UCSF CME: Point of Care Ultrasound for the Hospitalist

Overview:

The UCSF Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for the Hospitalist Workshop is a hands-on experience to learn the techniques of bedside ultrasound. Live demonstrations, case review, and didactics will complement hours of hands-on practice sessions. Participants will gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to integrate bedside ultrasound into clinical practice.

The workshop is designed to maximize the participant’s time practicing ultrasound skills on live models. The groups will have a small ratio of participants learning (3:1 or less at hands on stations) from experienced instructors who utilize POCUS daily in the hospital medicine clinical environment. The curriculum will be based on practical skills needed for the hospitalized patient with a focus on protocols and cases that underscore how POCUS can be applicable in the real world. Specifically the participant will learn to obtain imaging of the heart, lungs, abdominal organs, and vascular structures as well as appropriate ultrasound guided technique for procedures such as thoracentesis, central venous access, and paracentesis. The workshop also includes a special session on program development and economics of POCUS.

Objectives:

At the end of the workshop, a participant will have enhanced skills and strategies to:

1. Apply the fundamental principles of ultrasound technology and perform basic operation of a portable ultrasound machine;
   
2. Utilize techniques to perform bedside ultrasound for the purpose of procedural guidance (paracentesis, thoracentesis, central venous catheter placement, and lumbar puncture);
   
3. Utilize techniques to perform focused diagnostic ultrasound examinations at the bedside, including imaging of the heart, lungs, and major abdominal organs;
   
4. Recognize the indications for basic point of care ultrasound exams and protocols, in light of the clinical utility and limitations of bedside ultrasound imaging;
   
5. Practice interpretation of normal and abnormal ultrasound images.
   

Accreditation:

The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This CME activity meets the requirements under California Assembly Bill 1195, continuing education and cultural and linguistic competency.

Course Outline:

Day 1: June 20, 2022

CARDIAC, LUNGS, DVT, MSK

7:00 – 7:30am Registration/Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 8:00am Welcome
8:00 – 9:00 Lecture: Cardiac, Lung, DVT Refresher
9:00 – 9:30 Image Review: Cardiac, Lung, DVT Image Review
9:30 -11:00 Scan: Knobology, Lung, DVT
11:00 -11:30 Lunch (Provided)
11:30 -1:00pm Scan: Cardiac
1:00 – 2:00 Lecture: Abdominal, MSK, Procedures refresher
2:00 – 2:30pm Image Review: Abdominal

Day 2: June 21, 2022

ABDOMINAL, PROCEDURES, FREE SCAN

7:30-8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 9:30am Scan: Abdominal
9:30 – 10:30 Lecture: Case Studies & Clinical Integration
10:30 – 11:00 Image Review: Procedures + Cardiac
11:00 - 1130 Lunch (Provided)
11:30 – 1:00pm Lecture: Competency & Program Management
1:00 – 2:30pm Scan: Free Scan + Procedures

Chairs:

Trevor Jensen, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine

Faculty:

James Anstey, MD Hospital Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University

Brandon Boesch, DO Hospital Medicine, Alameda Health Center

Christina Chong, MD Hospital Medicine, Queens Medical Center

Stephanie Conner, MD Hospital Medicine, UCSF

Farhan Lalani, MD Hospital Medicine, UCSF

Cynthia Maldonado, MD Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Vallejo

Masayuki Nogi, MD Hospital Medicine, Queens Medical Center

Florian Sattelmacher, MD Internal Medicine, Queens Medical Center

Hannah Schmitz, MD Hospital Medicine, Queens Medical Center

Nilam Soni, MD, MSc Hospital Medicine, University of Texas San Antonio

David Spinks, MD Hospital Medicine, Queens Medical Center

Simon Zhang, MD Hospital Medicine, Queens Medical Center

Travel & Lodging:

Royal Hawaiian
2259 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu HI 96815
Hotel Phone: (808) 923-7311

Reservations: 800-782-9488

Online Reservations: Book your group rate for Point of Care Ultrasound & Hospital Medicine: Evidence to Practice

Rates: $329/night
plus $42 nightly resort fee

Cutoff Date: May 21, 2022