Focus on POCUS: The West Coast Foundations Course in Neonatal and Pediatric Care

Join Seattle Children’s, Stanford University and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for this multidisciplinary, two-day workshop with lectures and hands-on sessions covering best practices and high-yield topics within pediatric and neonatal point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). This course is for participants with limited or basic beginner POCUS knowledge within the fields of neonatology, pediatric critical care medicine, pediatric emergency medicine, and anesthesiology.

The workshop will utilize lectures and hands-on sessions with live pediatric models and simulation equipment. These sessions are designed to have a low student-to-teacher ratio of 5-to-1.

Through this two-day course, learn how POCUS can impact clinical decision-making by providers at the bedside, shaping the practice of neonatal and pediatric patient care.

CME Accreditation

Seattle Children’s is accredited by the Washington State Medical Association CME Accreditation Committee to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Seattle Children’s designates this live education activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the criteria for up to 15 hours of Category I CME credit to satisfy the relicensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Course Objectives

• Establish a foundation of core concepts and practical skills for learners with limited or basic beginner POCUS experience.
• Provide multidisciplinary education through lectures and hands-on training with live pediatric models and simulation equipment.
• Gain applied knowledge in high-yield neonatal and pediatric POCUS areas, including vascular, pulmonary, abdominal, neurological, cardiac, airway and central line identification techniques.