Continuing Education & Training

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2026 CASCADES POCUS Workshop

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Hosted by our department on November 7 at Harborview Medical Center, the 2026 CASCADES POCUS Workshop combines focused lectures with small-group scanning sessions led by expert University of Washington faculty. Participants receive individualized instruction, real-time feedback and practical skills for immediate clinical application. Registration is open, but space is limited. Secure your spot at the one-day, hands-on POCUS Workshop today.

Registration Fee: $595 for UW faculty, $695 for non-UW faculty // Lunch provided!

Ongoing training opportunities

The UW Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine proudly presents and promotes institutional, local, national and international educational opportunities and resources for interested learners and participants to gain knowledge and competence that will benefit their individual practice.

We provide in-person Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training to UW & non-UW anesthesia providers twice a year. The courses are offered in December and March. Please check back for December 2026 registration information closer to the date.

You can refresh your knowledge on frequently performed advanced airway management procedures using the resources provided below. While this list is not exhaustive, it is an excellent starting point.

We are very excited to continue our Global Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Collaborative by reviewing POCUS cases across all our institutions. This series (Global POCUS Collaborative: Cases from Different Spaces) has been set up to cover a broad application of POCUS and provide a longitudinal learning experience to local, national, and international learners. We are fortunate to have presentations from national and international POCUS experts as well as our Global Partners abroad.

To view our monthly case series, please visit our Global POCUS Collaborative: Cases from Different Spaces YouTube channel.

For more information, please contact Sara Nikravan.

Acute Assessment & Management of Pediatric Trauma Patients is a training hosted by Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Harborview is the designated Level I Pediatric Trauma Center for the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region.The online curriculum is designed primarily for inpatient providers (physicians and nurses) of early care to injured children.

UW TelePain is a free Zoom-based series offering pain education and consultation for community providers. An interprofessional specialist panel delivers brief didactics and case-based discussion to build provider knowledge and confidence in managing complex chronic pain. Presentations are also recorded for on-demand viewing and are eligible for continuing education credit.

Chronic Pain Foundations is a free, flexible, self-paced online course from UW TelePain designed for busy healthcare professionals. Through interactive, case-based scenarios, it provides practical, evidence-based strategies to assess pain, optimize treatment, and safely manage chronic non-cancer pain in primary care. The curriculum includes five standalone modules that can be completed in any order, with continuing education credit available for each module completed.