November 2024 to January 2025 – Pre-course Work
January 30-31, 2025 – Live,Hands-on Scanning at AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, TX
Total 24.25 hours of CME credit
Objectives
1. Become familiar with basic pediatric point-of-care ultrasound applications in the care of acutely ill children
2. Practice acquiring basic point-of-care ultrasound views on normal pediatric models.
3. Practice interpreting normal and abnormal images from basic pediatric point-of-care ultrasound exams.
Target Audience
This workshop is designed for clinicians who care for adults and are seeking training in portable ultrasound.
- General Pediatrics
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Neonatology
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Residents and Students
Faculty
Our pediatric POCUS faculty are experts and leaders in the field from across the country (click here).
| Saul Flores | Erik Su | Stephanie Leung |
| Thomas Conlon | Maria Fraga | Andrea Matho |
| Javier Lasa | Haitham Al-Wahab | Ria Dancel |
| Hannah Smith |
**Additional faculty will be finalized prior to the workshop in January 2025**
Agenda
DAY 1 | ||
| Time | Group A | Group B |
| 0700 – 0730 | Breakfast | |
| 0730 – 0740 | Welcome & Course Overview - Nilam Soni | |
| 0740 – 0800 | Introduction to POCUS Scanning – Thomas Conlon, MD | |
| 0800 – 0830 | Vascular Access and Procedural Basics – Thomas Conlon, MD | |
| 0830 – 0900 | Lung Ultrasound Lecture – Stephanie Leung, MD | |
| 0900 – 0930 | Soft Tissue and Musculoskeletal Basics – Andrea Matho, MD | |
| 0930 – 0945 | Break & Proceed to Hands-On Stations | |
| 9:45 – 11:10 | 6 hands-on stations (4-6 learners per station, 2 machines per station handheld or stand based) Introduction to the Machine (10 minutes- all stations) Station 1: Lungs & pleura (25min) (2 Stations) Station 2: Vascular Access (25min) (2 Stations) Station 3: Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue (25min) (2 Stations) | |
| 1115 | Reconvene in Lecture Area | |
| 1115 – 1145 | Introduction to Cardiac Ultrasound – Maky Fraga, MD | |
| 1145 – 1245 | Lunch | |
| 1245 – 1345 | 6 stations (3 per station) Table 1: Parasternal long- & short-axis (20 min) Table 2: Subcostal and IVC Views (20 min) Table 3: Apical 4 Chamber Views (20 min) | Assessment of Right and Left Ventricular Function and Clinical Cases Thomas Conlon, MD |
| 1345 – 1350 | Rotate Groups A & B | |
| 1350 – 1450 | Assessment of Right and Left Ventricular Function and Clinical Cases Thomas Conlon, MD | Table 1: Parasternal long- & short-axis (20 min) Table 2: Subcostal and IVC Views (20 min) Table 3: Apical 4 Chamber Views (20 min) |
| 1450-1455 | Break & Reconvene in Lecture Area | |
| 1455-1520 | Basic Hemodynamics & Volume Status Lecture – Haitham Al-Wahab, MD | |
| 1520-1525 | Divide into 2 Groups | |
| 1525-1625 | Table 1: LV Function (20 min) Table 2: RV Function (20 min) Table 3: Assessment of Shock (20 minutes) | Cardiac Cases / Practice Interpretation of Cardiac Images Haitham Al-Wahab, MD |
| 1625 – 1630 | Rotate Groups A & B | |
| 1630 – 1730 | Cardiac Cases / Practice Interpretation of Cardiac Images Haitham Al-Wahab, MD | Table 1: LV Function (20 min) Table 2: RV Function (20 min) Table 3: Assessment of Shock (20 minutes) |
| 1730 | Adjourn | |
DAY 2 | ||
| Time | Group A | Group B |
| 0700 – 0800 | Optional: Open Scanning Session in Hands-on Room | |
| 0700 – 0800 | Breakfast | |
| 0800 – 0835 | Abdominal Ultrasound Lecture – Stephanie Leung, MD | |
| 0835 – 0850 | Lumbar Puncture – Ria Dancel, MD | |
| 0850 – 0900 | Break & Divide into 2 Groups | |
| 0900 – 1000 | Table 1: RUQ (Liver, Gallbladder, & Kidney) & LUQ (Spleen & Kidney) (20 min) Table 2: Aorta & Pelvis (Bladder & Uterus/Prostate) (20 min) Table 3: Lumbar Puncture (20 min) | Abdominal Cases and Advanced Abdomen / Practice Interpretation of Abdominal Images Stephanie Leung, MD |
| 1000 – 1005 | Rotate Groups A & B | |
| 1005 – 1105 | Abdominal Cases and Advanced Abdomen / Practice Interpretation of Abdominal Images Stephanie Leung, MD | Table 1: RUQ (Gallbladder & Kidney) & LUQ (Spleen & Kidney) (20 min) Table 2: Aorta & Pelvis (Bladder & Uterus/Prostate) (20 min) Table 3: Lumbar Puncture (20 min) |
| 1105 – 1110 | Reconvene in Lecture Area | |
| 1110 – 1140 | Advanced Cardiac Ultrasound – Javier Lasa, MD | |
| 1140 – 1200 | Advanced Procedural Applications – Maky Fraga, MD | |
| 1200 – 1300 | Lunch | |
| 1300 – 1330 | Bringing it All Together /Cool Cases – Hannah Smith, MD | |
| 1330 – 1335 | Hands-On | |
| 1335 – 1550 | Open Scanning Session: Learner Guided Stations
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| 1550 – 1620 | Integrating POCUS in Pediatric Practice – Faculty Panel | |
| 1620 – 1630 | Reconvene in Lecture Area | |
| 1630 – 1700 | Ultrasound Program Development (Salon C) – Nilam Soni, MD | |
| 1700 – 1730 | Post-course test & Course Evaluation | |
| 1730 | 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 Pediatrics (ABP) Maintenance of Certification program
Registration Fee:
- Total course cost is $1,895
- Registration Link: Pediatric Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop 2025
- Trainees: Medical students, residents, and fellows can receive a discounted rate of $1,700 after sending the following items to krellenstein@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 - Mailing List: To be added to our mailing list for future courses, please complete the Course Participant Form.
- Course Contact: If you have questions, please email Kathryn Krellenstein: krellenstein@uthscsa.edu
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.