Essentials of Point of Care Ultrasound for the Hospital Provider

Presented by UAB Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine.

Presented through online content, followed by in-person instruction and hands-on scanning with alternating content every other month in UAB Simulation Lab with standardized patients

Target Audience: APPs, Fellows and Faculty in acute and critical care settings

After participating in each session, 12 CME will be awarded, and participants should be able to:

1. Discuss capabilities and limitations of ultrasound equipment and POCUS views as it will apply to their practice setting
2. Obtain each view in the systems of cardiac, thoracic, abdominal, vascular on standardized patient
3. Interpret POCUS views in course, apply knowledge to clinical scenario examples and improve ability to apply in clinical practice

Content:

Day One: Cardiac/Abdominal/RP

1:00-4:00PM – knobology, introductory cardiac and abdominal views with image interpretation and clinical scenario discussion. Learners will have multiple opportunities to scan on live, standardized patients.

Day Two: Thoracic/DVT

1:00-4:00PM – knobology, introductory thoracic views including BLUE protocol and lower extremity venous views with image interpretation and clinical scenario discussion. Learners will have multiple opportunities to scan on live, standardized patients.

PCCM POCUS 2025-2026 Academic Year Schedule
All sessions 1PM-4PM

6/25/25- Topic:Cardiac/Abdominal
7/23/25 – Topic: Thoracic/DVT
8/13/25 – Topic: Cardiac/Abdominal
9/17/25 – Topic: Thoracic/DVT
10/29/25 – Topic: Cardiac/Abdominal
11/12/25 – Topic: Thoracic/DVT
12/17/25 – Topic: Cardiac/Abdominal
1/28/26 – Topic: Thoracic/DVT
2/18/26 – Topic: Cardiac/Abdominal
3/4/26 – Topic: Thoracic/DVT
4/22/26 – Topic: Cardiac/Abdominal
5/6/26 – Topic: Thoracic/DVT
6/24/26 – Topic: Cardiac/Abdominal

Please contact Nate Bush at njbush@uabmc.edu before registering for your course content.

Course Faculty: Micah Whitson, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care and Emergency Medicine; Nathan Bush, CRNP DNP Pulmonary/Critical Care; Kinner Patel, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care; Steven Fox, MD Pulmonary/Critical Care

Provided by the UAB Heersink School of Medicine.

The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The UAB Heersink School of Medicine designates the enduring material for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of ethnicity, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from

individuals with disabilities and veterans.

Sponsored by the University of Alabama School of Medicine