PEM Subcommittee Updates

Rahul Shah, MD
Attending Physician at Connecticut Children's/Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Matthew Moake
Director of Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound, Medical University of South Carolina
Lindsey T Chaudoin, MD
Atrium Health Wake Forest, Carolina’s Medical Center

In the past year, the Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound Subcommittee has focused much of its attention on creating and organizing living documents for physicians to easily access.

ACEP PEM Pocket Cards: Several pocket cards with vibrant visual aids are available through the Subcommittee website. Covered content includes hip effusions, appendicitis, intussusception, pyloric stenosis and skull fractures. Additional pocket cards are in the works! ACEP PEM Pocket Cards

Newsletter Contributions: Multiple high-quality, pediatric-focused articles have been published in the past year, thanks to the dedication of PEM POCUS experts across the world. Pediatric-specific articles are listed in the following living document: 

In an attempt to spotlight particularly high-yield content, an additional living document was created that references several influential Pediatric POCUS Educational Collaborative (PEPEC) talks. This can be accessed through this link. 

Select peer reviewed articles that cover an expansive range of topics including clinical studies, program development, and research priorities can be located through this link.