Live Credit Claim: Minnesota Chapter Meeting: October 10, 2026 -- SHM Regional POCUS Course

Ready to incorporate bedside ultrasound into clinical practice? The SHM Minnesota Regional POCUS Course is a two-day interactive program combining focused teaching with extensive hands-on scanning. Participants learn cardiac, lung, abdominal, DVT, and procedural ultrasound and earn up to 15.75 CME credits.

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Availability

On-Demand

Release on Oct 10, 2026 12:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Expires on Jan 10, 2027

Cost

$0.00

Credit Offered

15.75 CME Credits

15.75 Participation Credits

Overview
Faculty
Accreditation

Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of ultrasound physics and technology and the fundamentals to operate a portable ultrasound machine (“knobology”).
Differentiate between the different types of ultrasound transducers and select thecorrect transducer type for various POCUS applications.
Demonstrate proper techniques to perform a focused cardiac and lung ultrasound byrecognizing and interpreting abnormal thoracic ultrasound images.
Recognize the normal sonographic appearance of abdominal solid organs, neck, andlower extremity vasculature by interpreting a series of abnormal ultrasound images.

Faculty

Benji K. Mathews, MD, MBA, SFHM, FACP, CLHM
James R. Verner, MD
Ria Dancel, MD
- Dr. Dancel reports doing work for Elsevier-Saunders and consulting for Fujifilm Sonosite.
Brandon Boesch, DO, FHM
Linda Kurian, MD, FACP, SFHM
Charles LoPresti, MD, SFHM
Kreegan Reierson, MD, SFHM
Meltiady Issa, MD, FACP, MBA, SFHM
David Tierney, MD, FACP
Scott Biggerstaff, DO

Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.