Intro to POCUS for the Urgent Care Patient Needs
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Lecture/Practice Series
What: Dr. Druschel and Dr. Wade are hosting an in-person ultrasound training course for anyone (medical students, residents, or providers) interested in learning point-of-care ultrasound. This course will give practical skills for patient care provided in primary care, urgent care, and even in hospital settings.
Content – Knobology/artifacts, FAST, DVT, Lung, eFAST on day 1; gallbladder/biliary, IVC/Aorta (AAA), renal/bladder, and sinuses/soft tissues on day 2
How: We will offer didactic sessions followed by hands-on training with live models.
Michael Druschel, MD is spearheading this course after his POCUS training across the last 10 years of hands-on practice. He is certified by POCUS.org as a generalist and has been scanning 365+ scans per year for the last 7 years. He is a family medicine physician and has worked with Butterfly Network as an advisor/researcher on the development of the iQ+ and various imaging modes as they roll out new products.
Laura Wade, MD is a practicing family physician and has been working with Dr. Mike Druschel for the past 3 years and is excited to be joining the teaching team as a practicing POCUS physician.
Musculoskeletal POCUS Diagnostics and Injection Therapeutics
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Lecture/Practice Series
What: Dr. Druschel and Dr. Wade are hosting an in-person ultrasound training course for anyone (medical students, residents, or providers) interested in learning point-of-care ultrasound. This course will give practical skills for patient care provided in primary care, urgent care, and even in hospital settings.
Content: Rapid knobology review, achilles/plantar fascia, elbow (biceps, lateral epicondylitis, olecranon), knee (MCL/LCL/IT band/pes bursa/patellar tendon/baker’s cyst), and shoulder (biceps long head, AC joint, rotator cuff) all on day 1. Day 2 will focus on therapeutic injections in all of the above locations including nerve blocks, joint injections, peritendinous injections and therapeutics such as steroids, PRP (platelet rich plasma), prolotherapy, and hands-on practice.
How: We will offer didactic sessions followed by hands-on training with live models.
Michael Druschel, MD is spearheading this course after his POCUS training across the last 10 years of hands-on practice. He is certified by POCUS.org as a generalist and has been scanning 365+ scans per year for the last 7 years. He is a family medicine physician and has worked with Butterfly Network as an advisor/researcher on the development of the iQ+ and various imaging modes as they roll out new products.
Laura Wade, MD is a practicing family physician and has been working with Dr. Mike Druschel for the past 3 years and is excited to be joining the teaching team as a practicing POCUS physician.
AHA Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS) Online - $150
This course is intended for those students who have already completed the AHA online course and are in need of the hands-on skills session. Upon successful completion of the skills session, you will receive your course completion card.
