ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2013
Implementation of a successful incentive-based ultrasound credentialing program for emergency physicians.
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- Emergency medicine trainees' perceived barriers to training and credentialing in point-of-care ultrasound: A cross-sectional study.Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine · 2022Article
- Success of implementation of a systemwide point-of-care ultrasound privileging program for emergency medicine faculty.AEM education and training · 2022Article
- Design and implementation of a basic and global point of care ultrasound (POCUS) certification curriculum for emergency medicine faculty.The ultrasound journal · 2022Article
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- Approach to Formalized Ultrasound Credentialing in a Community Hospital Health System with both Academic and Non-Academic Clinical Settings.Spartan medical research journal · 2020Article
- Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Resident Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2019Observational
- Poor return on investment: investigating the barriers that cause low credentialing yields in a resource-limited clinical ultrasound training programme.International journal of emergency medicine · 2018Article
- Current status of emergency department attending physician ultrasound credentialing and quality assurance in the United States.Critical ultrasound journal · 2016Article
- Web-based teaching in point-of-care ultrasound: an alternative to the classroom?Advances in medical education and practice · 2015Article
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Abstract
introducionWith the rapid expansion of emergency ultrasound, resident education in ultrasound has become more clearly developed and broadly integrated. However, there still exists a lack of guidance in the training of physicians already in practice to become competent in this valuable skill. We sought to employ a step-wise, goal-directed, incentive-based credentialing program to educate emergency physicians in the use of emergency ultrasound. Successful completion of this program was the primary outcome.
methodsThe goal was for the physicians to gain competency in 8 basic ultrasound examinations types: aorta, focused assessment with sonography in trauma, cardiac, renal, biliary, transabdominal pelvic, transvaginal pelvic, and deep venous thrombosis. We separated the 2.5 year training program into 4 distinct blocks, with each block focusing on 2 of the ultrasound examination types. Each block consisted of didactic and hands-on sessions with the goal of the physician completing 25 technically-adequate studies of each examination type. There was a financial incentive associated with completion of these requirements.
resultsA total of 31 physicians participated in the training program. Only one physician, who retired prior to the end of the 2.5 year period, did not successfully complete the program. All have applied for and received hospital privileging in emergency ultrasound and incorporated it into their daily practice.
conclusionWe found that a step-wise, incentive-based ultrasound training program with a combination of didactics and ample hands-on teaching was successful in the training of physicians already in practice.
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