Midwest Diagnostic Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop for Internists
April 30-May 1, 2024
Eric P. Newman Education Center, 320 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Directions and Parking Information
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IMPORTANT: If you are also attending the Gateway Hospital Medicine Conference, please
register for the Gateway Conference first to get a special registration code for the
POCUS Workshop.
register for the Gateway Conference first to get a special registration code for the
POCUS Workshop.
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
- Demo multiple handheld ultrasound devices
Registration Fees:
Member Pricing:
Physicians Before 2/15/24 - $1,250 After 2/15/24 - $1,350 Residents/Fellows/Affiliates Before 2/15/24 - $1,100 After 2/15/24 - $1,200 |
Non-Member Pricing:
Physicians Before 2/15/24 - $1,400 After 2/15/24 - $1,500 Residents/Fellows/Affiliates Before 2/15/24 - $1,250 After 2/15/24 - $1,350 |
Hotel Accommodations:
A room block has been secured for attendees to the workshop. Please book by March 29 to receive the discounted rate. DoubleTree by Hilton St. Louis Forest Park 4550 Forest Park Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63108 Rate: $162/night Click here to access the discounted room rate. |
14.5 CME & MOC Information:
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The ACP designates this live activity for a maximum 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the 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 14.5 medical knowledge MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. |
Agenda - Day 1
Refreshments and meals provided throughout the day.
Time |
Topic |
7:30 a.m. |
Breakfast/Welcome & Course Overview |
8:00 a.m. |
Knobology and Artifacts Overview |
8:15 a.m |
Cardiac Lecture 1 |
9:15 a.m. |
Cardiac Scanning & Image Review 1 |
11:05 a.m. |
Lung & Pleura Lecture |
11:45 a.m. |
Buffet Lunch |
12:30 p.m. |
Lung & Pleura Scanning & Image Review |
2:00 p.m. |
Lower Extremity DVT Lecture |
2:45 p.m. |
Lower Extremity DVT Scanning & Image Review |
4:25 p.m. |
Panel Discussion |
5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
Agenda - Day 2
Refreshments and meals provided throughout the day.
Time |
Topic |
7:30 a.m. |
Breakfast & Day Overview |
8:00 a.m. |
Abdominal Ultrasound Lecture |
8:55 a.m. |
Abdomen Scanning & Image Review |
10:55 a.m. |
Cardiac Lecture 2 |
11:40 a.m. |
Buffet Lunch |
12:30 p.m. |
Cardiac Scanning & Image Review 2 |
2:50 p.m. |
Putting It Together & PEARLS Exam |
3:15 p.m. |
Wrap Up & Q&A |
3:30 p.m. |
Free Scanning with Faculty, PIV Insertion Station, Demo Handheld Devices |
4:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
Course Directors:
Stephanie Conner, MD, FACP, FHM Institution: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine Title: Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound Director, Medical Director of Inpatient Medicine Teaching Service (Firm 2) Woo J. Moon, DO, FACP Institution: Mercy Hospital St. Louis and Saint Louis University School of Medicine Title: Mercy Hospital St. Louis Internal Medicine Residency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program Director, Saint Louis University School of Medicine Pre-Clerkship Ultrasound Co-Director Ian R. Ross, MD 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 Rachel H. Bardowell, MD, FACP Institution: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Title: Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Vice Chief of Safety and Quality, Division of Hospital Medicine Janice Boughton, MD, FACP, RDMS Institution: Community Health Association of Spokane (CHAS Health) Title: Internal Medicine Physician Andy Chuu, MD Institution: Washington University in St. Louis Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology Cristian Popu, MD, FACP, RDCS Institution: Mercy Hospital Jefferson and Saint Louis University School of Medicine Title: Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (non-salaried), Mercy Hospital St. Louis Internal Medicine Residency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program Faculty Damien L. Ricklis, MD, FACP Institution: The University of Kansas Medical Center Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine Christopher J. Smith, MD, FACP Institution: University of Nebraska Medical Center Title: Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Department of Internal Medicine Michael Wagner, MD, FACP Institution: Division of Hospitalist Medicine/General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine. Prisma Health-Upstate and University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC Title: Director of Internal Medicine Ultrasound |