Peter Bonadonna is a veteran paramedic having 42 years in metropolitan and rural EMS experience. In addition to a field practice, for the last 30 years he directed the Monroe Community College Paramedic Program, a CAAHEP accredited program in Rochester, New York. In addition to Point of Care Ultrasound, Peter teaches advanced 12 Lead interpretation and ACLS to critical care providers.

A pioneer of sorts, Peter was the first provider to put a computer in the ambulance for medical records and one of the originators of using cell phones for biotelemetry and medical control. Despite objections, he continued to teach paramedics to read and interpret 12 lead ECGs two years before the equipment was available to acquire them in the ambulance.

Today, Peter is doing the exact same thing with Point-of-Care ultrasound (POCUS). He has an ultrasound machine in the classroom and teaches anatomy and physiology with the device so that students can actually see what they’re learning about. Peter recognizes that point-of-care ultrasound is transformative and can substantially improve the care we deliver in the prehospital and hospital environment.

Peter is now on a mission to educate the medical masses about the benefits of POCUS. In addition to paramedics he regularly teaches physicians, nurses, physician assistants, therapists and any provider who examines and treats patients.

Peter will prove to you that POCUS is accurate, easy safe and tremendously powerful in terms of what it can offer the health care provider.