Adult Point-of-care Ultrasound CME Workshop
January 16-17, 2027 – Live, Hands-on Scanning at AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, TX
Total 24.25 hours of CME credit
Objectives
- Familiarize learners with basic applications of point-of-care ultrasound in the care of acutely ill patients.
- Practice acquiring basic point-of-care ultrasound views on normal live models.
- Practice interpreting normal and abnormal images from basic point-of-care ultrasound exams.
Target Audience
This workshop is designed for clinicians who care for adults and are seeking training in portable ultrasound.
- Internal Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Surgery
- Anesthesiology
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Residents and Students
Faculty
Our esteemed faculty are POCUS experts and leaders in the field from across the country (click here).
| Nilam Soni | Carolina Candotti | Ria Dancel |
| Trevor Jensen | Mark Foster | Ricardo Franco-Sadud |
| Paul Mayo | Taro Minami | Benjamin Galen |
| Andre Kumar | Harald Sauthoff | Stephanie Conner |
| Linda Kurian | Henry Mayo-Malasky | Todd Cutler |
| Ghassan Bandak | Joel Cho | Firas Abbas |
| Brandon Boesch | Kevin Proud | Erik Manninen |
| Tanping Wong | Amanda Reeck | Christopher Dayton |
| James Anstey | Gordon Johnson | Amir Begovic |
| Abhilash Koratala | Gisela Banauch | Ernest Fischer |
| Gigi Liu | Charles LoPresti | Manpreet Malik |
| Benji Mathews | Greg Mints | Hannah Schmitz |
| Robert Nathanson | Kreegan Reierson | Jessica Solis-McCarthy |
| Maggie Thomas | James Verner | Lara Voigt |
| Terry Lung | Ian Coe |
**Final faculty list will vary based on availability**
Agenda
DAY 1 | ||
| Time | Group A | Group B |
| 7:00–7:30 | Breakfast | |
| 7:30 – 7:40 | Welcome & Course Overview - Nilam Soni | |
| 7:40 – 8:00 | Getting Started: Ultrasound Equipment & Knobology – Nilam Soni, MD | |
| 7:00 – 8:50 | Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Lecture – Nilam Soni, MD | |
| 8:50 – 9:00 | Break & Divide into 2 Groups | |
| 9:00 – 9:50 | Skill 1: Parasternal long- & short-axis/ Apical 4-chamber views (25 min) Skill 2: Subcostal 4-chamber & IVC/ Apical 4-chamber views (25 min) | Practice Interpretation: Cardiac Images (50min) – Andre Kumar, MD |
| 9:50 – 10:00 | Rotate Groups A & B | |
| 10:00 – 10:50 | Practice Interpretation: Cardiac Images (50min) – Andre Kumar, MD | Table 1: Parasternal long- & short-axis/ Apical 4-chamber views (25min) Table 2: Subcostal 4-chamber & IVC/ Apical 4-chamber views (25min) |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Reconvene in Lecture Hall | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Lung/Pleural Ultrasound Lecture – Nilam Soni, MD | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | DVT and Basic Vascular Ultrasound Lecture – Nilam Soni, MD | |
| 12:00 – 12:50 | Lunch | |
| 12:50 – 1:00 | Divide into 2 Groups | |
| 1:00 – 1:40 | Skill 1: Lungs & pleura / LE DVT (20 min) Skill 2: LE DVT / Lungs & pleura (20 min) | Practice Interpretation: Lung, Pleural, and Vascular Images (40 min) – James Anstey, MD |
| 1:40 – 1:50 | Rotate Groups A & B | |
| 1:50 – 2:30 | Practice Interpretation: Lung, Pleural, and Vascular Images (40 min) – James Anstey, MD | Skill 1: Lungs & pleura / LE DVT (20 min) Skill 2: LE DVT / Lungs & pleura (20 min) |
| 2:30 – 2:40 | Break & Reconvene in Lecture Hall | |
| 2:40 – 3:30 | Procedures: Vascular Access, Paracentesis, Thoracentesis, Lumbar Puncture Lecture | |
| 3:30 – 3:40 | Divide into 2 groups | |
| 3:40 – 4:30 | Skill 1: Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, & Lumbar Puncture (25 min) Skill 2: CVC & PIV (25 min) | Practice Interpretation: Cardiac, Lung, Pleural, and Vascular Images (50 min) – Benji Mathews, MD / Carolina Candotti, MD |
| 4:30 – 4:40 | Rotate Groups A & B | |
| 4:40 – 5:30 | Practice Interpretation: Cardiac, Lung, Pleural, and Vascular Images (50 min) – Benji Mathews, MD / Carolina Candotti, MD | Skill 1: Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, & Lumbar Puncture (25 min) Skill 2: CVC & PIV (25 min) |
| 5:30 | Adjourn | |
| 5:30 – 6:30 | Optional: Open Scanning Session in Hands-on Room (Salon D & E) | |
DAY 2 | ||
| Time | Group A | Group B |
| 7:00 – 8:00 | Optional: Open Scanning Session in Hands-on Room (Salon D & E) | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 | Breakfast | |
| 8:00 – 9:20 | Abdominal Ultrasound Lecture – Jessica Solis, MD | |
| 9:20 – 9:30 | Break & Divide into 2 Groups | |
| 9:30 – 10:30 | Skill 1: RUQ (Gallbladder & Kidney) & LUQ (Spleen & Kidney) (30 min) Skill 2: Aorta & Pelvis (Bladder & Uterus/Prostate) (30 min) | Practice Interpretation: Abdominal Images (60min) – Gigi Liu, MD |
| 10:30 – 10:40 | Rotate Groups A & B | |
| 10:40 – 11:40 | Practice Interpretation: Abdominal Images (60min) – Gigi Liu, MD | Skill 1: RUQ (Gallbladder & Kidney) & LUQ (Spleen & Kidney) (30 min) Skill 2: Aorta & Pelvis (Bladder & Uterus/Prostate) (30 min)) |
| 11:40 – 11:50 | Reconvene in Lecture Hall | |
| 11:50 – 12:10 | Skin, Soft Tissues, & Joints Lecture – Nilam Soni, MD | |
| 12:10 – 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 1:20 | Imaging Pearls & Pitfalls Lecture – Nilam Soni, MD | |
| 1:20 – 1:30 | Divide into 2 Groups | |
| 1:30 – 2:50 | Practice Interpretation: Cases & Abnormal Images (80 min) – Tanping Wong, MD / Gordon Johnson, MD | Review Session: Rotate every 20mins & practice all skills: Cardiac Ultrasound, Lungs & Abdomen Vascular / LE DVT, MSK, US-guided Procedures |
| 2:50 – 3:00 | Break & Rotate Groups A & B | |
| 3:00 – 4:20 | Review Session: Rotate every 20mins & practice all skills: Cardiac Ultrasound, Lungs & Abdomen Vascular / LE DVT, MSK, US-guided Procedures | Practice Interpretation: Cases & Abnormal Images (80 min) – Tanping Wong, MD / Gordon Johnson, MD |
| 4:20 – 4:30 | Break & Reconvene in Lecture Hall for Raffle! | |
| 4:30 – 5:00 | Ultrasound Program Development – Nilam Soni, MD All Faculty Panel Discussion | |
| 5:00 – 5:30 | Post-course test & Course Evaluation | |
| 5:30 | Adjourn | |
Registration:
Registration Includes:
- Copy of the 2nd edition of Point-of-care Ultrasound
- Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and coffee
- Up to 24.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM and 24.25 points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program
Registration Fee:
- Total course cost is $1,950
- Registration Link: Coming soon
- Trainees: Trainees: Medical students, residents, and fellows can receive a discounted rate of $1,750 after sending the following items to RobinsonH@uthscsa.edu.
1. Name of medical school or residency/fellowship training program
2. Name of dean of students or program director
3. Email address of dean or program director
- Groups: Discounted pricing is available for groups with ≥5 registrants coming from the same institution or medical practice.
- Mailing List: To be added to our mailing list for future courses, please complete the Course Participant Form.
Cancellation:
- Course registration is non-transferable and may not be applied toward future UT Health San Antonio CME courses. Partial refunds of 75% of the course registration will be provided for cancellations 60 days prior to the course. Partial refunds of 50% of the course registration will be provided for cancellations 30 days prior to the course. Partial refunds of 25% of the course registration will be provided for cancellations 14 days prior to the course. No refunds will be provided for cancellations less than 14 days or for no-shows.
- Those who have last minute cancelations due to unforeseen circumstances or Acts of God (illness, canceled flights/ weather related, major family emergencies, etc.) will have the option of a 50% reimbursement of registration funds or a one-time transfer of your registration to our next POCUS CME Workshop.
Disclaimer:
- Please be aware that www.POCUSSA.org is the only official site for the Point-of Care Ultrasound CME Workshops held by the University of Texas Health San Antonio.
- Fraudulent websites have been reported, so it is critical that you use only the official University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education (CME) website listed above to register for the meeting.
- UT Health SA CME staff makes every effort to shut down illegitimate websites as soon as we are made aware of them; however, new attempts to create fraudulent sites occur regularly. If you are concerned about your registration, please contact CME Staff at cme@uthscsa.edu or 210-567-4491.