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WS: Ultrasound-Guided Procedures for Acute Care and Primary Care Providers

Monday, May 19, 2025
12:30 PM – 4:30 PM  
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 704
CE: 4.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
Ticketed - Additional Fee Required Pharmacology
$150
The Ultrasound-Guided Procedures Workshop was designed to teach the skill of needle identification under ultrasound guidance to facilitate many of the procedures that are performed in acute care and primary care settings. With brief, high-yield lectures and a focus on hands-on practice, learners will gain confidence in peripheral and central venous cannulation, soft tissue foreign body identification and retrieval, differentiation between cellulitis and abscess on POCUS, shoulder and knee joint identification to facilitate arthrocentesis or joint injection, and upper and lower extremity nerve identification for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia.

Note: This session requires separate registration and has limited seating. Sign up when you register for conference.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
  • Demonstrate confidence in needle identification under ultrasound guidance with both out-of-plane and in-plane techniques
  • Explain the utility and evidence supporting use of POCUS in contrasting cellulitis vs. abscess
  • Identify soft tissue foreign bodies and demonstrate proper technique in ultrasound-guided foreign body retrieval
  • Obtain quality images of larger joints and demonstrate proper technique in order to perform ultrasound-guided arthrocentesis and joint injection
  • Identify target nerves in the upper and lower extremities and demonstrate proper technique in performing regional anesthesia