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ForwardPoint-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Course for Nephrologists - Multan, Pakistan
Overview
This activity will be a two-day course focused on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training for nephrologists. The course will cover the fundamentals of ultrasound, including lung, abdominal, vascular, and limited cardiac imaging. Each topic will include a didactic presentation followed by hands-on training for participants. This international event will take place at the Multan Institute of Kidney Disease, located in the city of Multan, Pakistan.
Elements of Competence
This activity has been designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competencies:
American Board of Medical Specialties
- Patient care and procedural skills
- Practice-based learning and improvement
- Medical Knowledge
- Apply Quality improvement
Intended Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this activity, participants, as members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Identify key clinical applications of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) principles in nephrology
- Perform basic POCUS examinations of the lungs, abdomen, heart, and vessels
- Interpret common POCUS findings relevant to nephrology
- Apply POCUS findings to guide clinical decision-making
Agenda | |
| Time | Topics |
Day 1: August 21, 2025 | |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Introduction to POCUS & Abdominal POCUS |
| 1:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Hands-on Session: Getting Familiar with the Ultrasound Machine & Abdominal POCUS |
| 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Break |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lung POCUS |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Hands-on Session: Lung POCUS |
Day 2: August 22, 2025 | |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Cardiac POCUS |
| 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Hands-on Session: Cardiac POCUS |
| 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Break |
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Putting It All Together: Case-Based Discussion |
Presenters/Planners
 | Ali Gardezi, MBBS Dr. Ali Gardezi is a faculty member in the Division of Nephrology within the Department of Medicine. He serves as the Interventional Nephrology Fellowship Program Director and the DaVita Lake Delton Dialysis Medical Director. As a clinical nephrologist, Dr. Gardezi cares for people living with a wide range of renal diseases and disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including dialysis clinics. Dr. Gardezi is a member of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN). As a medical educator, he has provided classroom and clinical instruction on a variety of nephrology topics to medical students and nephrology fellows. |
Planners
Ali Gardezi, MBBS
Rashid Asghar, MBBS, FCPS
Shezad Baloch, Accreditation Specialist
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 the 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 | Financial Relationship Disclosures | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation? |
| Ali Gardezi | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Rashid Asghar | Planner | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Shezad Baloch | Accreditation Specialist | 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 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.70 CEUs or 7.00 hours.
Available Credit
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 7.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 7.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for this event. Please contact [email protected] as soon as you can make a reasonable accommodation request.