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After successfully completing this activity, the learner will be able to:

• Prepare and implement a practice performance plan involving the use of diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound to facilitate patient care.
• Record participation and successful completion of diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound coursework in basics of ultrasound, cardiac ultrasound, lung ultrasound, and abdominal (gastric and AFFBU exam).
• Analyze relevant guideline papers about ultrasound basics, including the recognition of common artifacts and suboptimal images.
• Acquire focused ultrasound images of the heart, lung, and abdominal (gastric and AFFBU exam).
• Identify and interpret focused ultrasound images (cardiac, lung, and abdominal (gastric and AFFBU exam) containing normal anatomy and abnormal pathology relevant to the practice of a physician anesthesiologist.
• Recognize the indications, contraindications, and scope of practice of point-of-care ultrasound of the heart, lung, and abdominal (gastric and AFFBU exam).

Faculty/Editors
Editor-in-Chief, Stephen Haskins, MD

Yuriy Bronshteyn, MD, FASE

Orode Badakhsh, MD

Jan Boublik, MD, PhD

Bradley Coker, MD

Lev Deriy, MD

H. David Hardman, MD, MBA, FASA

Stephen Haskins, MD

McKenzie Hollon, MD, FASE

William Manson, MD

Oliver Panzer, MD

Anahi Perlas, MD, FRCPC 

Josh Zimmerman, MD, FASE

Program Liaisons
John C. Klick, MD, FCCP, FASE, FCCM
Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD
Hong Wang, MD, PhD, FASE, FASA 

POCUS International Scientific Advisor
Lars Knudsen, MD, PhD

Faculty Advisor
Christopher Tanaka, MD

The American Society of Anesthesiologists remains strongly committed to providing the best available evidence-based clinical information to participants of this educational activity and requires an open disclosure of any potential conflict of interest identified by our faculty members. It is not the intent of the American Society of Anesthesiologists to eliminate all situations of potential conflict of interest, but rather to enable those who are working with the American Society of Anesthesiologists to recognize situations that may be subject to question by others. All disclosed conflicts of interest are reviewed by the educational activity course director/chair to ensure that such situations are properly evaluated and, if necessary, resolved. The American Society of Anesthesiologists educational standards pertaining to conflict of interest are intended to maintain the professional autonomy of the clinical experts inherent in promoting a balanced presentation of science. Through our review process, all American Society of Anesthesiologists activities are ensured of independent, objective, scientifically balanced presentations of information. Disclosure of any or no relationships will be made available for all educational activities.

Disclosures:
Anahi Perlas, MD, FRCPC has disclosed consulting fees with FUJI FILM Sonosite. Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD has disclosed consulting fees with CSL Behring. All relevant financial relationships for the planners of this activity have been mitigated.

All other planners, faculty, and staff have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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