2026 Champ's Sono Camp: Point of Care Ultrasound Conference for Generalists
Dates and Location
October 17 - 18, 2026 Hotel Champlain in Burlington, Vermont
Champ's Sono Camp, hosted by the UVM Departments of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, is a Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Conference for generalists. This event is appropriate for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants in primary care, urgent care, pediatrics and emergency medicine.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become one of the biggest recent advances in clinical medicine. Referred to as the "modern stethoscope", data show that POCUS can improve diagnostic accuracy, procedural safety, and patient satisfaction. While numerous medical schools and residency programs have adopted POCUS into their curricula, few practicing clinicians have had the opportunity to learn this skill.
Conference mornings will be spent in didactics about core POCUS skills, and afternoons spent practicing hands-on skills with standardized patients and procedural models. Instructors are clinical experts in POCUS and faculty at the UVM Larner College of Medicine. This intensive, two-day course will be held in downtown Burlington, Vermont, overlooking Burlington Bay. Welcome to Champ's Sono Camp!
Participant RegistrationPlease note that walk-in registration will not be available for this conference. Registration prior to October 17 is required.
Conference Information
Pricing
Registrant Type | Regular Rate Through September 15, 2026 | Late Rate After September 15, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| All Providers | $1,300 | $1,400 |
Please note that walk-in registration will not be available for this conference. Registration prior to October 17 is required.
Due to its practical nature, this course is limited to 60 participants maximum, available by rolling admission. Registration includes the electronic syllabus, continental breakfast and lunch each day of the course. Participants will receive an email prior to the event that notifies when presentations are available to download.
REFUNDS: Refunds, minus an administrative fee of $75, will be made only if notice of cancellation is received at uvmcmie@med.uvm.edu prior to October, 2026. Refunds are not possible after that date. Substitutions may be possible; please call (802) 656-2292 to inquire.
Lodging
Hotel Champlain
A limited number of rooms at our group rate are available at the Hotel Champlain, located at 60 Battery Street, Burlington, Vermont. Please use this link to book a reservation through our group rate.
Please make reservations prior to August 25, 2026. If a room is needed on this date or later, please contact us at uvmcmie@med.uvm.edu for assistance.
Agenda
Saturday, October 17, 2026
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 Welcome and Introduction -
Ben Clements, MD; Lindsay Reardon Evans, MD; Delia Horn, MD
8:40 - 9:00 Knobology
9:00 - 9:20 Skin/Soft Tissue POCUS
9:20 - 9:40 MSK Knee
9:40 - 10:00 Procedures/IV
10:00 - 10:20 Break
10:20 - 10:40 DVT
10:40 - 11:00 Renal/Bladder
11:00 - 11:20 Aorta
11:20 - 11:40 EFAST
11:40 - 12:00 EFAST Peds
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
Breakout Lunches
- EM
- FM
- PEDS
- Building your own resident curriculum
1:00 - 2:20 Scanning
2:20 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 3:50 Scanning
3:50 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 4:30 Probe to Program
4:30 - 5:00 POCUS Pathology Potpourri
5:00 PM Social Hour
Sunday, October 18, 2026
8:00 - 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00 Lung
9:00 - 9:15 Peds Lung
9:15 - 9:55 Basic Cardiac
9:55 - 10:05 Break
10:05 - 10:25 Volume Assessment
10:25 - 10:55 Dyspnea Cases
10:55 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:20 Pelvis/1st Trimester OB
11:20 - 11:40 Peds Spine
11:40 - 12:00 Ocular
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 - 2:40 Scanning
2:40 - 2:50 Break
2:50 - 4:10 Scanning
4:10 - 4:15 Break
4:15 - 5:00 POCUS Pathology Potpourri and Closing Remarks
5:00 PM Conference Adjourns
Course Director and Faculty
| Course Directors | |
|---|---|
| Ben Clements, MD | Director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Family Medicine Associate Professor of Family Medicine |
| Lindsay Reardon Evans, MD | Director of Emergency Ultrasound Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Director, UVMHN Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine |
| Delia Horn, MD | Director of Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Assistant Professor of Pediatrics |
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont 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.