• POCUS Training for Family Medicine

    Online CME

    Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) can revolutionize the primary care setting by creating a host of benefits, including eliminating referrals to hospitals or urgent cares.

    POCUS training is often geared toward hospital settings, but this course is designed specifically for family physicians. Additionally, the activity addresses the updated ACGME curriculum that includes required experience for residents.

    Popular POCUS topics covered in this module include:

    • Skin and Soft Tissue
    • Musculoskeletal Upper Extremity
    • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screen
    • Basic Cardiac and Lung Evaluation  
    • Early Pregnancy and Obstetrics in Labor and Delivery
    • And more

    See full list of sessions below.


    AAFP Member: $325
    New Physician: $275
    Student or Resident: $215
    Other Health Care Professional: $325
    Nonmember: $425
     

    Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screen
    Andrea Lewis, DO, MPH

    Early Pregnancy Ultrasound
    Joy Shen-Wagner, MD, FAAFP

    Intro to GYN
    Andrea Lewis, DO, MPH

    Introduction to Lung Ultrasound
    Joy Shen-Wagner, MD, FAAFP

    Introduction to Ultrasound Physics
    Mark Deutchman, MD, FAAFP

    Limited Cardiac
    Michael Wagner, MD

    Limited Obstetric Ultrasound in Labor and Delivery
    Joel Amidon, MD; Mark Deutchman, MD, FAAFP

    Liver, Spleen, and Peritoneal Cavity
    Mark Deutchman, MD, FAAFP

    Musculoskeletal Upper Extremity
    Matt Chan, MD

    Practice Management
    Paul Bornemann, MD

    Renal and Bladder
    Michael Wagner, MD

    Skin and Soft Tissue
    Joy Shen-Wagner, MD, FAAFP

    Andrea Lewis, DO, MPH

    Joel Amidon, MD

    Joy Shen-Wagner, MD, FAAFP

    Mark Deutchman, MD, FAAFP

    Matt Chan, MD

    Michael Wagner, MD

    Paul Bornemann, MD

    Upon completion of this CME activity, you should be able to:

    • Recognize how diagnostic ultrasound equipment works and how to properly obtain useful, interpretable images.
    • Recognize the normal and abnormal sonographic appearance of the organs and structures involved in the specific clinical application.
    • Obtain images of the specific clinical application and use them at the point-of-care for clinical decision making.
    • Utilize appropriate coding and billing documentation.
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    The AAFP has reviewed POCUS Training for Family Medicine and deemed it acceptable for up to 12.5 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 6/18/2024 to 6/18/2027. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this Enduring Materials for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.

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