Useful resources
WINFOCUS (World Interactive Network Focussed on Critical Ultrasound)
WINFOCUS resuscitation related ultrasound page
Sonosite institute of training and education (SITE)
Teaching Website of the Medical ICU at Ambroise Pare Hospital in Paris by Antoine Vieillard-Baron and Francois Jardin, pioneers in ICU echocardiography
A small russian gallery of good echo images
A collection of transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography
Echocardiography videos in IGNOU's School of Health Sciences channel
A compact listing of links to ICU learning resources compiled by a Saudi intensivist
A listing of cardiology resources on the web, which includes echocardiography resources
Critical Care Ultrasound Institute, Canada
Handheld ultrasound in ICU courses in the UK
Emergency medicine ultrasound tutorials and case studies from the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
Competence statement for critical care ultrasound
http://www.chestjournal.org/content/135/4/1050.full
Educational affiliates
Christian Medical College Main web site
Christian Medical College education web site
Tufts University e-learning web site
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