The General Intensive Care Ultrasound (GenIUS) pathway is a certification offered by ESICM to practitioners who want to acquire a basic level of competence in critical care ultrasound based on the last recommendations (Robba et al. 2021) and in agreement with the CoBaTrICE.
The Pathway includes learning components in line with the latest advances in continuous medical education (CME):
The participants will also get access to the e-book of the “Basic ultrasound head-to-toe skills for intensivists in the general and neuro intensive care unit population” for self-study.
The GENIUS Pathway is a 2-year blended learning programme involving online and onsite practical components that aim at helping participants to acquire and reinforce the basic skills required for head-to-toe ultrasonography in the intensive care setting. The online components of the pathway are included in the registration fees. However, participants must register separately for the onsite practical courses and workshops. Onsite courses are offered both at the ESICM Annual Congress and locally by ESICM-certified trainers, while workshops take place exclusively at the ESICM Annual Congress.
Cardiac: Describe, perform and interpret transthoracic cardiac ultrasound for the recognition and assessment of common conditions and clinical syndromes
Thoracic: Describe, perform and interpret thoracic and pleural ultrasound
Abdominal: Describe, perform and interpret ultrasonographic assessment of the abdomen
Neurology: Describe, perform and interpret basic neuro ultrasonography
Vascular: Describe, perform and interpret basic vascular ultrasonography
Integrate these individual modalities for a holistic assessment of the critically unwell patient
The 2-year Genius Pathway includes :
To ensure the acquisition of the required skills required for head-to-toe ultrasonography in the intensive care setting, participants will have the opportunity to join practical courses offered either at the ESICM Annual Congress or locally, delivered by ESICM certified trainers.
To get the GENIUS certificate, pathway participants must complete the mandatory components and collect 50 points within 2 years :
*The participants who attended the GENIUS pre-congress courses at LIVES 2022, 2023 or 2024 are not required to complete the onsite course again.
Any country can approach ESICM to host a GENIUS local course, but to do so they need their trainers to be trained in the methodology of the pathway and certified by ESICM. Anyone with 3+ years experience and/or national/international certification in ultrasound can apply to be a trainer. To apply, please send the below documents to education@esicm.org:
The application will be reviewed by the ESICM GENIUS core faculty. If the application is accepted, the future trainers will need to complete all the online modules, attend a Faculty Development Day and a GenIUS onsite course run by established faculty before being certified as a GENIUS trainer.
The Faculty Development Day will focus on guiding the future GENIUS trainers into the localized courses education modalities, engaging showcases on delivering the course and valuable tips to inspire and connect with your trainees.
This is your chance to level up and become a GENIUS-certified trainer—an opportunity to not miss!
The ESICM certified trainers who deliver at least 2 local practical courses in 2 years will get a free entry to the ESICM Annual Congress.
ESICM members from the Emerging Nations and Eastern Europe (see list of countries here) are entitled to a discount on registration fees. To qualify, participants must be active ESICM members for the current year. To become a member, please see more information here.
Further questions? Contact us at education@esicm.org