Observational studyCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2022
Competence of anesthesiology residents following a longitudinal point-of-care ultrasound curriculum.
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- Ultrasound Use in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care in the Nordic Countries-An International Survey on Availability, Frequency of Use, Operator Training, and Assessment.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- The evolution and future of point of care ultrasound in the perioperative period: narrative review.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2026Review
- Defining minimum image quality criteria for common diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound images: A position statement of the Society of Hospital Medicine.Journal of hospital medicine · 2026Review
- The Flipped Classroom Effect: Improving Faculty and Resident Engagement and Satisfaction in Ophthalmology Residency.Journal of surgical education · 2026Article
- Enhancing competency and self-directed learning in anesthesiology residency: an outcome-based education model integrating online-offline hybrid teaching and mind mapping: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- [Ultrasound diagnostics in prehospital emergency care-do we need a standardized educational approach?]Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2024Article
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- Learning curves for point-of-care ultrasound image acquisition for novice learners in a longitudinal curriculum.The ultrasound journal · 2023Article
- Virtual Supervision of Third Year Medical Students Using Handheld POCUS Devices and Cloud-based Image Archiving Provides Opportunity for Feedback and Skill Improvement.POCUS journal · 2023Article
- In pursuit of excellence in anaesthesia education…. vision, challenges and opportunities.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposePoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) facilitates diagnostic, procedural, and resuscitative applications in anesthesiology. Structured POCUS curricula improve learner satisfaction, test scores, and clinical management, but the learning curve towards competency and retention of skills over time remain unknown.
methodsWe conducted a prospective observational study to determine when anesthesiology trainees enrolled in a POCUS curriculum achieve competency in POCUS skills. We also investigated the learning curve of trainees' competency using a POCUS-specific competency-based medical education assessment. The structured, longitudinal POCUS curriculum included online lectures, journal articles, live model scanning sessions, video review of cases, and a portfolio of supervised scans. Point-of-care ultrasound scanning sessions on standardized patients were conducted in the simulation lab for 2.5 hr a week and each resident completed eight sessions (20 hr) per academic year. At each scanning session, timed image acquisition scores were collected and POCUS skills entrustment scale evaluations were conducted. The primary outcome was the number of supervised scans and sessions required to achieve a mean entrustment score of 4 ("may use independently"). Secondary outcomes included image acquisition scores and retention of skills after six months.
resultsThe mean (standard deviation) number of supervised scans required for trainees (n = 29) to reach a mean entrustment score of ≥ 4 was 36 (10) scans over nine sessions for rescue echo. A mean entrustment score of ≥ 4 was observed for lung ultrasound after a mean (SD) of 8 (3) scans over two sessions.
conclusionsOur study shows that anesthesiology residents can achieve competence in rescue echo and lung ultrasound through participation in a structured, longitudinal POCUS curriculum, and outlines the learning curve for progression towards competency.
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