ReviewBreathe (Sheffield, England)2023
Evidence-based training and certification: the ERS thoracic ultrasound training programme.
Review in Breathe (Sheffield, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07166653 (Nordic Digital Health Education as an Implementation Tool for Hospital-at-home - Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Nordic Digital Health Education as an Implementation Tool for Hospital-at-home - Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Recruitment maneuvers and lung ultrasound-assessed aeration in laparoscopic cholecystectomy : A prospective randomized controlled trial.Die Anaesthesiologie · 2026Article
- Contemporary Pleural Drainage in Adult Practice: Image-Guided Techniques, Procedural Safety, Training Standards, and Malignant Pleural Effusion Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Artificial intelligence for pleural effusion and pneumothorax detection on thoracic ultrasound: an educational viewpoint on the promise, pitfalls and path forward.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2026Article
- Advances in thoracic ultrasound.The European respiratory journal · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Automated Analysis for Pleural Effusion Detection on Thoracic Ultrasound: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- ERS Congress 2025: highlights from the Clinical Techniques, Imaging and Endoscopy Assembly.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- Evaluating general practitioners' focused lung ultrasound competence and findings in patients with suspected community-acquired pneumonia in general practice.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
- Nuts and bolts of lung ultrasound: utility, scanning techniques, protocols, and findings in common pathologies.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Review
- Thoracic Ultrasound in Others Scenarios: An Expanding Tool.Open respiratory archives · 2024Review
- Utility of ultrasound in the diagnostic work-up of suspected pulmonary embolism: an open-label multicentre randomized controlled trial (the PRIME study).The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2024Article
- The European Respiratory Society led training programme improves self-reported competency and increases the use of thoracic ultrasound.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Thoracic ultrasound has developed into an integral part of the respiratory physician's diagnostic and therapeutic toolbox, with high diagnostic accuracy for many diseases causing acute or chronic respiratory symptoms. However, it is vitally important that the operator has received the appropriate education and training to ensure a systematic and thorough examination, correct image interpretation, and that they then have the appropriate skills to integrate all the findings for patient benefit. In this review, we present the new European Respiratory Society thoracic ultrasound training programme, including a discussion of curriculum development, its implementation, and trainee evaluation. This programme enables participants to gain competence in thoracic ultrasound through structured, evidence-based training with robustly validated assessments and certification. The training programme consists of three components: an online, theoretical part (part 1), which is accessible all year; a practical course (part 2), with four courses held each year (two online courses and two on-site courses); and an examination (part 3) comprising an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), which is hosted each year at the European Respiratory Society Congress.
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