Our one-day Focus on POCUS: Next Level course is ideal for clinicians who are confident with basic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) skills, including 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 introductory Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound for the Acutely Ill Patient course!
This course is not currently enrolling, but we invite you to express your interest in being notified when the next course date is announced.
Course Overview
Intended audience: Participants should be comfortable with basic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) skills, including basic cardiac, lung and abdominal imaging. Enrollment is open to UW Health affiliated physicians and advanced practice providers.
Course content: Topics covered will include cardiac function, wall motion abnormalities, right ventricular function and resuscitative cardiac ultrasound, as well as pulmonary edema, lung consolidation, gastric ultrasound, 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 6+ hours of available asynchronous learning.
Outcomes: Participants should be interested in expanding their skills in acquiring and interpreting POCUS of advanced cardiac, lung, abdomen, as well as vascular findings. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain 15-20 proctored ultrasound exams.
CME/CCE: The UW–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership will award continuing education credit dependent upon individual participation in course.
Course Schedule
| Time | Topic |
| 8:15-8:30 | Welcome, Introductions |
| 8:30-9:00 | Advanced physics (doppler, and artifacts of note) |
| 9:00-10:00 | Advanced cardiac ultrasound |
| 10 min | Break |
| 10:10-12:20 | Hands-on chest ultrasound |
| 12:20-1:20 | Lunch & Lectures: • Abdominal ultrasound (aorta and renal) • Abdominal ultrasound (gastric and free fluid) • DVT ultrasound |
| 10 min | Break |
| 1:30-5:00 | Hands-on abdominal, cardiac and DVT ultrasound |
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.
Registration & Course Fees
This course is open to UW Health affiliated clinicians
Registration fees:
- Attending physician or advanced practice provider: $599
- Resident or fellow physician: $499
Upcoming courses: To be notified when the next “Focus on POCUS: Next Level” course is announced, please complete our course interest form.
