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Point-of-Care Ultrasound

The Art of Implementation Science: Advancing POCUS Initiatives in the Emergency Department

Sunday, March 30, 2025
3:30pm – 5:00pm .
Location:FL Salon A-C
CE: 1.5

Innovators of POCUS have faced many barriers to widespread uptake and acceptance of new applications. Our team has refined the principles of implementation science to design and inform research on our POCUS initiatives, specifically looking to identify barriers to the initiatives. Through this work, we have successfully implemented many department-wide initiatives. We would like to share with you the foundation of our implementation science and assist you in developing your own success stories.

    Speaker(s)

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    Daniel Theodoro, MD MSCI

    Associate Professor
    Washington University School of Medicine
    Saint Louis, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Enyo Ablordeppey, MD, MPH

    Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine
    Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology
    Washington University School of Medicine
    St. Louis, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Erica Blustein, MD (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
    Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes Jewish Hospital
    Saint Louis, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Wendy Huang, MD (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director of Community Ultrasound
    Washington University School of Medicine
    Saint Louis, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Allison Zanaboni, MD (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis
    SAINT LOUIS, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the principles of implementation science and why they are relevant to designing innovative POCUS protocols
  • Use the strategies discussed in these presentations to design implementation protocols at your institution on perceived barriers and techniques to modify your strategies
  • Discuss the importance of research in implementation science and how to use it to your advantage

Disclosure(s):
Daniel L. Theodoro, MD MSCI: No financial relationships to disclose
Enyo Ablordeppey, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose
Erica Blustein, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Wendy Huang, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Allison Zanaboni, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Presentations:

  • 3:30pm – 3:45pm .
    Introduction to Implementation Science: The Why and How

    Enyo Ablordeppey, MD, MPH – Washington University School of Medicine

  • 3:30pm – 3:45pm .
    Pearls and Pitfalls: Implementation Science Principles to Take to Your Institution for the Future

    Daniel L. Theodoro, MD MSCI – Washington University School of Medicine

  • 4:00pm – 4:15pm .
    DRAUP in the Emergency Department

    Wendy Huang, MD (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine

  • 4:15pm – 4:30pm .
    Improving Cardiac Arrest Care: Resuscitative Transesophageal Echocardiography (rTEE) Implementation for Cardiac Arrest Patients

    Erica Blustein, MD (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes Jewish Hospital

  • 4:30pm – 4:45pm .
    Change Is Hard: Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block (FICB) Implementation for Hip Fracture Patients

    Allison Zanaboni, MD (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis