July
POCUS overview
Artifacts/Physics
E-FAST
Thoracic
Review of knobology and general exams including basics of:
Biliary, Renal/GU, ECHO, thoracic, abdominal aorta, E-FAST
Artifacts and physics, POCUS safety
Advanced Thoracic: pneumonia, thoracic US statistics, thoracentesis
Basic procedural review (in-plane and out-of-plane needle guidance)
Multiple one-on-one, hands-on scanning sessions
August
Advanced Biliary
Advanced Aorta
Advanced ECHO
Adv Biliary/Aorta
Start advanced ECHO exposure:
Comprehensive ECHO views (A2C, AL, RV inflow, RV outflow...)
Quantitative EF
Diastology
Doppler studies
September
Advanced ECHO (cont'd)
ECHO rotation
Wrap-up advanced ECHO review
Start ECHO rotation with Cardiology dept
October
ECHO rotation (cont'd)
Admin (pt 1)
Journal club
Fall retreat
ECHO rotation with Cardiology department
Admin: (Accreditation, certification, credentialing)
November
Advanced Renal
Scrotal
Renal: Parenchymal assessment, cysts, hydronephrosis, congenital abnormalities, doppler, transplant
Bladder: volume, ureteral jets, masses, twinkling artifact, suprapubic placement
Scrotal: soft tissue (cellulitis, abscess), hydrocele, varicocele, torsion doppler evaluation, epididymitis, orchitis
December
OB-GYN
Admin (pt 2)
1st trimester (IUP, define terms, dating, subchorionic hemorrhage)
2nd/3rd trimester (dating, station, AFI, placental location, NST?)
Ovarian assessment (torsion, cyst, abscess, dermoid cyst)
Uterine assessment (cysts, fibroids, RPOC)
Admin (Machine purchase & maintenance, risk management, billing/coding)
January
Misc. Vascular
Non-traumatic abdomen
Journal club
Vascular flow patterns, Carotids, DVT evaluation (UE/LE), Pseudoanuerysm)
Appendicitis
Bowel (SBO, intussusception, pyloric stenosis)
Hernias
Pancreas
Spleen
Ascites (paracentesis)
February
Advanced Procedural
Winter retreat
Regional anesthesia (cadaver lab???)
FUN blocks
Interscalene
Brachial plexus (supraclavicular, infraclavicular, RAPTIR)
Femoral nerve
Fascia iliaca
Sciatic nerve
Posterior tibial nerve
TAP block?
Transvenous pacer guidance
ET tube confirmation
LP
March
Advanced soft tissue
Ocular
Cellulitis/Abscess, FB detection/removal, Thyroid, Vocal cords
Ocular anatomy, pupillary testing, retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, lens dislocation, ONSD, periorbital swelling, retrobulbar hematoma
April
MSK
Journal Club
Joint analysis + arthrocentesis
Shoulder
Hip
Elbow
Wrist
Knee
Ankle
May
ENT
Phantoms
Identification of ENT structures
Peritonsillar abscess drainage
Phantom building day
June
Wrap-up