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.
Friday, October 16, 2026
Pre-course Registration
10:30-11:00 am
Lecture: Peripheral Vascular Access
11:00-11:15 am
Lecture: Paracentesis
11:15-11:30 am
Lecture: Thoracentesis
11:30-11:45 am
Lecture: Pericardiocentesis
11:45 am-12:00 pm
Scan Session: Peripheral Vascular Access
12:00-12:20 pm
Scan Session: Paracentesis
12:20-12:40 pm
Scan Session: Thoracentesis
12:40-1:00 pm
Scan Session: Pericardiocentesis
1:00-1:20 pm
Lunch Break
1:20-1:50 pm
Lecture: Nerve Blocks
1:50-2:10 pm
Lecture: Lumbar Puncture
2:10-2:30 pm
Lecture: Transesophageal Echocardiography
2:30-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Scan Session: Nerve Blocks
3:15-3:35 pm
Scan Session: Lumbar Puncture
3:35-3:55 pm
Scan Session: Transesophageal Echocardiography
3:55-4:25 pm
Scan Session: Wrap-up/Review
4:25-4:40 pm
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Day 1 Registration/Breakfast
7:30-8:00 am
Introduction/Welcome
8:00-8:15 am
Lecture: Machine Overview/Knobology
8:15-8:45 am
Scan Session: Lung/Knobology
8:45-9:15 am
Lecture: Lung Ultrasound
8:45-9:15 am
Lecture: Lung Ultrasound
9:15-9:45 am
Scan Session: Lung/Knobology
9:15-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Lecture: Abdominal FAST Exam
10:00-10:30 am
Scan Session: FAST Exam
10:00-10:30 am
Scan Session: FAST Exam
10:30-11:00 am
Lecture: Abdominal FAST Exam
10:30-11:00 am
Lecture: Biliary
11:00-11:30 am
Scan Session: Biliary
11:00-11:30 am
Scan Session: Biliary
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Lecture: Biliary
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Lunch
12:00-1:00 pm
Cardiac Ultrasound
1:00-1:30 pm
Lecture: RUSH Exam
1:30-2:00 pm
Scan Session: Cardiac
1:30-2:00 pm
Scan Session: Cardiac
2:00-2:30 pm
Lecture: Aorta and IVC
2:00-2:30 pm
Break
2:30-2:45 pm
Lecture: Aorta and IVC
2:45-3:15 pm
Scan Session: Aorta and IVC
2:45-3:15 pm
Scan Session: Aorta and IVC
3:15-3:45 pm
Lecture: RUSH Exam
3:15-3:45 pm
Lecture: Advanced GI
3:45-4:15 pm
Scan Session: RUSH Exam
3:45-4:15 pm
Scan Session: RUSH Exam
4:15-4:45 pm
Lecture: Advanced GI
4:15-4:45 pm
High-yield Cases
4:45-5:30 pm
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Review and Q&A
8:00-8:15 am
Deep Vein Thrombosis
8:15-8:45 am
Scan Session: Deep Vein Thrombosis
8:45-9:15 am
Lecture: Vascular Access
8:45-9:15 am
Lecture: Vascular Access
9:15-9:45 am
Scan Session: Vascular Access
9:15-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
Scan Session: Vascular Access
10:00-10:30 am
Lecture: Nerve Blocks
10:00-10:30 am
Lecture: Nerve Blocks
10:30-11:00 am
Scan Session: Nerve Blocks
10:30-11:00 am
Scan Session: Nerve Blocks
11:00-11:30 am
Lecture: Soft Tissue
11:00-11:30 am
Lecture: Soft Tissue
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Scan Session: Deep Vein Thrombosis
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Lunch
12:00-1:00 pm
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
1:00-1:30 pm
Lecture: Lumbar Puncture
1:30-2:00 pm
Scan Session: MSK+LP
1:30-2:00 pm
Scan Session: MSK+LP
2:00-2:30 pm
Lecture: Lumbar Puncture
2:00-2:30 pm
Pelvis + 1st Trimester
2:30-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Lecture: Renal Ultrasound
3:15-3:45 pm
Scan Session: Pelvic/Renal
3:15-3:45 pm
Scan Session: Pelvic/Renal
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
4:45-5:30 pm
Review and Q&A, Wrap Up
4:45-5:30 pm