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ForwardPrinciples of Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Summary
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly becoming an encouraged tool for hospitalists as it increases efficiency, improves diagnostic accuracy, and aids in the treatment of hospitalized patients.
Unfortunately, current POCUS training opportunities are extremely limited, of variable quality, and often not tailored specifically for hospitalists. Developed by nationally-recognized experts in POCUS, this series addresses these issues with in-depth cognitive training across the most impactful applications of POCUS for hospitalists.
Target Audience
Providers in any practice setting looking to incorporate point of care ultrasound into patient care in any acute care setting (Physicians, NP, PA, RN, trainees).
Learning Objectives
- Review anatomy and recognize the indications for diagnostic and procedural applications of point-of-care ultrasound.
- Identify the techniques to perform specific point-of-care ultrasound exams.
- Recognize normal and abnormal point-of-care ultrasound image findings for specific point-of-care ultrasound exams.
- Practice integrating normal and abnormal point-of-care ultrasound findings into clinical decision making in the acute care setting.
Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Release Date: November 1, 2021
Expiration Date: November 1, 2024
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, SHM requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. SHM mitigates all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. All relevant financial relationships shall be disclosed to participants prior to the start of the activity.
Furthermore, SHM seeks to verify that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing medical education (CME) activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. SHM is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME activities that promote improvements in healthcare and not those of a commercial interest.
Principles of Point-of-Care Ultrasound consists of ten interactive modules:
- Fundamentals of Ultrasound
- Lungs and Pluera Ultrasound
- Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
- Abdominal POCUS
- Vascular Ultrasound
- Procedural Ultrasound
- Skin and Soft Tissue Ultrasound
- Clinical Integration: Shortness of Breath
- Clinical Integration: Acute Renal Failure (ARF)
- Clinical Integration: Hypotension
Earn your Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certificate of Completion.
This series meets the online learning module requirement for the SHM-CHEST Point-of-Care Ultrasound Certificate of Completion (COC) Program. Visit the POCUS Certificate of Completion page on the SHM website to learn more about this exciting program, developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians.
Faculty & Disclosures
Activity Director
Nilam J. Soni, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine
Division of General & Hospital Medicine
University of Texas Health San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Dr. Soni reports receiving royalty from Elsevier-Saunders and a research grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Editors:
Trevor Jensen, MD
Assistant Clicical Professor
Division of Hospital Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francsico, CA
Dr. Jensen reports receiving consulting fees from Bay Labs Inc.
Charles LoPresti, MD, SFHM
Director of POCUS, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Associate Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine
Dr. LoPresti reports having no relevant financial or advisory relationships with corporate organizations related to this activity.
Conflict of Interest Disclosre Policy
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, SHM requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. SHM mitigates all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. All relevant financial relationships shall be disclosed to participants prior to the start of the activity.
Furthermore, SHM seeks to verify that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing medical education (CME) activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. SHM is committed to providing its learners with high-quality CME activities that promote improvements in healthcare and not those of a commercial interest.
Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 8.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 8.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.