DUKE ANESTHESIOLOGY DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSTIC POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND CURRICULUM (2023-2024)
www.tinyURL.com/DukePOCUS2022 This is a web-based, interactive curriculum that covers aspects of Diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasound both (1) relevant to anesthesiologists and (2) required by the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Certificate Program in Diagnostic POCUS. The curriculum is housed on Duke's institutional account within the Qualtrics platform. Learner's progressed is tracked throughout the curriculum and a learner only receives a "graduation" email upon completing 10 required modules. The required portions of the curriculum are as follows: A) Focused Cardiac Ultrasound (FoCUS) Module 1: Guidelines (~90 minutes) Module 2: Image Acquisition (~90 minutes) Module 3: Parasternal Long-Axis View (~60 minutes) Module 4: Parasternal Short-Axis View (~60 minutes) Module 5: Apical Four-Chamber View (~60 minutes) Module 6: Subcostal Four-Chamber View (~60 minutes) B) Pulmonary-pulmonary (Lung) Ultrasound Module 7: Guidelines (~60 minutes) Module 8: Image Acquisition (~60 minutes) Module 9: Image Interpretation (~90 minutes) C) Focused Gastric Ultrasound Module 10: Image Acquisition & Interpretation (~120 minutes)
Target Audience
- Medical Students
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Residents
Learning Objectives
Demonstrate understanding of the indications for and scope of practice of diagnostic POCUS in the peri-operative setting by reviewing published guideline/review papers covering ultrasound basics/physics and focused ultrasound of the following organ systems: cardiac, pleural-pulmonary (lung), and gastric.
Actively review a series of instructional papers and videos that cover POCUS image acquisition of the following organ systems: cardiac, pleural-pulmonary (lung), and gastric
Complete a series of interactive, web-based modules that cover POCUS image interpretation of the following organ systems: cardiac, pleural-pulmonary (lung), and gastric
- Yuriy Bronshteyn
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
Available Credit
- 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 13.00 ANCC
- 13.00 Attendance
- 13.00 JA Credit - AH
- 13.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™