Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium

Drs. Macias and Avila have made a career out of creating multimedia content. Please review www.ThePocusAtlas.com and www.CoreUltrasound.com for our work. Additionally, Jailyn is a frequent contributor of ultrasound content to EMRAP.

A few examples of our non-Core Ultrasound and POCUS Atlas online and multimedia work:

Amerigo A. “SIIM: Workflow Changes Benefit POCUS in Emergency Medicine” https://www.auntminnie.com/index.aspx?sec=ser&sub=def&pag=dis&ItemID=136100 June 10th, 2022 [Press]

Macias M, Miller G, Berthusen A. “The Future of Point of Care Ultrasound with Michael Macias, MD” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-future-of-point-of-care-ultrasound-michael-macias-md/id1521021641?i=1000503680479 December 28th, 2020 [Podcast]

Peta N, Avila J. “ED evaluation and Management of Pleural Effusions – One Size Doesn’t Fit All” http://www.emdocs.net/ed-evaluation-and-management-of-pleural-effusions-one-size-doesnt-fit-all/ Feb 10, 2020

Avila JO “Methamphetamine Intoxication”. Core EM. http://coreem.net/core/methamphetamine-intoxication/ September 21, 2016

Avila JO “Superficial Venous Thrombosis: SVT”. Core EM. https://coreem.net/core/superficial-venous-thrombosis/ December 28, 2016

Avila JO “Topical Pain Control for Corneal Abrasions.” Rebel EM. http://rebelem.com/topical-pain-control-for-corneal-abrasions/ October 5, 2017

Avila JO “Non-Traumatic Monocular Vision Loss.” Core EM. https://coreem.net/core/vision-loss/ November 1, 2017

Avila JO “Infective Endocarditis” Core EM. https://coreem.net/core/infective-endocarditis/ December 10, 2017

Avila JO Bronner J “Serotonin Syndrome and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: Pearls and Pitfalls. http://www.emdocs.net /serotonin-syndrome-and-neuroleptic-malignant-syndrome-pearls-pitfalls/ 29 October, 2015

Avila JO “Serotonin syndrome” Emin5 online video. http://emin5.com/2015/08/24/serotonin-syndrome/ 24 August 2015


Avila JO, Smith BC “Trick of the Trade: DIY Finger Traps” http://www.aliem.com/trick-of-trade-finger-traps/ 1 July 2015

Avila JO, Smith BC, Hennings J “Trick of the Trade: Squeeze test for confirmation of IO placement” http://www.aliem.com/trick-of-the-trade-squeeze-test-for-confirmation-of-io-placement/ 22 July 2015

Avila JO. “Small bowel obstruction: Diagnosis by ultrasonography” http://www.aliem.com/small-bowel-obstruction-diagnosis-ultrasonography/. 13 September 2014. Web

Avila JO. “Boring Question: How does the sensitivity/specificity of lung ultrasound compare to plain films in diagnosing pneumothorax?” http://boringem.org/2014/08/21/boring-question-lung-ultrasound-vs-cxr-dx-pneumothorax/. 21 August 2014. Web

Rezaie S, Avia J. “REBELCast Ep62 – US Guided PIVs with Jacob Avila, MD” http://rebelem.com/rebelcast-ep62-us-guided-pivs-with-jacob-avila-md/ February 7, 2019

Avila J. “EMRAP HD – Subcutaneous Tissue Ultrasound https://www.emrap.org/episode/subcutaneous/subcutaneous October 2019

Le, L, Avila J. “To POCUS or Not to POCUS”. https://www.emra.org/about-emra/publications/emra-cast/pocus-2023 April 15, 2023

Avila, J. “How I Educate Series – Jacob Avila, MD” https://www.aliem.com/how-i-educate-series-avila/ April 5, 2023

Finding a Focus in Emergency Ultrasound: An Interview with Jacob Avila, MD” https://www.emra.org/students/newsletter-articles/finding-a-focus-in-emergency-ultrasound-an-interview-with-jacob-avila-md February 1, 2019

Weingart S, Avila J. “RUSH Redux with Jacob Avila” https://emcrit.org/emcrit/rush-redux/ September 18, 2019

Avila J. “Point of Care Ultrasound = VTE” https://www.vtedublin.org/vte-dublin-podcast-39-jacob-avila-point-of-care-ultrasound-in-the-diagnosis-of-vte/ January 1, 2021.

Weingart S, Avila J. “EMCrit Wee – Is it Tamponade? With Jacob Avila https://emcrit.org/emcrit/is-it-tamponade/ August 17, 2020

Avila J “Lung Ultrasound by Dr. Jacob Avila” https://boldcityem.com/2020/04/lung-ultrasound-by-dr-jacob-avila/ April 7, 2020

Avila J. “Point of Care Ultrasound with Jacob Avila, MD”. EMRA Vimeo channel. https://vimeo.com/508527765 February 4, 2021

Avila J “Ultrasound of Appendicitis with Jacob Avila, MD”. EMRAP Live. https://www.emrap.org/episode/emraplive/ultrasoundof February 2017

Avila J “Rebel Core Cast 85 – Superficial Venous Thrombosis (Blog Post)” https://rebelem.com/rebel-core-cast-85-0-superficial-venous-thrombosis/ July 20, 2022

Avila J. “FOAMed Made Me a Better Lecturer” https://aiumthescan.blog/2016/08/16/foamed-made-me-a-better-lecturer/ August 16, 2016

1. Aminlari A, Macias M, Shah V, Medak A, 'Renal Ultrasound', in Alan Chiem, and Vi Am Dinh (eds), Emergency and Clinical Ultrasound Board Review, Medical Specialty Board Review (New York, 2020; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 June 2020), https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190696825.003.0008, accessed 20 July 2023.

2. Avila J, Huang C, Noble V. (2020). “Thoracic Ultrasound” In: Emergency and Clinical Ultrasound Board Review (Medical Specialty Board Review) 1st Edition New York: Oxford University Press. Chapter 15. https://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Clinical-Ultrasound-Medical-Specialty/dp/0190696826

3. Avila J. (2018). How to Scan: Pneumoperitoneum and Small Bowel Obstruction, In: Practical Guide to Critical Ultrasound, Volume 1. [eBook] RE Lewiss, RJ Strony, RA Jones [editors] American College of Emergency Physicians Chapter 1.1 https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/practical-guide-to-critical-ultrasound-volume-1/id1439354416?mt=11

4. Avila J. (2018). How to Scan: Ocular, In: Practical Guide to Critical Ultrasound, Volume 1. [eBook] RE Lewiss, RJ Strony, RA Jones [editors] American College of Emergency Physicians Chapter 1.4. https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/practical-guide-to-critical-ultrasound-volume-1/id1439354416?mt=11

5. Avila J. (2018). How to Scan: Venous Compression, In: Practical Guide to Critical Ultrasound, Volume 1. [eBook] RE Lewiss, RJ Strony, RA Jones [editors] American College of Emergency Physicians Chapter 1.5. https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/practical-guide-to-critical-ultrasound-volume-1/id1439354416?mt=11

6. Avila J. Shock, In: CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment Emergency Medicine. (8th ed). CK Stone, RL Humphries [editors] McGraw Hill Lange CURRENT Series, July 2017. Chapter 11.