Point-of-care Ultrasound AKA POCUS ain’t no hocus. Dr. Renee Dversdal (@ReneeDversdal) Director of the Oregon Health & Science University Point of Care Ultrasound and General Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship Director, joins The Curbsiders to discuss her craft. Topics include: Defining POCUS, the value POCUS adds to the physical exam, training pathways and the appropriateness of billing. This episode is sponsored for CME-MOC credit by the American College of Physicians. ACP members can claim free credit at www.acponline.org/curbsiders (goes live at 9am on release date). Follow this link to read the ACP’s statement in support of POCUS in Internal Medicine.

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Credits

Written by: Christopher Chiu MD, FACP and Renee Dversdal MD, FACP
Produced and CME questions by: Christopher Chiu MD, FACP
Edited by: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Hosts: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Stuart Brigham MD; Christopher Chiu MD, FACP
Guest Expert: Renee Dversdal MD, FACP

Special thanks to our POCUS friends!

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Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internists

November 7-8, 2019 and November 9-10, 2019 (same 2-day course repeated back to back)
Crowne Plaza O’Hare Hotel and Conference Center, Rosemont, IL
Registration is now open at acponline.org/pocus

Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Foundational Skills for Internists

April 21-22, 2020 (during Internal Medicine Meeting 2020)
Los Angeles Convention Center
Registration will open at the end of September

Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Advanced Skills for Outpatient Practice

April 22, 2020 (during Internal

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