WCUME 2026 AGENDA
Thursday, October 22, 2026
WCUME Pre-Conference Sessions
(Additional Fee)
Lunch included with registration fee for in-person attendees.
11:00am Registration & Lunch Pick-Up
12:00pm – 4:30pm Pre-Conference Sessions (Click below for detailed agenda)
Friday, October 23, 2026
| 8:00am | Registration/Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors |
| 9:00am | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 9:25am | The Power of the Probe: Transforming Clinical Practice Alfred Abuhamad, MD |
| 9:45am | From Learner to Clinician: The Power of Ultrasound Education in Practice Barry Knapp, MD |
| 10:00am | Break/Visit Exhibitors |
| 10:30am | Concurrent Session 1 How we built this – Stories of Ultrasound in Medical Education Moderator: Barry Knapp, MD Panelists: David Banher, MD; Richard Hoppmann, MD; Chris Fox, MD; John Kendall, MD; and Felicia Toreno, PhD, MS, RT, RDMS From Sound Wave to Lives Saved: How Ultrasound Foundations Improve Images, Decisions, and Care Gavin Rogers, MD Concurrent Session 2 Oral Abstracts Concurrent Session 3 Ultrasound Fundamentals Lab: Abdomen: Gallbladder, Aorta, Kidneys Lauren Gallion, MD |
| 12:00pm | Lunch/Visit Exhibitors |
| 1:00pm | Keynote Blueprints to Bedside: The Next Era of Ultrasound Education John Kendall, MD |
| 2:00pm | Break/Visit Exhibitors |
| 2:30pm | Concurrent Session 4 The Future of US in Medical Education Panel Moderator: John Kendall, MD Panelist: Tomas Villen, MD; Craig Goodmurphy, PhD, MSc; Ilya Ostrovsky, MD; Jeffrey Yates, MPA, PA-C; and Delicia Peeples Institutional Leadership in Promoting Ultrasound Education Panel Moderator: Barry Knapp, MD Panelist: Alfred Abuhamad, MD; Richard Hoppmann, MD; and Chris Fox, MD Concurrent Session 5 Teaching Regional Anesthesia. Right Block, Right Patient, Right Now Donald Byars, MD From A-Mode to Virtual Beam: Sonography Then and Now Fredrick Kremkau, PhD AI Assisted Feedback: Hype, Help, or Hazard? Creagh Boulger, MD Concurrent Session 6 Poster Presentations |
| 4:00pm | Welcome Reception on EVMS Lester Hall Lawn |
Saturday, October 24, 2026
| 7:30am | Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors |
| 9:00am | Keynote From Labels to Learning: A Practical Introduction to Building Imaging AI Tools Mike Blaivas, MD |
| 10:00am | Break/Visit Exhibitors |
| 10:30am | Concurrent Session 7 The Great Debate: Point Counter Point – Is Ultrasound Part of the Physical Exam? Moderator: Gavin Rogers, MD Panelists: Kean Feyzeau, MD and Creagh Boulger, MD The Great Debate: Point Counter Point – What is the bar for competency and scanning in the clinical realm? Moderator: Gavin Rogers, MD Panelist: Edmund Hsu, MD, MSIDT, FPD-AEMUS and Daniel Migliaccio, MD Beyond the Mission Trip: Building Sustainable Ultrasound Education in Global Health Katherine Schaffer, MD From Stethoscope to Scan: POCUS in the Ambulatory Setting Natalie Nguyen, DO Concurrent Session 8 A Continuation from Morning Keynote From Labels to Learning: A Practical Introduction to Building Imaging AI Tools Michael Blaivas, MD, MBA Concurrent Session 9 Ultrasound Hands-on Lab – Introduction to Limitedas Transthoracic Echocardiography Kaitlynn Butler, MD, CCEeXAM, RDCS, RDMS and Matthew Jones, MD, MS, CCEeXAM, RDCS Concurrent Session 10 Poster Presentations |
| 12:00pm | Lunch/Visit Exhibitors |
| 1:00pm | Concurrent Session 11 Living Anatomy: Teaching and Learning Form and Function with Ultrasound Craig Goodmurphy, PhD, MSc Beyond the Scan: Building Competency, Credentialing, and Trust in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Eric A. Savitsky, MD The Great POCUS Competency Debate: Who decides? Moderator: Eric A. Savitsky, MD Panelist: Jeffrey Yates, MPA, PA-C; Sarab Sodhi, MD; Thomas Cook, MD; Edmund Hsu, MD; and Daniel Migliaccio, MD Concurrent Session 12 Oral Abstracts Concurrent Session 13 Ultrasound Hands-on Lab – Guided, Not Blind: Ultrasound Procedures Donald Byars, MD and Matthew Jones, MD Concurrent Session 14 Poster Presentations |
| 2:30pm | Break/Visit Exhibitors |
| 3:00pm | Keynote Teaching the Next Generation: Practical Strategies for Modern Learners Cristina Shenvi, MD |
| 4:00pm | Can We Make POCUS Cheap and Ubiquitous? Thomas Cook, MD |
| 4:00pm | Ultrasound World Cup (US Student Competition) |
| 6:30pm | Cocktail Reception |
Sunday, October 25, 2026
| 7:30am | Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors |
| 8:45am | Keynote The Invisible Probe That Saves Lives: Educating the Next Generation in Resuscitative TEE Felipe Teran, MD |
| 9:45am | What Will You Do On Monday: Reflections and What’s Next David Bahner, MD |
| 10:00am | Break |
| 10:30am | Concurrent Session 15 Ultrasound in Critical Moments: Teaching High-Stakes Scanning and Decision-Making Jennifer Carnell, MD RV There Yet: POCUS Evaluation of the Right Heart Michael Wollenberg, MD The Crash Case Series: Ultrasound that changed management Jennifer Carnell, MD and Ilya Ostrovsky, MD Concurrent Session 16 Oral Abstracts Concurrent Session 17 Ultrasound Hands-on Lab – Ultrasound Fundamentals Lab: TEE and RESUS (limited capacity) Concurrent Session 18 Poster Presentations |
| 12:00pm | Adjourn |
