09/14/2026
POCUS for Nurse Practitioners
See Beneath the Surface
A hands-on half-day clinical ultrasound course for Nurse Practitioners
Learn a practical, safety-focused approach to using focused point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to answer common bedside questions in soft tissue, musculoskeletal and lower-extremity DVT applications.
📅 Choose Your Date
October 27 or 28, 2026
12:30–4:00 p.m.
Two identical half-day offerings — choose the date that works best for you.
What You’ll Learn
Through case-based teaching, live demonstration and supervised hands-on scanning, participants will learn how to:
* Optimize a linear-probe examination and capture interpretable images
* Differentiate cellulitis, abscess and common soft-tissue mimics
* Perform focused musculoskeletal scanning, including dynamic assessment
* Complete a systematic proximal lower-extremity compression examination for DVT
* Integrate, document and communicate POCUS findings
* Recognize the limitations of focused POCUS and when comprehensive imaging or consultation is needed
Course Details
📍 Clinical Learning & Simulation Centre, Brodie, University of Manitoba
💰 Registration: $250
Currently open to NPAM members only.
Click the link in our bio to register!
Spaces are limited - choose your preferred date and build practical POCUS skills you can apply to common acute and ambulatory presentations.
*Please note: The NPAM Registration form is a pre-registration to verify membership, then sends to you the University of Manitoba site for registration. Please be sure to send your UofM confimation to NPAM so we can confirm registration on our side.
