ReviewJournal of intensive care2020
Ensuring competency in focused cardiac ultrasound: a systematic review of training programs.
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- Point-of-care echocardiography training pathways: a global perspective and the need for standardisation.Open heart · 2026Review
- Can FoCUS Speed Up the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Artificial intelligence in breaking the learning curve for echocardiography: a secondary analysis of a multicentre trial.European heart journal. Digital health · 2026Article
- A theory-informed approach to identify barriers to utilising Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in practice: from vicious cycles to sustainable solutions.Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice · 2026Article
- ULTRA-Metrics: Delphi-Derived Framework for Assessing Ultrasound Competency.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026Article
- Developing and implementing a point-of-care cardiac ultrasound teaching module for medical students: perceptions, needs, and outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Cardiovascular Disease Care Beyond the Cardiologist: An Overview of the Rollout of Transthoracic Echocardiography Training and Services in Kenya.Global heart · 2025Review
- Ultrasound as a Foundational Tool in Medical Education: A Literature Review.Advances in medical education and practice · 2025Review
- Therapeutic impact of basic critical care echocardiography performed by residents after limited training.Annals of intensive care · 2024Article
- Exploring Brain and Heart Interactions during Electroconvulsive Therapy with Point-of-Care Ultrasound.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Handheld Ultrasound in Medical Education: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Narrative Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Point of care ultrasound findings in critically ill SARS-COV2 patients in an HIV endemic, resourced constrained setting.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Case Series of Potential Pitfalls.CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2022Article
- The role of mentoring, supervision, coaching, teaching and instruction on professional identity formation: a systematic scoping review.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Maximum inferior vena cava diameter predicts post-induction hypotension in hypertensive patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery under general anesthesia: A prospective cohort study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Utility of focused cardiac ultrasonography training in veterinary students to differentiate stages of subclinical myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
- The Success of a Simulation-Based Transesophageal Echocardiography Course for Liver Transplant Anesthesiologists.The journal of education in perioperative medicine : JEPMArticle
- Assessing the Effect of Different Teaching Methods on Left Atrial-to-Aortic Ratio Image Acquisition and Image Interpretation.Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)Article
- Advocating for an Advanced Cardiac POCUS Curriculum Among Internal Medicine Residents.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFocused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) is a valuable skill for rapid assessment of cardiac function and volume status. Despite recent widespread adoption among physicians, there is limited data on the optimal training methods for teaching FoCUS and metrics for determining competency. We conducted a systematic review to gain insight on the optimal training strategies, including type and duration, that would allow physicians to achieve basic competency in FoCUS.
methodsEmbase, PubMed, and Cochrane Library databases were searched from inception to June 2020. Included studies described standardized training programs for at least 5 medical students or physicians on adult FoCUS, followed by an assessment of competency relative to an expert. Data were extracted, and bias was assessed for each study.
resultsData were extracted from 23 studies on 292 learners. Existing FoCUS training programs remain varied in duration and type of training. Learners achieved near perfect agreement (κ > 0.8) with expert echocardiographers on detecting left ventricular systolic dysfunction and pericardial effusion with 6 h each of didactics and hands-on training. Substantial agreement (κ > 0.6) on could be achieved in half this time.
conclusionA short training program will allow most learners to achieve competency in detecting left ventricular systolic dysfunction and pericardial effusion by FoCUS. Additional training is necessary to ensure skill retention, improve efficiency in image acquisition, and detect other pathologies.
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