Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) Workshop 2026

April 9, 2026 to April 10, 2026
  • This two-day POCUS workshop is a unique hands-on experience to teach clinicians bedside applications of portable ultrasound. The workshop is offered as a flipped-classroom approach with didactics presented online prior to the in-person course. In-person course activities will include nine hours of supervised scanning time with standardized patients and one hour of group image interpretation of POCUS clips with varying pathology. In addition, courses will include three hours of optional instruction/simulation on thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, and vascular access. For anesthesiologists, this course can be used to fulfill two requirements of the ASA’s Diagnostic POCUS Certificate: Part 2 (12 hours of POCUS) and the supervised section of Part 4 (Log of Studies).

If you are interested in registering for this course, please use the following link:
https://anesthesiology.duke.edu/simulation-center/pocus-workshop

Target Audience

  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

1) Appreciating fundamental principles of ultrasound technology and basic operation of portable ultrasound machine

2) Learning techniques to perform focused diagnostic ultrasound examinations at the bedside, including imaging of heart, lungs, abdomen, and lower extremity veins

3) Learning techniques to use ultrasound to perform bedside procedures, including vascular access, thoracentesis, and paracentesis

4) Practicing interpretation of normal and abnormal ultrasound exam clips/images

5) Practicing mentored scanning with experienced faculty to learn POCUS image acquisition

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 18.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 18.00 Attendance
  • 18.00 JA Credit - AH
    • 18.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Registration Opens: 
04/10/2026
Registration Expires: 
04/09/2027
Activity Starts: 
04/09/2026 - 8:00am EDT
Activity Ends: 
04/10/2026 - 5:00pm EDT
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Durham, NC 27705
United States
  • Yuriy S Bronshteyn
  • Amber Bowman
  • Brice Leffler
  • Lindsay Wu
  • Rachel Cline
  • Emily Barney Hall
  • Stephen Davies
  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
  • Attendance
  • JA Credit - AH

Available Credit

  • 18.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 18.00 Attendance
  • 18.00 JA Credit - AH
    • 18.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
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