Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshops Available

WVU Medicine physicians and advanced practice providers are now equipped with the latest technology to improve patient care immediately, at any bedside.

The Center for Point-of-Care Ultrasound can bring point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to patients across the Health System, enabling practitioners to diagnose life-threatening conditions, guide critical procedures, and more – in real time, decreasing diagnostic errors and reducing healthcare costs.

Faculty at the Center recently partnered with the Trauma Center and Department of Emergency Medicine at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital, as well as the Departments of Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, and Critical Care at WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center, to conduct hands-on POCUS education. Led by Joseph Minardi, MD, and a group of talented faculty, local physicians and advanced practice providers received hands-on practice with multiple applications, including the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam, abdominal applications, extremity, cardiac and lung, airway, and a variety of POCUS-guided procedures.

In collaboration with various departments of hospitals across the Health System, the sessions were well-received by the attendees. The group will travel to multiple WVU Medicine sites in the coming months to hold additional hands-on continuing medical education (CME) sessions.

Aside from providing on-site, hands-on education, the Center for POCUS is leading efforts to provide the tools that allow full integration of POCUS into medical practice, including permanent image archival, documentation, and quality review.

Those interested in participating in an upcoming practical CME session may contact teresa.bowsher@hsc.wvu.edu. Learn more about the Center’s online CME materials.