January 29 to February 2, 2025 in Austin, Texas
"The 2019 Point-of-care Ultrasound Workshop was the most effective post-graduate clinical course I have taken. The speakers were terrific, experts in their fields, and engaging. The hands-on ultrasound experience while being mentored by outstanding faculty in real-time was very effective. The practical lessons learned both in didactic and actual ultrasound imaging will change my daily practice and make me a better clinician and transplant surgeon. A game-changer." - Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD 2019 Course Participant & Former Chancellor of the University of Texas System
Workshop Overview
Since 2013, our Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshops have taught clinicians practical bedside applications of portable ultrasound. Our unique workshops combine focused didactics and hands-on scanning led by expert faculty from around the country. During the hands-on scanning sessions, course participants practice capturing specific ultrasound views of the heart, lungs, abdomen, and legs on live adult or pediatric models. The hands-on sessions are complemented by lectures to improve the participants' knowledge of the indications, technical skills, and clinical integration of bedside ultrasound. Our training curricula have been fine-tuned by experts over several years to maximize learning.
Target Audience
Our workshops are designed for clinicians from nearly all specialties who are seeking training in point-of-care ultrasound.
- Internal Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Surgery
- Anesthesiology
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Residents & Students
Why are these workshops unique?
- Nationally recognized expert faculty from leading academic institutions
- Low course participant to faculty ratio (2:1 or 3:1 for in-person courses)
- Curricula designed to teach the highest-yield point-of-care ultrasound applications for clinicians
- Maximum hands-on practice scanning with live adult and pediatric models
What can you expect to learn?
- Fundamental principles of ultrasound technology and basic operation of a portable ultrasound machine
- Techniques to perform focused diagnostic ultrasound examinations at the bedside, including imaging of the heart, lungs, abdomen, and lower extremity veins
- Techniques to use ultrasound to guide performance of common bedside procedures
- Indications, basic protocols, and limitations of bedside ultrasound imaging
- Practice interpretation of normal and abnormal ultrasound images
- Mentored scanning with experienced faculty to learn hands-on imaging techniques
This course satisfies one of the program requirements for the SHM Point-of-care Ultrasound Certificate of Completion.