8th World Congress on
Ultrasound in Medical Education
Detroit, Michigan | September 7 - 10, 2023
2023 Program at a Glance
The 8th World Congress on Ultrasound in Medical Education welcomes a wide diversity of researchers, scientists, clinicians, and trainees in the medical community every year. Debate of ideas is encouraged, allowing participants to enjoy a lively and stimulating Congress.
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9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Preconference Bootcamp
Margherio Conference Center
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Gordon Scott Hall
540 E. Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201
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Bootcamp registrants: If you are staying at the Marriott
the shuttle will be at the hotel valet entrance at 8:20 a.m.
to pick you up and take you to the medical school.
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Read more about the Ultrasound Bootcamp and the Ultrasound Student Competition
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5 - 7 p.m.
Michelangelo Conf. Room, Level 4
Detroit Marriott Hotel
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5 - 7 p.m.
Poster Holding Area
(Posters will be relocated on Friday morning to the Cartier room.)
Michelangelo Conf. Room, Level 4
Detroit Marriott Hotel
7 - 9 a.m.
Poster Set-Up
Cartier, Level 4
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7 - 10 a.m.
Registration & Information Desk
Cabot, Level 4
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7 - 10 a.m.
Exhibitor Set-Up
Cabot, Level 4
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10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
Cabot, Level 4
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7 - 9 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Columbus, Level 4
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7:50 - 10 a.m. - Plenary Session 1
Columbus, Level 4
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7:50 - 8 a.m.
Welcome/Opening Ceremony
Columbus, Level 4
Wael Sakr, M.D.
Dean, Wayne State University
School of Medicine
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Richard Baker, M.D.
Senior Vice Dean & Vice Dean of Medical Education
Wayne State University School of Medicine
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David Amponsah, M.D.
Ultrasound Curriculum Director
Wayne State University School of Medicine
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Abigail Brackney, M.D.
Associate Ultrasound Division Head
Henry Ford Health
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8 - 8:45 a.m.
Keynote Address: In the beginning...
Scott A. Dulchavsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Roy D. McClure Chairman of Surgery
and Surgeon-in-Chief
Henry Ford Health
Columbus, Level 4
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8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Medical Care in Space: Past, Present and Future
Thomas Marshburn, M.D.
NASA Astronaut
Medical Practice: Orbital Outpost
Columbus, Level 4
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9:30 - 10 a.m.
Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education
J. Chris Fox, M.D.
University of California, Irvine, CA
Columbus, Level 4
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10 - 10:30 a.m. - Break
Coffee Break
Renaissance Ballroom Foyer
Exhibits/Poster Viewing
Cabot/Cartier/Foyer, Level 4
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10:30 a.m. - Noon - Concurrent Sessions
Detroit Marriott Hotel, Level 5
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10:30 a.m. - Noon - Oral Abstracts
Moderator: Lawrence A. Melniker, M.D. M.S., M.B.A.
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn, NY
Richard, Level 5
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Moderator: Duncan Lee Norton, M.D.
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Columbia, SC
Brule, Level 5
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10:30 a.m. - Noon - Ultrasound Workshops
Ultrasound in Resuscitation
Akshay Srikanth, M.D., Chris Clark, M.D.,
Amanda Dos Santos, M.D. & Megan Guy M.D.
Cadillac, Level 5
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Thoracic Ultrasound
Mina Altwail M.D., Zeinab Shafie-Khorassani, D.O.
& Sudhir Baliga M.D.
Nicolet, Level 5
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Abdominal Ultrasound 1
Caroline Dowers, M.D., John Joseph M.D.
& Emily Irvin, M.D.
Mackinac, Level 5
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. - Lectures
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Medical Education
J. Antonio Bouffard, M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
Marquette, Level 5
A Recipe for Success:
POCUS Curriculum Development
Maya Harel-Sterling, M.D.
Hospital for Sick Children,, Toronto, Canada
LaSalle, Level 5
11:15 a.m. - Noon
Imaging of the Nervous System
Tomislav Jelic, M.D.
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Marquette, Level 5
Developing a Medical Student POCUS Rotation as the Only
Game in Town at your Hospital
Mark Favot, M.D.
Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI
LaSalle, Level 5
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Noon - 1 p.m. - Break
Lunch
Cabot, Level 4
Exhibits/Poster Viewing
Cabot/Cartier/Foyer, Level 4
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12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
Lunch Session
Women in Medicine: Getting to Gender Equity
Jenny Mladenovic, M.D., M.B.A., M.A.C.P.
President and CEO Center for Women in Academic Medicine and Science (CWAMS)
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Columbus, Level 4
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1 - 2:30 p.m. - Plenary Session 2
Columbus, Level 4
1 - 1:45 p.m.
Ultrasound: A Core Clinical Competency
Across the Continuum of Medical Education
Richard Hoppmann, M.D.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Columbus, Level 4
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1:45 - 2:30 p.m.
POCUS: Past, Present, and Future
Lawrence A. Melniker, M.D., MS, MBA
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn, NY
Columbus, Level 4
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2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. Break
Coffee Break
Renaissance Ballroom Foyer
Exhibits/Poster Viewing
Cabot/Cartier/Foyer, Level 4
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3 - 4:30 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions
Marriott Hotel, Level 5
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3 - 4:30 p.m. - Oral Abstracts
Moderator: Duncan Lee Norton, M.D.
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Columbia, SC
Richard, Level 5
Moderator: Keith Barron, M.D.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Brule, Level 5
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3 - 4:30 p.m. - Ultrasound Workshops
Cardiac Ultrasound
Zeinab Shafie-Khorassan, D.O., Andrew Park M.D.
Akshay Srikanth, M.D. & Chris Clark, M.D.
Cadillac , Level 5
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Drew Duerson, M.D., Chris Guyer, M.D.
& Sudhir Baliga, M.D.
Nicolet, Level 5
Abdominal Ultrasound 2
John Joseph, M.D., Emily Irvin, M.D. & Mina Altwail, M.D.
Mackinac, Level 5
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3 - 3:45 p.m. - Lectures
What's the Attenuation Coefficient of the Mind?
Methods for Evaluating Long-Term Ultrasound
Knowledge Retention/Use
Rosalia Mahr, M.D.
Ohio State University/Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Marquette, Level 5
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How to turn Medical Student POCUS Education
Sessions into Quality Research
Mark Favot, M.D.
Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, MI
LaSalle, Level 5
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3:45 - 4:30 p.m.
Ultrasound in Teaching Physiology
Tomislav Jelic, M.D.
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Marquette, Level 5
Integration of Ultrasound in Medical Education:
What is the Perspective of the Dean
J. Chris Fox, M.D.
University of California, Irvine, CA
LaSalle, Level 5
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5 - 7 p.m. - Opening Night Reception
42 Degrees North at the Detroit Marriott at the
Renaissance Center
400 Renaissance Drive
Detroit, Michigan 48243
Level 3, Near Hotel Lobby
7 a.m. - Noon
Registration & Information Desk
Renaissance Ballroom Foyer
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7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Open
Cabot, Level 4
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7 - 9 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Columbus, Level 4
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8 - 10 a.m. - Plenary Session 3
Columbus, Level 4
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8 - 8:30 a.m.
International Consensus Ultrasound Curriculum
Jeanette Mladenovic, M.D., President and CEO Center
for Women in Academic Medicine and Science (CWAMS)
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Columbus, Level 4
8:30 - 9:15a.m.
European Perspective on Ultrasound in Undergraduate Medical Education
Tomás Villén, M.D.
Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, Spain
Columbus, Level 4
9:15 - 10 a.m.
Herding Cats with Skill: Getting Faculty Involved in Ultrasound Teaching
Jennifer Cotton, M.D.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Columbus, Level 4
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10 - 10:30 a.m. - Break
Coffee Break
Renaissance Ballroom Foyer
Exhibits/Poster Viewing
Cabot/Cartier/Foyer, Level 4
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10:30 a.m. - Noon - Concurrent sessions
Marriott Hotel, Level 5
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10:30 a.m. - Noon- Oral Abstracts
Moderator: Lawrence A. Melniker, M.D. M.S., M.B.A.
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn, NY
Columbus, Level 4
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10:30 a.m. - Noon - Ultrasound Workshops
Ultrasound in Physiology
Tomislav Jelic, M.D., Julian Suszanski, M.D., Caroline Dowers, M.D. & Akshary Srikanth, M.D.
Cadillac, Level 5
Home-made Ultrasound Phantoms
Therese Meade, D.O., Abigail Brackney, M.D., Andrew Park M.D. & Chris Clark M.D.
Nicolet, Level 5
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10:30 - 11:15 a.m. - Lectures
Pod the Evidence - building high quality FOAMed in POCUS
Delia Gold, M.D., Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Lianne Mclean, M.D., University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Marquette, Level 5
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Step into the Light! Lessons Learned from a Journey to Implementing a POCUS
Workflow Solution System-Wide
Kevin Piro, M.D.
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
LaSalle, Level 5
11:15 a.m. - Noon
Going the Distance: Local Training for Global Practice
Rosalia Mahr, M.D.
Ohio State University/Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Marquette, Level 5
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Ultrasound in Anatomy
Megan Guy M.D., Amanda Dos Santos M.D & Kyle Dornhofer, M.D.
University of California-Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, CA
LaSalle, Level 5
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Noon - 1 p.m. - Break
Lunch
Cabot, Level 4
Exhibits/Poster Viewing
Cabot/Cartier/Foyer, Level 4
12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
Lunch Session
Navigating an Academic Career
Richard Hoppmann, M.D., FACP
Dean Emeritus, South Carolina School of Medicine
Founder, Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Columbus, Level 4
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1 - 4:30 p.m. - Student Ultrasound Competition (Students only)
Drew Butki, D.O.
Ultrasound Director, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Mackinac, Level 5
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1 - 2:30 p.m. - Plenary Session 4
Columbus, Level 4
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1 - 1:45 p.m.
Health Design Thinking, Process and Refurbished Spaces
Resa Lewiss, M.D. Professor of Emergency Medicine TEDMED Speaker and TimesUp Healthcare Founder Host and Founder, Visible Voices Podcast, Philadelphia, PA
Columbus, Level 4
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1:45 - 2:30 p.m.
Artificial Intelligence in POCUS Education
Michael Blaivas, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Affiliate
University of South Carolina
School of Medicine Columbus, GA
Columbus, Level 4
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2:30 - 3 p.m. - Break
Coffee Break
Renaissance Ballroom Foyer
Exhibits/Poster Viewing
Cabot/Cartier/Foyer, Level 4
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3 - 4:30 p.m. - Concurrent sessions
Marriott Hotel, Level 5
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3 - 4:30 p.m. - Oral Abstracts
Moderator: Keith Barron, M.D.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Columbus, Level 4
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3 - 4:30 p.m. - Ultrasound Workshops
Ultrasound in Anatomy
John Fitzsimmons, M.D., Megan Guy, M.D., Amanda Dos Santos, M.D. & Kyle Dornhofer, M.D.
Cadillac , Level 5
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Nervous System Ultrasound
Christopher Clark, M.D., Andrew Park, M.D., Sudhir Baliga, M.D. & Akshay Srikanth, M.D.
Nicolet, Level 5
3 - 3:45 p.m. - Lectures
Teaching POCUS in the Virtual Environment
Julian Suszanski, M.D.
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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Creating Meaningful and Practical Assessments to Enhance Learning Ultrasound
Jennifer Cotton, M.D.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
LaSalle, Level 5
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3:45 - 4:30 p.m.
Ultrasound Education for various learners in the Emergency Department
Caroline Dowers, M.D.
Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI
Marquette, Level 5
Teaching Philosophy
Lianne Mclean, M.D.
University of Toronto/Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
LaSalle, Level 5
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7 – 10:30 p.m. - Detroit River Dinner Cruise – Ticketed Event
Yacht Name: Ovation Yacht
Dock Location: Within walking distance of the Marriott.
Hotel guests will be picked up in the Atrium of the Renaissance Center (just outside of Andiamo Restaurant) at 6:50 p.m. and escorted to the dock.
Attire: Casual (The weather on the water tends to get cool at night so consider bringing a jacket. Also, keep in mind that you will be on a boat deck that has narrow staircases, so be mindful of your footwear.)
Boarding: 7:00 - 7:30pm
Cruising: 7:30 - 10:30pm
Dockside: 10:30 - 11:30pm
7:30 - 9 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
Columbus, Level 4
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8 - 11 a.m. - Plenary Session 5
Columbus, Level 4
8 - 8:45 a.m.
See One, Do One, Teach One: Getting Students Involved in Ultrasound Teaching
Abigail Brackney, M.D., Chih Chuang, M.D. & David Amponsah, M.D.
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Columbus
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8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
A New Reality: Innovative Teaching Techniques in Ultrasound Education
Chris Clark, M.D.
Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI
Columbus
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9:30 - 10 a.m.
"Remember that patient you saw"
A Case-based Approach to Teaching Ultrasound
Abigail Brackney, M.D.
Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI
Columbus
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10 - 10:45 a.m.
WSUSOM Ultrasound Curriculum Update
David Amponsah, M.D.
Ultrasound Curriculum Director,
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Columbus
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10:45 - 11 a.m.
Announcement of Best Oral and Poster Presentation winners
Closing Remarks and Adjourn
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