Terms & Conditions

Welcome to POCUS Wales.

These Terms & Conditions govern your use of the POCUS Wales website, including our educational content, clinical cases, courses, resources, and other materials available through the website.

By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with these Terms & Conditions.

If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.

1. About POCUS Wales

POCUS Wales is an educational platform dedicated to Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS).

Our website provides educational materials, clinical cases, ultrasound resources, courses, training information, and related content intended primarily for healthcare professionals and learners.

2. Educational Purpose

All content provided through POCUS Wales is intended for education and professional development purposes only.

Our content may include:

• Clinical cases

• Ultrasound images and videos

• Educational articles

• Learning resources

• Course information

• Teaching materials

• Clinical discussions

• Practical ultrasound guidance

The information is intended to support learning and should not be considered a substitute for appropriate clinical training, supervision, professional judgement, local protocols, or specialist advice.

3. No Medical Advice

POCUS Wales does not provide individual medical diagnosis or treatment through this website.

Nothing on the website should be interpreted as:

• A diagnosis

• A personalised medical assessment

• A treatment recommendation

• Emergency medical advice

• A substitute for professional medical care

If you require medical assessment or treatment, you should consult an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, contact the appropriate emergency service.

4. POCUS Training & Clinical Competence

Participation in a POCUS Wales course, viewing educational material, or completing an online learning activity does not automatically establish clinical competence.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound should be performed only by appropriately trained and supervised clinicians acting within their professional competence and local governance arrangements.

Learners are responsible for ensuring that their use of ultrasound complies with:

• Their professional responsibilities

• Local policies

• Clinical governance requirements

• Training requirements

• Scope of practice

• Applicable professional standards

5. Clinical Cases

POCUS Wales may publish clinical cases for educational purposes.

Clinical cases are intended to demonstrate particular learning points and may not represent every possible presentation of a condition.

The information provided in a case should not be used as the sole basis for making a clinical decision.

Clinical findings should always be interpreted in the context of the individual patient and the broader clinical assessment.

6. Accuracy of Information

We make reasonable efforts to ensure that information published on POCUS Wales is accurate and educationally useful.

However, medical knowledge, clinical guidance, technology, and recommended practice can change.

We therefore do not guarantee that every piece of information on the website will remain current, complete, or applicable to every clinical situation.

Users should verify important clinical information against current guidelines, local policies, recognised professional standards, and appropriate sources.

7. Course Information

Course information published on the website may include:

• Course descriptions

• Learning objectives

• Dates

• Locations

• Eligibility requirements

• Fees

• Registration information

• Course availability

Course details may change due to circumstances including availability, faculty requirements, venue changes, or other operational reasons.

POCUS Wales reserves the right to amend, postpone, reschedule, or cancel a course where reasonably necessary.

Where a course has specific registration or cancellation terms, those terms may apply in addition to these website Terms & Conditions.

8. Course Registration

Where courses are available for registration, additional information may be provided during the booking process.

You are responsible for ensuring that information supplied during registration is accurate and complete.

Course places may be limited and may be allocated according to the relevant registration process.

Registration is not confirmed until POCUS Wales or its designated booking system has confirmed your place.

9. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, the content published on the POCUS Wales website is owned by or licensed to POCUS Wales.

This may include:

• Text

• Graphics

• Logos

• Photographs

• Ultrasound images

• Videos

• Educational materials

• Course materials

• Website design

• Other original content

You may access and use the content for your own personal educational and professional development.

You must not reproduce, redistribute, sell, publish, modify, or commercially exploit POCUS Wales content without prior written permission, unless permitted by law.

10. Clinical Images & Videos

Ultrasound images, videos, clinical cases, and other medical educational materials may be subject to copyright, confidentiality, and intellectual property restrictions.

You must not download, reproduce, distribute, publish, or use such material for commercial or public purposes without appropriate permission.

Where educational materials are provided for a course, additional restrictions may apply.

11. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the website responsibly and lawfully.

You must not:

• Use the website for unlawful purposes

• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website

• Interfere with website security

• Introduce malicious software

• Scrape or systematically copy website content without permission

• Misrepresent POCUS Wales

• Use our content in a misleading or unsafe way

• Submit confidential patient information through inappropriate channels

• Use the website to provide unauthorised medical advice

12. User Submissions

If you submit information, feedback, educational material, or clinical cases to POCUS Wales, you confirm that:

• You have the right to submit the material

• The submission does not unlawfully infringe another person’s rights

• You have obtained any necessary permissions or consents

• Patient-identifiable information has been appropriately removed or handled

• The material does not contain unnecessary confidential information

POCUS Wales reserves the right to review, edit, reject, or remove submitted material where appropriate.

13. Patient Confidentiality

Patient confidentiality is an essential part of responsible healthcare education.

Users must not submit patient-identifiable information through general website contact forms or other channels unless POCUS Wales has specifically requested it through an appropriate secure process.

Any clinical case submission must comply with applicable confidentiality, consent, governance, and professional requirements.

14. External Links

The POCUS Wales website may contain links to external websites and resources.

These links are provided for convenience and educational purposes.

POCUS Wales does not control and is not responsible for:

• The content of external websites

• Their accuracy

• Their availability

• Their security

• Their privacy practices

• Any products or services they provide

Visiting an external website is at your own discretion.

15. Website Availability

We aim to keep the POCUS Wales website available and functioning effectively.

However, we cannot guarantee uninterrupted or error-free access.

The website may occasionally be unavailable due to:

• Maintenance

• Updates

• Technical problems

• Hosting issues

• Security measures

• Circumstances outside our reasonable control

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the website where reasonably necessary.

16. Limitation of Liability

To the extent permitted by law, POCUS Wales shall not be responsible for losses or damages arising from reliance on educational information provided through the website where such information is used outside its intended educational purpose.

Nothing in these Terms & Conditions excludes or limits liability where doing so would be unlawful, including liability that cannot legally be excluded or limited.

17. Professional Responsibility

Healthcare professionals remain responsible for their own clinical decisions and actions.

POCUS Wales does not accept responsibility for clinical decisions made solely on the basis of information accessed through this website.

Users should always consider the patient’s individual circumstances, clinical findings, relevant investigations, current guidance, and local protocols.

18. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time.

Changes may be made to reflect:

• Changes to the website

• New services or educational activities

• Changes to course arrangements

• Changes in legal or regulatory requirements

• Changes to our operating practices

The latest version will be published on this page with the relevant “Last Updated” date.

19. Privacy

Your use of personal information submitted through the website is governed by our Privacy Policy.

Please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information.

20. Governing Law

These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws applicable in England and Wales, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

Any disputes relating to these Terms & Conditions shall be subject to the applicable courts of England and Wales, subject to any mandatory rights or protections available to you under applicable law.

21. Contact Us

If you have questions about these Terms & Conditions, the POCUS Wales website, courses, or educational resources, please contact us.

POCUS Wales

Email: events@pocuswales.com