CDN STBBI Guidelines vs CPoCUS Exams

Note: This application is intended for use by HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, and not the general public. For general information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), refer to https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases.html This application provides Canadian health professionals with up-to-date recommendations for the screening, diagnosis, management, and treatment of STIs, including recommendations for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, in a convenient, concise, and easy to use format.
 It has been developed from the 2010 version of the Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections (Guidelines) (http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/std-mts/sti-its/index-eng.php) and revised content from 2013 to 2016. These updates reflect emerging issues/trends affecting the management of STIs in Canada. Up-to-date information from other complementary resources has also been incorporated, including key recommendations from the HIV Screening and Testing Guide (2012) and the Management of Hepatitis B - Quick Reference (2013).
 The content is reflective of the most current evidence for the management of uncomplicated STIs in adults and youth only. It does not contain information for the management of STIs in pregnant women, children, neonates or complicated infections. 
 This application is intended to provide information to public health and clinical professionals and does not supersede any provincial/territorial legislative, regulatory, policy and practice requirements or professional guidelines that govern the practice of health professionals in their respective jurisdictions, whose recommendations may differ due to local epidemiology or context.

The mission of the Canadian Point-of-Care Ultrasound Society (CPoCUS) is to promote the safe and effective use of point-of-care sonography. The CPoCUS examinations are the benchmarks to ensure that an Independent Practitioner has the skills needed to generate determinate images. We have strived to make these exams objective, simple and clear. This app implements e-forms that guides an examiner and candidate through each of the Practical and Visual sonography exams administered by CPoCUS. Currently these include the Certification Tracks: AC CORE, FM CORE and RESUS (more to be added in a future update).  Each e-form calculates a performance score and assessment at the completion of the exam, and generates an email message to communicate the result. CPoCUS examinations promote a consistent and objective assessment of candidates nationwide.