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Chung, PhD  \nSupplemental material online at  \n[jultrasoundmed.org](jultrasoundmed.org)  \nReceived May 6, 2025, from the Executive Office, Presuna, Coleman, Alberta, Canada (S.R.); Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.G.); Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (E.T.); Division of Emergency Medicine and High Dependency Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy (E.P.); Executive Office, Zedu Ultrasound Training, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (S.P.); Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA (J.S.-MCarthy., C.G.); Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery Trauma Critical Care, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA (M.F.); Department of Physiotherapy, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales, UK (M.S.); Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (C.B.); Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada (E.C.W.); Department of Paramedicine, Auckland University of Technology, Manukau South Campus, Auckland, New Zealand (H.L.); Department of Critical Care, Wellington Free Ambulance, Wellington, New Zealand (H.L.); Emergency Department, Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand (H.L.); Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (J.D.); Department of Physiotherapy, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool, UK (S.H.); Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (H.I.); Department of Emergency Medicine, Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (A.L.); Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Winchester, UK (M.P.); Department of Critical Care, King’s College Hospital, London, UK (A.W.); Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, USA (T.W.); Department of Emergency, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK (C.Y.); and Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK (E.M.C.). Manuscript accepted for publication September 7, 2025.  \nThis manuscript benefited from AI technologies, specifically ChatGPTAI models, to assist with readability, language refinement, and reference identification in this manuscript. The initial text, final content, interpretations, and conclusions are solely those of the authors. SR is affiliated with Presuna, a software company focused on ultrasound training, quality assurance, quality improvement, and research. SH received honoraria from University College London and compensation for ultrasound course delivery through institutional and self-employed arrangements; he also was an ultrasound committee member for the Intensive Care Society (UK) from 2018 to 2023. AG received an ultrasound system from Butterfly Inc and support from the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and serves as a medical advisor to Presuna. MP received royalties from OUP textbook Focused Intensive Care Ultrasound and honoraria from General Electric. SP is the director and owner of Zedu Ultrasound Training, with no financial gain related to this project. 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