Our one-day Focus on POCUS: Next Level course is ideal for clinicians who are confident with basic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) skills like basic cardiac, lung and abdominal imaging, and want to take their ultrasound skills to the next level. This course is great next step for participants after our Focus on POCUS: Basic course!
The next will be held Friday, March 6, 2026, from 8 am–5 pm.
Course Overview
Intended audience: Physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) working in outpatient, inpatient, or emergency care settings. Enrollment is limited to 18 participants to maintain a low student-to-instructor ratio for optimal learning. Participants should be comfortable with basic POCUS skills.
Course content: The Next Level course covers advanced lung, cardiac, abdomen, DVT, and MSK ultrasound. Topics covered will include cardiac function, wall motion abnormalities, right ventricular function and resuscitative cardiac ultrasound, as well as pulmonary edema, lung consolidation, aorta, biliary, and other abdominal ultrasound applications.
Course structure: This one-day course includes a unique blend of hands-on and lecture-based instruction, as well as asynchronous learning. In order to optimize scanning time, some pre-work lectures are required. Our small group format (3:1 instructor to learner ratio) is ideal for learners seeking ample hands-on scanning experience with customized instruction.
Outcomes: Participants will have the opportunity to obtain 20-30 proctored ultrasound exams on standardized patients and use ultrasound simulators to gain confidence in cardiac and lung pathology.
CME/CCE: The UW–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership will award continuing education credit dependent upon individual participation in course.
Course Schedule
March 6, 2026
| Time | Topic |
| 8:00-8:15 | Welcome/Orientation |
| 8:15-8:30 | 15 min lecture: Advanced cardiac/lung case-based review |
| 8:30-9:50 | Hands-on practice: Advanced cardiac/lung ultrasound |
| 9:50-10:00 | 10 min break |
| 10:00-10:40 | Hands-on practice: Cardiac ultrasound |
| 10:40-11:00 | 15 min lecture: DVT pathology review and practice |
| 11:00-12:00 | Hands-on practice: DVT ultrasound |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch & Lectures: • Clinical management of POCUS • Critical abdominal cases |
| 1:00-1:30 | Lecture: Advanced abdominal ultrasound |
| 1:30-3:00 | Hands-on practice: Advanced abdominal ultrasound |
| 3:00-3:15 | 15 min break |
| 3:15-3:45 | Lecture: Musculoskeletal ultrasound, how to scan a limb |
| 3:45-5:00 | Hands-on practice: MSK ultrasound and other indications as desired |
Plus, asynchronous learning on topics such as utilizing TTE (transthoracic echo) of the left heart: diastology, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, stroke volume assessment; TTE basic valve assessment: endocarditis, mitral regurgitation and aortic stenosis; and advanced lung assessment: edema, interstitial lung disease, consolidation, effusion, and pneumonia.
*Lunch is provided. Breakfast, coffee and tea are available for purchase in the hospital cafeteria.
Registration & Course Fees
Course fees:
- UW Health attending physician or advanced practice provider: $599
- UW Health resident or fellow physician: $499
- Non-UW Health physicians and APPs: $799
Course date: Friday, March 6, 2026, from 8 am–5 pm.
Course location: UW Health Clinical Simulation Program, University Hospital, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792 (directions)
Registration: Register/enroll online at icep.wisc.edu ➜
