Schedule
This optional POCUS pre-course offers an opportunity to learn and practice how to use ultrasound to guide various medical procedures, and on how to perform Transesophageal Echocardiography. The course will be on October 16 and costs an additional $600. All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Day 1
Friday, October 16, 2026
Pre-course Registration
10:30-11:00 am
Lecture: Peripheral Vascular Access
11:00-11:15 am
Lecture: Paracentesis
Nour Al Jalbout
11:15-11:30 am
Lecture: Thoracentesis
11:30-11:45 am
Lecture: Pericardiocentesis
Hamid Shokoohi
11:45 am-12:00 pm
Scan Session: Peripheral Vascular Access
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
12:00-12:20 pm
Scan Session: Paracentesis
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
12:20-12:40 pm
Scan Session: Thoracentesis
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
12:40-1:00 pm
Scan Session: Pericardiocentesis
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Sigmund Kharasch; Nour Al Jalbout; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
1:00-1:20 pm
Lunch Break
1:20-1:50 pm
Lecture: Nerve Blocks
Nicole Duggan
1:50-2:10 pm
Lecture: Lumbar Puncture
David Lee
2:10-2:30 pm
Lecture: Transesophageal Echocardiography
Nour Al Jalbout
2:30-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Scan Session: Nerve Blocks
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Sigmund Kharasch; Nour Al Jalbout; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
3:15-3:35 pm
Scan Session: Lumbar Puncture
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Sigmund Kharasch; Nour Al Jalbout; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
3:35-3:55 pm
Scan Session: Transesophageal Echocardiography
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
3:55-4:25 pm
Scan Session: Wrap-up/Review
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Sigmund Kharasch; Nour Al Jalbout; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
4:25-4:40 pm
Day 2
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Day 1 Registration/Breakfast
7:30-8:00 am
Introduction/Welcome
Andrew Liteplo
8:00-8:15 am
Lecture: Machine Overview/Knobology
Andrew Liteplo
8:15-8:45 am
Scan Session: Lung/Knobology
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
8:45-9:15 am
Lecture: Lung Ultrasound
Andrew Liteplo
8:45-9:15 am
Lecture: Lung Ultrasound
Andrew Liteplo
9:15-9:45 am
Scan Session: Lung/Knobology
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
9:15-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Lecture: Abdominal FAST Exam
10:00-10:30 am
Scan Session: FAST Exam
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
10:00-10:30 am
Scan Session: FAST Exam
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
10:30-11:00 am
Lecture: Abdominal FAST Exam
10:30-11:00 am
Lecture: Biliary
Onyinyechi Eke
11:00-11:30 am
Scan Session: Biliary
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
11:00-11:30 am
Scan Session: Biliary
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Lecture: Biliary
Onyinyechi Eke
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Lunch
12:00-1:00 pm
Cardiac Ultrasound
Onyinyechi Eke
1:00-1:30 pm
Lecture: RUSH Exam
Nicole Duggan
1:30-2:00 pm
Scan Session: Cardiac
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
1:30-2:00 pm
Scan Session: Cardiac
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
2:00-2:30 pm
Lecture: Aorta and IVC
Lauren Selame
2:00-2:30 pm
Break
2:30-2:45 pm
Lecture: Aorta and IVC
Lauren Selame
2:45-3:15 pm
Scan Session: Aorta and IVC
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
2:45-3:15 pm
Scan Session: Aorta and IVC
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
3:15-3:45 pm
Lecture: RUSH Exam
Nicole Duggan
3:15-3:45 pm
Lecture: Advanced GI
Hamid Shokoohi
3:45-4:15 pm
Scan Session: RUSH Exam
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
3:45-4:15 pm
Scan Session: RUSH Exam
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
4:15-4:45 pm
Lecture: Advanced GI
Hamid Shokoohi
4:15-4:45 pm
High-yield Cases
Sigmund Kharasch
4:45-5:30 pm
Day 3
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Review and Q&A
Andrew Liteplo
8:00-8:15 am
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Andrew Liteplo
8:15-8:45 am
Scan Session: Deep Vein Thrombosis
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
8:45-9:15 am
Lecture: Vascular Access
David Lee
8:45-9:15 am
Lecture: Vascular Access
David Lee
9:15-9:45 am
Scan Session: Vascular Access
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
9:15-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Scan Session: Vascular Access
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
10:00-10:30 am
Lecture: Nerve Blocks
Hamid Shokoohi
10:00-10:30 am
Lecture: Nerve Blocks
Hamid Shokoohi
10:30-11:00 am
Scan Session: Nerve Blocks
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
10:30-11:00 am
Scan Session: Nerve Blocks
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
11:00-11:30 am
Lecture: Soft Tissue
Nour Al Jalbout
11:00-11:30 am
Lecture: Soft Tissue
Nour Al Jalbout
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Scan Session: Deep Vein Thrombosis
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Lunch
12:00-1:00 pm
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Andrew Liteplo
1:00-1:30 pm
Lecture: Lumbar Puncture
David Lee
1:30-2:00 pm
Scan Session: MSK+LP
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
1:30-2:00 pm
Scan Session: MSK+LP
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
2:00-2:30 pm
Lecture: Lumbar Puncture
David Lee
2:00-2:30 pm
Pelvis + 1st Trimester
Lauren Selame
2:30-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Lecture: Renal Ultrasound
3:15-3:45 pm
Scan Session: Pelvic/Renal
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
3:15-3:45 pm
Scan Session: Pelvic/Renal
Nicole Duggan; Onyinyechi Eke; Nour Al Jalbout; Sigmund Kharasch; David Lee; Andrew Liteplo; Lauren Selame; Hamid Shokoohi
3:45-4:15 pm
Lecture: Renal Ultrasound
3:45-4:15 pm
Lecture: Ocular Ultrasound
4:15-4:45 pm
Lecture: Ocular Ultrasound
4:15-4:45 pm
Review and Q&A, Wrap Up
Andrew Liteplo
4:45-5:30 pm
Review and Q&A, Wrap Up
Andrew Liteplo
4:45-5:30 pm