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Forward2026 Children's National Pediatric Acute Care Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop
This introductory point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) course is designed for novice learners in pediatric and neonatal acute care. Participants will gain foundational knowledge of POCUS applications used in the evaluation and management of critically ill infants and children through a combination of didactic instruction and hands-on scanning practice.
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Target Audience
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify appropriate indications for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the evaluation of ill or injured infants and children.
- Demonstrate basic image acquisition techniques for FAST, cardiac, lung, and procedural POCUS applications.
- Distinguish between normal and abnormal POCUS findings in pediatric and neonatal patients.
- Apply POCUS findings to support clinical decision-making in the management of ill or injured infants and children.
Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships
Children's National Hospital adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.
Individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.
Kelsey Donoho, MD
Esther Kim, MD
Simone Lawson, MD MEd
Sonali Basu, MD
Keith Boniface, MD, FPD-AEUS
May Chen, MD
Marci Fornari, MD
Ryan Haughey, MD
Ilana Lavina, MD
Angela Maxwell, MD
Kathleen Ogle, MD
Rosemary Thomas Mohtat, MD
In support of improving patient care, Children's National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider #4008362.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and ANCC contact hours.
Available Credit
- 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 6.25 ANCCChildren’s National Hospital will provide 6.25 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
- 6.25 ParticipationSuccessful completion of this continuing education activity.
Price
Registration Information
All participants must register by 5pm on September 11, 2026, to attend the 2026 Children's National Pediatric Acute Care Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop.
Price
- Early Bird Registration (June 1 - July 15, 2026): $165
- General Registration (July 16 - September 11, 2026): $215
Registration Details
Registration requires advance payment by credit card.
You will first be asked to complete a set of required registration questions.
After completing the questions:
- Click “Add to Cart.”
- Review your order in the shopping cart.
- Select “Checkout,” enter your payment information, and submit your registration.
Children’s National Hospital reserves the right to cancel or postpone any activity due to unforeseen circumstances.