Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can transform health care by enabling faster, more accurate diagnoses and improving patient care across medical specialties. Performed at the bedside, it allows real-time decisions without delays or radiation. From assessing critical conditions to guiding procedures, POCUS is an essential tool in emergency medicine, critical care, and beyond.
Our Focus on POCUS series of continuing medical education courses equips health care providers with the skills to integrate POCUS into their daily practice. Through hands-on training and expert instruction, participants will learn to use ultrasound for rapid diagnostics, procedural guidance, and patient-centered care. Mastering POCUS advances clinical expertise and elevates the standard of care provided to patients.
Benefits of Our Focus on POCUS Courses
Our courses are designed to optimize your learning, so you can begin implementing valuable point-of-care ultrasound skills and knowledge into your clinical practice right away.
✓ Three progressive course options |
✓ Low student-to-instructor ratio for optimal impact |
✓ Expert-guided, small group hands-on scanning practice |
✓ High quality live didactics plus asynchronous learning |
Course information and upcoming dates can be found at the links below.
Course Options
Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound for the Acutely Ill Patient
Participants develop skills in acquiring and interpreting images for cardiac, lung, and abdominal ultrasound; learn how to use ultrasound to reach vascular targets; and more.
Focus on POCUS: Next Level
This advanced course is ideal for clinicians who want to expand their basic point-of-care ultrasound skills. Participants should be confident with basic cardiac, lung and abdominal imaging.
Focus on POCUS: Mentor Program
Our unique mentor program provides longitudinal feedback and mentorship to UW Health-affiliated physicians who are striving to advance their skills in a specific POCUS indication, such as lung or cardiac ultrasound.
Meet Our Expert Faculty
"I have taken courses in the past, this one far surpassed them. What I liked: small group, actual case studies, focus on meeting participants where they are, and very approachable faculty."
Participant, Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound for the Acutely Ill Patient