2025 Musculoskeletal Ultrasound at the Point-of-Care

This multidisciplinary continuing medical education program targets the practicing musculoskeletal provider or clinician seeking to polish their hands-on, diagnostic, and procedural skills in musculoskeletal ultrasound performed at the point-of-care through guided instruction by expert physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation Center. Specialties such as orthopedics, sports medicine, rheumatology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, emergency medicine, internal medicine, primary care, family medicine, and radiology can benefit from this basic to intermediate course.

4-Track Break-Out Sessions

TRACK 1: Upper & Lower Extremity Review | Craig Rovito, MD & Janeth Yinh, MD, RhMSUS

TRACK 2: Sports Medicine | David Robinson, MD

TRACK 3: Rheumatology US | Jemima Albayda, MD, RhMSUS & Gene Kissin, MD, RhMSUS

TRACK 4: Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine | Hamid Shokoohi, MD; Nour Al Jalbout, MD; Calvin Huang, MD, MPH

Registration Fees:

USSONAR Members: Please reach out to David O’Dea (davodea@mgh.harvard.edu) with proof of membership to receive a discount code for tuition.

NOTE: Standard tuition applies to all MD, DO, chiropractors and other established providers attending the course. 

Target audience

This activity is intended for Physicians, Advance Practice Providers (APPs), Nurses and other members of the healthcare team. Specialties such as orthopedics, sports medicine, rheumatology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, emergency medicine, internal medicine, primary care, family medicine, and radiology can benefit from this basic to intermediate course.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Recognize basic musculoskeletal sonoanatomy and sonopathology.
2. Develop interprofessional team and individual strategies to utilize musculoskeletal ultrasound at the point-of-care.
3. Demonstrate mastery of procedural techniques and scanning protocols for musculoskeletal ultrasound.
4. Develop the practicing clinician’s skills in the use of MSUS for evaluation and treatment for a variety of musculoskeletal conditions and diseases by bridging older and newer practices with clinical research.
5. Apply the use of diagnostic ultrasound and ultrasound-guided procedures to enhance their clinical knowledge, skill set, and judgement in practice.

Registration instructions

USSONAR Members:

Please reach out to David O’Dea (davodea@mgh.harvard.edu) with proof of membership to receive a discount code for tuition.

NOTE: Standard tuition applies to all MD, DO, chiropractors and other established providers attending the course. 

Cancellation Policy:
Registrations cancelled on or before March 15, 2025 will be refunded, less a $150 administrative fee. Registrations cancelled after March 15, 2025 will not be refunded.

Contact mgbcpd@mgb.org if you require assistance in cancelling your online registration.

Additional information

Massachusetts General Hospital & Mass General Brigham 

Faculty credentials

Course Directors

	Minna Kohler, MD, RhMSUS Director, Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
	David Robinson, MD Sports Medicine Physiatrist, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Speakers

	Marwa Ahmed, MD, MS Clinical Instructor, Sports Medicine Department of PM&R, Harvard Medical School Medical Director Boston Landing – Spaulding Outpatient Center Brighton Massachusetts General Hospital & Spaulding Rehabilitation
	Jemima Albayda, MD, RhMSUS Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Rheumatology Fellowship, Program Director, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Injection Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine
	Nour Al Jalbout, MD Co Director, Harvard Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
	Ashwin Babu, MD President of Medical Staff: Spaulding Rehabilitation Team Physician: New England Revolution, USA Paralympic Soccer; Consultant: New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, Harvard University, Curry College, Suffolk University Associate Program Director: Spaulding/Harvard Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training Program
	Joanne Borg-Stein, MD Chief, Newton Wellesley Hospital Division of Sports and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Associate Director, Harvard/Spaulding Sports Medicine Fellowship Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
	Haylee Borgstrom, MD Sports Medicine PM&R Physician; Associate Program Director, Spaulding/Harvard Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training Program; Instructor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
	Lauren Elson, MD Instructor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School; Director of Dance Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
	Calvin Huang, MD, MPH Director, Ultrasound Education, Harvard Medical School; Emergency Ultrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
	Eugene Kissin, MD, RhMSUS Rheumatologist, Boston Medical Center; Clinical Professor of Medicine , Program Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
	Mark Matza, MD, MBA, RhMSUS Co-Clinical Director, Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
	Anthony Reginato, MD, PhD Associate Professor Director, Division of Rheumatology, Brown University, Alpert Medical School, Department of Medicine
	Craig Rovito, MD Brain Injury Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital; Program Director, Spaulding/Harvard Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training Program
	Hamid Shokoohi, MD, MPH, FAEMUS Director, MGH Emergency Ultrasound Program, Director, Emergency Ultrasound Research, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
	Zachary Stewart, MD Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Director of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Massachusetts General Hospital; Clinical Instructor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
	Janeth Yinh, MD, RhMSUS Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Instructors

	Christopher D. Estes, NP, RhMSUS Nurse Practitioner, Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Program, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital
	Nicole Katz, MD Resident Physician (PGY-4) Spaulding/Harvard Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training Program
	David Lee, MD Attending Physician, Bedside Procedure Service Academic Hospitalist, Department of Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham 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.

Credit Designation Statements

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Program

*Please Note: Agendas Are Subject To Change
 

*Please Note: Agendas Are Subject To Change