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2024 Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound for the Acutely Ill Patient
Learn point of care ultrasound basics in "Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound for the Acutely Ill Patient". This one-day CME course led by expert UW SMPH faculty will feature lung, cardiac, and abdominal ultrasound, how to use ultrasound to reach vascular targets, and more. Enrollment is open to physicians and APPs at UW Health and beyond, but limited to 24 participants.
Bonus Content: Approximately four hours of in-depth asynchronous content covering Best Practices in POCUS, Approach to Shock with POCUS, Evidence-Based POCUS and How to Optimize Your POCUS Exam will be released on June 22, 2024, the day of the Focus on POCUS conference.
Course highlights:
- Develop skills in ultrasound image acquisition and interpretation for cardiac, lung, and abdominal structures
- Learn how to use point of care ultrasound to reach vascular targets
- See how point of care ultrasound can help identify causes of shock states and respiratory failure
- And more!
Provided By
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP)
Course is limited to 24 participants
Practice Gaps and Needs
The American College of Physicians formally acknowledged the important role of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in internal medicine. In recent years, POCUS has been used by an increasing number of internal medicine specialists and subspecialists to improve diagnostic timeliness and accuracy. However, there is still a significant gap in the safe and effective use of ultrasound due to significant time and training needed for learning the skills of POCUS. Further, the American Board of Anesthesiology now incorporates POCUS into testing for ABA board certification.
Educational Need
The overall focus of this activity is to:
- Provide participants with knowledge to interpret normal compared to abnormal ultrasound images.
- Assist learners in understanding the appropriate use of ultrasound.
- Teach the skills necessary to obtain a variety of ultrasound images (i.e. lung, cardiac, abdominal) and ultrasound guided target practice.
- Utilize ultrasound to help enhance clinical decision making. .
Elements of Competence
This activity has been designed to change learner competence and focuses on the American Board of Medical Specialties areas of patient care and procedural skills, medical knowledge, and employing evidence-based practice. This activity also focuses on the interprofessional competency of communication.
Conference Fees
$599 UW Health Physician/APP
$499 UW Health Fellows/Residents
$999 All Non-UW Health learners
The conference fee includes the cost of the Focus on Pocus live course and the enduring content.
Intended Audience
This activity is designed to meet the needs of physicians and APPs including nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this educational course, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
Conference:
- Obtain images of the heart, lungs and abdomen that meet established clinical standards
- Perform ultrasound guided target practice
- Determine appropriate utilization and limitations of point of care ultrasound
Enduring:
- Illustrate probe movements that optimize imaging planes
- Describe lung findings in obstructive vs. non-obstructive shock
- Identify potentially reversible causes of obstructive shock that may be recognized on POCUS exam
- Analyze indications and limitations of point of care ultrasound.
- Analyze key literature that supports the use of POCUS
- Interpret POCUS findings of lung, cardiac and IVD exams in a hypotensive patient to identify types of shock present to inform treatment decisions.
- Identify techniques to optimize ultrasound scanning with patient positioning and machine settings.
| SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2024 | |||
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER(S) | LOCATION |
| 8:45 - 9:00 AM | Welcome and Orientation to Simulated Learning | Dr. Sara Damewood | CSP |
| 9:00 - 9:30 A.M. | What is POCUS? | Dr. Sara Damewood | CSP |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | Physics and Lung Ultrasound | Dr. Christine Butts | CSP |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | Hands on Lung & Knobology | All Instructors | CSP |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Basic Cardiac Views (Sx, PSL, PSS x3, A4, IVC) | Dr. Hani Kuttab | CSP |
| 11:30-12:30 | Hands On Basic FATE | All Instructors | CSP |
| 12:30 - 1:15 | Lunch, Pathology Lectures Lung and Cardiac (Fluid Overload (B-lines and Effusion), PNA, Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade, Qualitative Function) | Dr. Simanji Mand | CSP |
| 1:15 - 2:15 PM | Abdominal Ultrasound (FF, Renal/Bladder and Gastric) | Dr. Matthew VandeHei and Dr. Stuart Feichtinger | CSP |
| 2:15 - 3:15 | Hands-On Abdominal Ultrasound | All Instructors | CSP |
| 3:15 - 4:00 | Ultrasound Guided Targets | Dr. Stuart Feichtinger | CSP |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Hands-On Ultrasound Guided Targets | All Instructors | CSP |
| 5:00 - 5:30 | Review and Reminders for Successful Practice | Dr. Sara Damewood | CSP |
CSP = Clinical Simulation Program, H6-112 - Located on the 1st Floor of the UW Health University Hospital
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserve the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
Check agenda for specific room locations.
Conference Attire
Dressing in layers will help to ensure your comfort in the conference rooms.
Planning Committee:
Jenna Brink, PA-C, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Christine Butts, MD, Professor, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Sara Damewood, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Taylor Johnson, MBA, Education Program Administrator, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Hani Kuttab, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, University of Wisconsin
Grace Leonard, EdM, Instructional Designer/Accreditation Specialist, Office of Continuing Professional Development, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Kristen Lucas, MS, Accreditation Specialist, Office of Continuing Professional Development, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Dana Resop, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, University of Wisconsin
Jessica Schmidt, MD, Associate Professor (CHS), Division of Emergency Ultrasound Global Health Section, University of Wisconsin
Matthew VandeHei, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, University of Wisconsin
Faculty:
Christine Butts, MD, Professor, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Sara Damewood, MD Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Jared Dubey, DO, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Stuart Feichtinger, MD, Assistant Professor (CHS), Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Hani Kuttab, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, University of Wisconsin
Dana Resop, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, University of Wisconsin
Jessica Schmidt, MD Associate Professor (CHS), Division of Emergency Ultrasound Global Health Section, University of Wisconsin
Matthew VandeHei, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Ultrasound, University of Wisconsin
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
NAME | ROLE(S) | FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS DISCLOSURE | DISCUSSION OF UNLABELED/UNAPPROVED USES OF DRUGS/DEVICES IN PRESENTATION? |
| Jenna Brink, PA-C | Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Sara Damewood, MD | Committee Member; Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jared Dubey, MD | Committee Member; Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Stuart Feichtinger, MD | Committee Member; Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Taylor Johnson, MBA | Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Hani Kuttab, MD | Committee Member; Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Simanjit Mand, MD | Committee Member; Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Eric Neasi, MD | Committee Member; Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Dana Resop, MD | Committee Member; Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Jessica Schmidt, MD | Committee Member; Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Matthew VandeHei, MD | Committee Member; Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.
The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
Accreditation Statement
 | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Credit Designation Statements
American Medical Association (AMA) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. | |
 | American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 8.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. |
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 ANCC hours. | |
 | American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 8.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. By completing the requirements for this activity, the learner gives UW-Madison ICEP permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s). |
American Board of Anesthesia (ABA) This activity contributes to the CME component of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) Program, known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, www.theaba.org, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements. | |
 | American Board of Surgery (ABS) Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit. |
American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 8.0 MOC points in the American Board of American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit. Participant completion information will be shared with the ABP through PARS. By recording your attendance at this event, you are giving UW-ICEP permission to share this information with ABP. | |
Continuing Education Units The University of Wisconsin–Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA) authorizes this program for 0.8 continuing education units (CEUs) or 8.0 hours. | |
Available Credit
- 8.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
- 8.00 MOCA 2.0®: ABA Lifelong Learning Points (Part II)
- 8.00 MOC: ABIM Medical Knowledge Points (Part II)
- 8.00 MOC: ABP Lifelong Learning Points (Part II)
- 8.00 ABS Accredited CME
- 7.25 ABS Self-Assessment
- 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 8.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 8.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 8.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to help@icep.wisc.edu.
Course is limited to 24 participants. This course includes access to the Focus on POCUS eLearning/enduring course, which will become available at the start of the live conference
Cancellation Policy
Requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to help@icep.wisc.edu. Cancellation requests received at least 96 hours prior to the conference will allow a full refund except for the $50 nonrefundable processing fee. No refunds will be made for cancellations received less than 96 hours prior to the activity start date.
Program Changes
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserve the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
Accessibility
The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please notify us at help@icep.wisc.edu
For Further Information
For course information or details, please contact Taylor Johnson tjohnson@medicine.wisc.edu. For registration assistance, please email help@icep.wisc.edu.