Course Description
Apply ultrasound in your practice with a course designed for every physiatrist. Try ultrasound for the first time to see how it will best fit your area of specialty expertise. This course is designed for “every physiatrist” to get started with applying ultrasound to patients with musculoskeletal and neurologic diagnoses for diagnostic and interventional applications. Interactive hands-on experiences allow clinicians to begin to develop the understanding and manual skills needed to improve their practice with clinical ultrasound. Over 10 hours of hands-on time allows physiatrists to experience ultrasound first-hand.

Directors
William A. Berrigan, MD, and Samuel K. Chu, MD

Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the indications, advantages, and disadvantages of using ultrasound imaging in musculoskeletal and/or neurologic clinical applications including spasticity and pain.
• Demonstrate improved visual-spatial and manual skill as it relates to transducer manipulation.
• Utilize the various components of an ultrasound machine to acquire an optimized image.
• Utilize optimized ultrasound images to improve diagnostic accuracy and for procedural image guidance.
• Identify and differentiate structures typically examined in the neurologic and musculoskeletal system.
• Alter practice efficiency with regards to the clinical application of ultrasound.

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Cancellation and Change Policy
All cancellations for the Step One: Ultrasound Clinical Applications of the Extremities Course must be submitted in writing via email to education@aapmr.org or via mail postmarked by September 8, 2025, to the address below. Cancellations received over the phone or after September 8, 2025, will not be accepted.

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Attention: Education Department
9700 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 200
Rosemont, IL 60018

There is a $150 processing fee for all cancellations. All refund requests will be processed 7-14 days after notification is received.

PLEASE NOTE BEFORE CONTINUING WITH REGISTRATION:

• This course is offered only to physicians.
• Registering and only paying for this course does not enroll you in the AAPM&R STEP Ultrasound Certificate Program. If you want to attend this course as the first step of the AAPM&R Ultrasound Certificate Program, you must register for the complete certificate program in the AAPM&R Online Learning Portal.
• If you are not interested in participating in the complete STEP Ultrasound Certificate Program, you can attend this course as a one-off, stand-alone course.

Location

This course will be held in conjunction with the Academy’s Annual Assembly, which will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 S. W. Temple St., Salt Lake City, UT 84101. Specific information regarding the room location will be sent closer to the meeting.