Happy New Year! I wanted to share details about two upcoming National Kidney Foundation (NKF) POCUS courses that may be of interest to many of you.

NKF of Arizona POCUS Immersion Course (Phoenix, AZ)

The first is the NKF of Arizona’s POCUS Immersion Course, held at the We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort near Phoenix and running concurrently with the Southwest Nephrology Conference on March 12–13, 2026. This is a two-day, comprehensive course that covers both basic and advanced sonographic applications, including VExUS.

Over the years, many participants from our ASN and NKF precourses have asked whether there are truly advanced POCUS offerings designed specifically for nephrologists. This course was built to meet that need – credit where it’s due, Nathaniel Reisinger really led the effort. Faculty include Nathaniel, Eduardo Argaiz, Mike Turk, and myself – all nephrologists.

The class size is intentionally “very” small, allowing for meaningful 1:1 interaction with faculty, the ability to tailor content to your clinical needs, and plenty of time for practical, real-world questions.

Registration: Click here.

NKF Spring Clinical Meetings POCUS Precourse (New Orleans)

The second offering is the NKF Spring Clinical Meetings POCUS Precourse in May, which we’ve been running for several years now. By popular demand, it has grown from an initial two-hour session into a full-day course.

This course is similar in structure to the ASN precourse and focuses on POCUS fundamentals, making it ideal for beginners who want to build a solid foundation in image acquisition. It includes three separate hands-on rotations dedicated to basic cardiac windows because trying to cram all cardiac views into a single rotation simply doesn’t work. I serve as the course director, and Nathaniel will be joining us along with excellent local faculty from New Orleans.

Registration: Click here.

As always, I have no conflicts of interest and receive no income from these courses. A final word of caution: be mindful of the Dunning–Kruger effect. Workshops are designed to build confidence in the basics so you can return home and pick up the probe with intention, but they do not make anyone an expert or “certified.” Any course that claims to certify beginners in POCUS should raise serious red flags. Beware of Mount Stupid, respect the Valley of Despair, and stay curious.

Hope to see some of you there.