{"id":29859,"date":"2023-08-30T09:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=29859"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:18:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:18:03","slug":"pocus-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/nephrology-fellowship\/pocus-program\/","title":{"rendered":"POCUS Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-29859\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-29859-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-29859-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-29859-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) has been increasingly recognized as a powerful bedside tool to quickly narrow the differential diagnosis across a wide range of medical specialties. POCUS performed at the bedside can answer focused questions like, \u201cDoes my patient have hydronephrosis?\u201d, \u201cDoes my dialysis patient with shortness of breath have evidence of a severely reduced ejection fraction?\u201d, and \u201cCould volume overload be causing my patient\u2019s shortness of breath?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At UConn Health, we offer a nephrology-centric POCUS training program for nephrology fellows led by Dr. William Ackley, a nephrologist and credentialled ultrasound provider at UConn Health. UConn Health Nephrology has several tablet-based portable ultrasound devices with artificial intelligence that can help guide the ultrasound user in obtaining images and identifying anatomic structures.<\/p>\n<p>Our POCUS curriculum is designed to provide longitudinal training over the course of the two-year fellowship. Key ultrasound topics will include general ultrasound principles, kidney and bladder imaging, lung ultrasonography, focused echocardiography, and temporary dialysis access ultrasound. Our curriculum includes a combination of didactic training, hands-on sessions, \u201cPOCUS pathology rounds,\u201d and the ability to archive images for educational, feedback, and credentialing purposes. In addition to gaining the skills to capture and interpret ultrasound images, emphasis will be placed on being able to incorporate ultrasound images into clinical decision-making.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-29859-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-29859-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"208\" alt=\"William P. Ackley, M.D.\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Ackley_William.jpg 160w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Ackley_William-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/01\/Ackley_William.jpg\" \/><div class=\"widget_sp_image-description\" ><p>William P. Ackley, M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-29859-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-29859-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-29859-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_metaslider_widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div id=\"metaslider-id-37038\" style=\"max-width: 770px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-80-0 ml-slider-pro-2-36-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-37038 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Nephrology Fellowship POCUS Program\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_37038\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_37038\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-37042 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-37042\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/POCUS-01.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"770\" alt=\"POCUS 01\" class=\"slider-37038 slide-37042\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-37044 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-37044\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/POCUS-02.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"770\" alt=\"POCUS 02\" class=\"slider-37038 slide-37044\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-37046 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-37046\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/POCUS-03.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"770\" alt=\"POCUS 03\" class=\"slider-37038 slide-37046\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-37048 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-37048\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/POCUS-04.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"770\" alt=\"POCUS 04\" class=\"slider-37038 slide-37048\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-37050 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-37050\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/POCUS-05.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"770\" alt=\"POCUS 05\" class=\"slider-37038 slide-37050\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-37052 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-37052\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/POCUS-06.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"770\" alt=\"POCUS 06\" class=\"slider-37038 slide-37052\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) has been increasingly recognized as a powerful bedside tool to quickly narrow the differential diagnosis across a wide range of medical specialties. 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