Diagnostic PoCUS (PoCUS) has emerged over the past two decades as a powerful tool to help anesthesiologists guide patient care in both the perioperative setting and the subspecialty arenas. As a result, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Anesthesiologists (ABA) have recently identified multiple diagnostic PoCUS applications as core competencies for anesthesiologists. The ACGME recently updated its Program Requirements for Anesthesiology Residency Programs to state that anesthesiology residents must be trained in the use of surface ultrasound to evaluate organ function and pathology as related to anesthesia, critical care, and resuscitation. Specific topics listed in the updated program requirements include: transthoracic ultrasound for cardiac function/pathology, pulmonary ultrasound, and hemodynamic assessment. Similarly, the ABA has recently expanded its board certification content outline to include the following PoCUS topics: focused ultrasound of the lungs, inferior vena cava, bladder, and stomach. Building on recommendations of the ACGME and the ABA, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) in March 2021 created a new Certificate Program in Diagnostic POCUS. The program consists of 5 parts, one of which is a requirement for at least 10 hours of training (outside of the Certificate’s many didactics) dedicated to the following 4 topics: ultrasound physics and focused ultrasound of the heart, lungs, and gastric antrum. To address this need for Duke anesthesiology trainees and faculty, we have created a web-based course that covers the aforementioned topics. This curriculum builds on a pilot curriculum that has been successfully implemented within the Anesthesiology Department for several years, but previously did not organize the training into one centralized place.
- Provider:Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education & Professional Development
- Activity Link: https://ja.dh.duke.edu/node/188244
- Start Date: 2024-03-18 05:00:00
- End Date: 2024-03-18 05:00:00
- Credit Details: IPCE Credits: 13.0 hours
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 13.0 hours
Nursing: 13.0 hours - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: No, it's free
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all