldwide.

Clinical hubs

Regional hubs, led by members

A hub is a practice or training centre that hosts hands-on courses, coordinates scan review and supports local research. Applications to direct a hub are open to members in every region.

Open call

Europe

Hub director applications open.

Open call

Americas

Hub director applications open.

Open call

Africa

Hub director applications open.

Open call

Asia

Hub director applications open.

Open call

Middle East

Hub director applications open.

Open call

Oceania

Hub director applications open.

People

Officers

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Eva Leceaga-Gaztambide

Membership Officer

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To be announced

President

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To be announced

Education Lead

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To be announced

Research Lead

Membership

Join the International Family Medicine Ultrasound Society

Membership is valid for one year from the date your payment is received and renews automatically. The form takes about three minutes.

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Fees

One year of membership

Standard

€50 / year

For practising family doctors and primary care clinicians.

Join as standard member

Resident

€25 / year

For doctors in a family medicine residency or training programme.

Join as resident

Low-income country

€25 / year*

For members practising in a low or lower-middle income economy.

Join at reduced rate

* The World Bank Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Economy classification applies.

Benefits

Eleven benefits of membership

Educational resources

  1. 1
    Online ultrasound pathology bank galleryFree access. Learn from curated clinical examples.
  2. 2
    Image acquisition technique materialsFree access. Master practical skills from experts worldwide.
  3. 3
    Regular publication and research updatesStay current with POCUS science.
  4. 4
    Educational webinarsFree access. Learn from international specialists.
  5. 6
    Scan review and clinical interpretation supportGet expert feedback on your practice.

Professional development

  1. 5
    Pastoral and mentoring supportConnect with colleagues who understand your challenges.
  2. 7
    Accredited IFMUS POCUS instructorBuild your teaching credentials.
  3. 8
    IFMUS POCUS researcher networkCollaborate on international studies.

Leadership

  1. 9
    IFMUS clinical hub directorLead your region's ultrasound development.
  2. 10
    International IFMUS educatorShare your expertise globally.

Conference

  1. 11
    25% off the annual scientific conferenceNetwork with colleagues worldwide.

After you join

What happens next

Once your payment is confirmed, you will receive:

  • Your IFMUS membership certificate
  • Access to the member-only portal
  • Invitations to upcoming webinars and events
  • Monthly updates on new research and publications
  • Your invitation to join relevant working groups

Questions

Membership FAQ

Who can join?

Family medicine and primary care professionals, residents, researchers and educators with an interest in point-of-care ultrasound. You do not need to be scanning already.

How do I qualify for the reduced rate?

Residents in a family medicine training programme, and members practising in a country the World Bank classifies as low income or lower-middle income, pay €25 a year.

How do I pay?

Payment is taken securely through PayPal. Your membership starts on the date the payment is received.

Can I cancel the automatic renewal?

Yes. Contact the membership officer before your renewal date and we will stop the renewal.

Membership

Join IFMUS

Three short steps. Your membership is valid for one year from the date your payment is received.

  1. Tell us about you

    Name, country, practice setting and membership category.

  2. Pay securely

    Pay the annual fee through PayPal.

  3. Get your certificate

    Receive your certificate and portal access by email.

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Education

Learn to scan, and keep getting better

Members get free access to the pathology bank, technique materials, webinars and expert scan review.

Pathology bank gallery

Curated clinical examples

Real primary care findings with the clinical question, the image and a short teaching point. The gallery is for members.

GALLBLADDERMembers
GallbladderCholelithiasis with acoustic shadow
LUNGMembers
LungB-lines in heart failure
AORTAMembers
AortaInfrarenal AAA, 4.2 cm
KIDNEYMembers
KidneyModerate hydronephrosis
LEG VEINSMembers
Leg veinsNon-compressible common femoral vein
EARLY PREGNANCYMembers
Early pregnancyIntrauterine gestational sac
THYROIDMembers
ThyroidSolid nodule, TI-RADS 4
KNEEMembers
KneeBaker's cyst

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Technique materials

Image acquisition, step by step

Probe choice, patient position, standard views and common pitfalls for each focused application.

Chest

Lung

A-lines, B-lines, pleural effusion and pneumothorax with lung sliding.

Cardiac

Focused cardiac

Parasternal, apical and subcostal views for LV function and pericardial effusion.

Abdomen

Aorta and biliary

AAA screening, gallstones and the right upper quadrant.

Vascular

DVT two-point compression

Common femoral and popliteal vein compression in the clinic.

Women's health

Early pregnancy

Confirming an intrauterine pregnancy and measuring crown-rump length.

MSK

Musculoskeletal

Shoulder, knee and soft-tissue lumps commonly seen in family practice.

Scan review

Expert feedback on your own scans

Upload anonymised clips through the member portal. An IFMUS educator reviews the image quality and the interpretation, and replies with teaching points.

  1. Upload

    Anonymised clip with your clinical question.

  2. Review

    An IFMUS educator assesses acquisition and interpretation.

  3. Feedback

    Written teaching points you can use on your next scan.

Teaching

Accredited IFMUS POCUS instructor

Members who scan regularly can apply to become accredited instructors and teach IFMUS courses in their region. Accreditation criteria are being finalised.

Teaching

International IFMUS educator

Experienced instructors can teach webinars and courses for the whole society and support new clinical hubs.

Events

Webinars, courses and the annual conference

Webinars are free for members. Members also get 25% off the IFMUS annual scientific conference.

Annual scientific conference

IFMUS Conference 2027

Hands-on workshops, original research and the people building POCUS in family medicine. Date and venue to be announced.

Register your interest

We will email you when registration opens. Members receive a 25% discount on the conference fee.

Register interest

Upcoming webinars

Learn from international specialists

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Lung ultrasound in the community

B-lines, effusions and pneumothorax. Online, 19:00 CET, 60 min.

Members: free

Early pregnancy POCUS in general practice

Confirming an intrauterine pregnancy safely. Online, 19:00 CET, 60 min.

Members: free

Two-point compression for DVT

Technique, pitfalls and when to refer. Online, 19:00 CET, 45 min.

Members: free

Building a POCUS curriculum for residents

For programme directors and educators. Online, 19:00 CET, 75 min.

Members: free

Research

Building the evidence for POCUS in primary care

The IFMUS POCUS researcher network connects members who want to study how ultrasound changes diagnosis, referral and outcomes in family medicine.

Researcher network

Multi-country studies need sites. The network matches members who have a research question with practices that can recruit patients, and with colleagues who bring methods and statistics experience.

  • Find collaborators and recruiting sites in other countries
  • Share protocols, data collection forms and ethics templates
  • Present your work at the annual scientific conference
Join to take part

Publication updates

Members receive a monthly digest of new POCUS publications relevant to family medicine, with a short summary of what each one means for practice.

Monthly digest

What the digest covers

Diagnostic accuracy studies, education and training research, implementation in primary care, and guidelines from ultrasound and family medicine bodies.

Working groups

Proposed working groups

New members are invited to the groups that match their interests.

Education standards

Common curricula and competency assessment for family medicine POCUS.

Clinical impact

How POCUS changes diagnosis, referral and patient outcomes in primary care.

Global access

Ultrasound in low-resource and rural settings, including handheld devices.

Contact

Questions about IFMUS?

Write to us about membership, education, events or research collaboration.

Membership
Eva Leceaga-Gaztambide, Membership Officer
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