Midwest Diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop for Internists

May 16-17, 2026

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Location:​
The Thompson Conference Center
​SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
1201 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63104

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Workshop Includes:

• Learn from nationally renowned Internal Medicine POCUS faculty
• Didactics with live demonstration of image acquisition on standardized patients
• Ideal 3:1 learner to faculty scanning ratio

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Registration Fees:

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Agenda - Day 1

Time	Topic
7:30 AM	Breakfast/Welcome & Course Overview
8:00 AM	Knobology and Artifacts Review
8:15 AM	Abdomen Ultrasound Lecture
8:55AM	Break
9:10 AM	Group 1: Abdomen Image Review Group 2: Abdomen Scanning
10:00 AM	Switch Groups
10:05 AM	Group 1: Abdomen Scanning ​Group 2: Abdomen Image Review
10:55 AM	Transition
11:00 AM	Lung & Pleura Ultrasound Lecture
11:45 AM	Lunch
12:30 PM	Group 1: Lung & Pleura Scanning Group 2: lung & Pleura Image Review
1:10 PM	Switch Groups
1:15 PM	Group 1: Lung & Pleura Image Review ​Group 2: Lung & Pleura Scanning
2:00 PM	Cardiac Ultrasound Lecture
2:45 PM	Break
2:55 PM	Group 1: Cardiac Image Review Group 2: Cardiac Scanning
3:55 PM	Switch Groups
4:00 PM	Group 1: Cardiac Scanning ​Group 2: Cardiac Image Review
5:00 PM	Adjourn

Agenda - Day 2

Time	Topic
7:30 AM	Breakfast/Overview of Day
8:00 AM	Abdominal Ultrasound 2 Lecture
8:40 AM	Break into Groups
8:45 AM	Group 1: Abdomen 2 Scanning Group 2: Abdomen 2 Image Review
9:30 AM	Break
9:45 AM	Group 1: Abdomen 2 Image Review ​Group 2: Abdomen 2 Scanning
10:35 AM	Lower Extremity DVT Lecture
11:25 AM	Group 1: Lower Extremity DVT Scanning Group 2: Lower Extremity DVT Image Review
12:05 PM	Lunch
12:50 PM	Group 1: Lower Extremity DVT Image Review Group 2: Lower Extremity DVT Scanning
1:35 PM	Inpatient (advanced cardiac) or Outpatient (musculoskeletal) POCUS Sessions
3:45 PM	Break
4:00 PM	Free Scanning with Faculty
4:45 PM	Wrap Up, Q&A and Panel Discussion
5:15 PM	Adjourn

Refreshments and meals provided throughout the day. 

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ACP POCUS Mentorship Program

Course Directors:
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Woo J. Moon, DO, FACP
Institution: Saint Louis University School of Medicine 
Title: Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Co-Director, Undergraduate Medical Education in Ultrasound
 
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Ian R. Ross, MD, FACP
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program Co-Director

Course Faculty:

Crystal Atwood, MD
Institution: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Associate Director of Division of Hospital Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Internal Medicine Residency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program Co-Director

Christopher Smith, MD, FACP
Institution: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Title: Associate Professor
Director of Point of Care Ultrasound

Rachel Johnson, MD
Institution: Fontenelle Clinic
Title: Associate Program Director for UNMC Med-Peds, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

​Carol Faulk, MD
Institution: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Program Core Faculty, Certified in CHEST: Essentials in Critical Care Ultrasonography
 
Takaaki Ishiyama, MD, FACP
​Institution: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Title: Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Core Faculty, Undergraduate Medical Education in Ultrasound

Cristian Popu, MD, FACP
Institution: Mercy St. Louis Internal Medicine Residency Program
Title: Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Director

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CME and MOC
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. The ACP assigns AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ to each live activity, as specified below. Physicians should only claim credit that reflects their level of participation.

The Missouri POCUS Workshop is accredited for up to 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

​To earn up to 16.75 medical knowledge Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points in the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC program, participants must complete the CME activity, including the evaluation component. The MOC points awarded will match the number of CME credits claimed. The CME provider is responsible for submitting participant completion data to ACCME for ABIM MOC credit approval.

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ACP POCUS Mentorship Program

Participants of our POCUS Workshop will have the opportunity to further develop their POCUS skills through the ACP POCUS Mentorship Program. This program provides personalized, longitudinal, one-on-one remote training and will be conducted virtually from IM 2026.

Eligibility & Registration  - To qualify for the POCUS Mentorship Program through our workshop.

• Deadlines for this coming soon.

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