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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.

POCUS Training for Family Medicine

Online CME

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