UT Southwestern Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia (UGRA) Workshop 2025 (RP2504C)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The widespread availability of portable ultrasound machines has provided physicians and allied health professionals with the opportunity to utilize point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) at the patient’s bedside as a non-invasive examination tool. The use of POCUS can augment physical examination and allow practitioners to rapidly diagnose specific conditions and guide interventions. In addition, utilizing Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) allows the clinician real-time ability to visualize neural structures, needle advancement, and local anesthetic spread. UGRA is associated with improved success rates and reductions in performance times in comparison to traditional approaches. This hands-on, day-long simulation course is divided into two sections: (1) review the basics of ultrasound through a series of lectures and hands-on practice in techniques utilizing point-of-care ultrasound for the evaluation of cardiac, pulmonary, abdominal and vascular conditions; and (2) provide necessary knowledge to effectively perform the most commonly used forms of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia blocks.
Target Audience
This CME activity is designed for providers in the specialties of:
- Anesthesiology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
- Surgery
Learning Objectives
POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND (POCUS):
1) Review the physics of ultrasound imaging;
2) Utilize ultrasound physics to improve point-of-care ultrasound imaging;
3) Utilize point-of-care cardiac imaging to evaluate cardiac function and make specific diagnoses;
4) Utilize point-of-care pulmonary imaging to diagnose and exclude specific lung conditions;
5) Utilize point-of-care abdominal imaging to evaluate the acute abdomen;
6) Utilize point-of-care vascular imaging to detect deep venous thrombosis;
7) Integrate point-of-care imaging to augment physical examination and improve management.
ULTRASOUND-GUIDED REGIONAL ANESTHESIA (UGRA):
1) Demonstrate the correct sonographic technique for identification of the brachial plexus and individual nerves of the upper extremity and associated vascular and musculoskeletal structures;
2) Demonstrate the correct sonographic technique for identification of nerves of the lower extremity and associated vascular and musculoskeletal structures;
3) Demonstrate the correct sonographic technique for performance of truncal blocks including transversus abdominis plane block, rectus sheath block, and quadratus lumborum block;
4) Demonstrate the correct sonographic technique for performance of chest wall blocks, including erector spinae plane block, serratus anterior plane block, pectoserratus plane block, and parasternal blocks (pectointercostal fascial block and transversus thoracic muscle plane block);
5) Describe risk factors of local anesthetic systemic toxicity and propose a strategy to avoid and treat this complication.

DIRECTIONS:
The West Campus Building 3 is located at the southwest corner of Inwood Rd. and Harry Hines Blvd.
From I-35E: Exit Inwood Rd; At the 2nd stop-light, turn left at UT Southwestern Drive to West Campus Building 3; Self-Park is straight ahead
From Mockingbird Ln & Inwood Rd: Follow Inwood Rd toward I-35E; After you go underneath Harry Hines Blvd. take the first right turn into West Campus Building 3; Self-Park is straight ahead
PARKING:
Complimentary parking is available in the parking garage located adjacent to West Campus Building 3 (2001 Inwood Road).
Conference Director
Sreekanth R. Cheruku, MD, MPH, FASE, FCCM
Associate Professor
POCUS Course Director
Christopher Choi, MD
Assistant Professor
UGRA Course Director
James Kim, MD
Associate Professor
Melissa Bellomy, MD
Gloria Cheng
Evelyn Coile, MD, RCS, RVS
Christopher Deonarine
Irina Gasanova
Lisa Gu
Hooman Heravi
Jodi Jones, MD, FACEP
Ravi Joshi, Medical Doctor (M.D.) , Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE)
Peiman Lahsaei
Mitchell Lin, MD
Kathy Nguyen, RCS
Le Nguyen, M.D.
Hassan Rayaz, Hassan Rayaz, M.D., Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management
Jake Rice, MD
Samantha Stamper, MD, MEd
Jonathan Stubblefield
Kristina Sweeney
Andrew Tomlinson, MD
Jennifer Walker, MD, FACEP, FCCM
Jeremy Wong
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas designates this continuing education activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of the participation in the activity.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center certifies that non-physicians will receive an attendance certificate stating that they participated in the activity that was designated for 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Price
Note: On-site Registration on Saturday, April 12 will not be available. All attendees will need to register online by 12pm Friday, April 11, 2025.
Registration
To register:
- Login to your existing account or create an account in EthosCE, online learning management system, by selecting the "create an account" link.
- Once logged in, return to this course page, select the designated fee and click the "add to cart" button.
- In the following "checkout" pages you will verify and process your payment.
- After registration is completed, a confirmation will be sent by email.
Refund Policy:
A $25 handling fee will be deducted from cancellation refunds. Refund requests must be received by emailing CEOffice&UTSouthwestern.edu by Friday, March 28, 2025. No refunds will be made thereafter.