ArticleThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2024
Confidence level of Australian veterinarians with point-of-care ultrasound before and after a training course.
Article in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Veterinary Medicine-The ARDSVet Definitions.Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)Pooled it
- Survey of the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) among veterinarians in Quebec, France, and Belgium.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2026Article
- Abdominal, thoracic, and cardiac point-of-care ultrasound skills following an in-person hands-on training course for early-track emergency clinicians.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Teaching Clinical Competency: Evaluating POCUS-Guided Versus Landmark Techniques for Thoracostomy Tube Placement in Canine Cadavers by Veterinary Students.Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)Article
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Abstract
Objective: To determine if a short, hands-on, point-of-care course improves confidence of veterinary practitioners (VPs) in performing basic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) applications and diagnosing specific POCUS pathologies. Procedure: A 2-day POCUS course was offered, including 6 h of lectures and 4 h of hands-on training. A self-assessment survey, using a 4-point Likert scale, was administered before and after the course, to study VPs' confidence in attaining ultrasound skills and diagnosing pathologies. Results: One hundred and thirteen participants answered the surveys: 65 (57.5%) completed pre- and post-practical surveys. Difference in confidence levels was assessed on paired pre-and post-practical surveys. Self-confidence increased significantly for each of the questions and for each field [pleural and lung POCUS (PLUS), abdominal POCUS, cardiac POCUS, and ultrasound-guided IV access] ( Conclusion: A short, 2-day course significantly increased the confidence level of VPs in the realization and interpretation of PLUS, abdominal POCUS, and cardiac POCUS questions, and vascular access procedures. Following completion of the course, there was no significant difference in confidence levels among POCUS fields. This suggests the course allowed practitioners to obtain equal confidence across all POCUS applications.
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