Decreasing costs of equipment, improved portability, and improved imaging and technology are a few of the reasons physicians need to learn office, hospitalist, and emergency point-of-care ultrasound. Musculoskeletal ultrasound will also be discussed. Having ultrasound available at the point of care in these settings may improve and streamline diagnostic skills, improve patient care and satisfaction, and improve procedural skills. Just as listening to the heart sounds with a stethoscope was "foreign" when learners started as medical students, performing or interpreting ultrasound can be confusing. POCUS has become the "norm" in family medicine residencies since 2018. This course will discuss how to begin and open a new world of diagnostics at the point of care for patients in the office.
By the end of this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Review the history, physics, applications and indications for office, hospitalist, emergency, musculoskeletal and procedural point of care ultrasound (POCUS).
- Discuss basic ultrasound anatomy.
- Review ultrasound technology and equipment needs.
- Review basic concepts of POCUS.
- Identify the indications and core techniques for POCUS including hands-on scanning (abdominal [aortic, biliary, urinary], OB-GYN, cardiac, trauma, pulmonary, high frequency [DVT, musculoskeletal, soft tissue, ocular] and procedural guidance.
- Recognize the benefits, limitations and alternatives for point of care office, hospitalist, emergency, musculoskeletal and procedural ultrasound.
2024 Course Accreditation
The Texas Academy of Family Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The AAFP has reviewed Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 04/25/2024 to 09/16/2024. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This session is approved for 15 Live AAFP Prescribed credits.
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7:30 - 8 a.m.
Registration and continental breakfast
Day One
8 - 10 a.m. — 2 CME Credits
- Goals, History, Physics of Ultrasound, Issues of Liability, Anatomy
- Abdominal Ultrasound
10 - 10:15 a.m. — Break
10:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. — 1.75 CME Credits
12 - 1 p.m. — Lunch
1 - 3 p.m. — 2 CME Credits
- OB/GYN, Cardiac Ultrasound
3 - 3:15 p.m. — Break
3:15 - 5 p.m. — 1.75 CME Credits
Day Two
8 - 10 a.m. — 2 CME Credits
- Transvaginal, Small Parts/Hi-Frequency Ultrasound
- Patient Scanning
10 - 10:15 a.m. — Break
10:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. — 1.75 CME Credits
- Applications in Emergency Department
- Questions/Answers
12 - 1 p.m. — Lunch
1 - 3 p.m. — 2 CME Credits
- Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (Predominantly Shoulder and Knee)
- Ultrasound-guided Procedures (e.g., Paracentesis, Thoracentesis, Insertion of Central Lines, Joint Injections)
3 - 3:15 p.m. — Break
3:15 - 5 p.m. — 1.75 CME Credits
- Common Pathology
- Coding and Billing
- Questions/Answers
TOTAL CME CREDITS: 15
