scholarly journals Need of Integrating Sonoscopy in Undergraduate Medical Education in Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 556-559
Author(s):  
Amit Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Image Interpretation ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽  
Medical Specialities ◽  
Mind's Eye

Early exposure to technical knowledge improves dexterity and encourages ingenuity. We see the role of ultrasound as a “sonoscope”. Use of sonoscope improves anatomical understanding and improves virtual image interpretation (mind’s eye). Early sonoscope use does not interfere with learning physical examination rather it improves one’s sensitivity as one sees what lies underneath one’s hand. Sonoscope is being used by various medical specialities not only to make diagnosis, but also to monitor and guide interventions. Medical schools worldwide have realised the need and relevance of sonoscope in medical curriculum and hence this needs to be integrated in undergraduate medical education in developing countries. Keywords: Medical education; point of care ultrasound (POCUS); sonoscope

scholarly journals Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Undergraduate Medical Education: a Probe into its Feasibility

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-24
Author(s):  
John MacIsaac
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Residency Training ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽  
Medical Specialties ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasonography

Point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) has had its applications expand rapidly over recent years and across several medical specialties. Enough so that is has become an essential skill in most residency training programs across Canada. Despite this, there is little to no structured POCUS training at the medical undergraduate level. The goal of this commentary is to briefly introduce the value of POCUS in medical education; the feasibility of its integration; current barriers to its introduction; and the potential for students to be a possible solution until faculty can introduce a formal undergraduate POCUS curriculum.

scholarly journals The State of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training in Undergraduate Medical Education

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances M. Russell ◽  
Bita Zakeri ◽  
Audrey Herbert ◽  
Robinson M. Ferre ◽  
Abraham Leiser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
The State ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound

Theme-based teaching of point-of-care ultrasound in undergraduate medical education

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 613-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Amini ◽  
Lori Ann Stolz ◽  
Austin Gross ◽  
Kathleen O’Brien ◽  
Ashish Raman Panchal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound

scholarly journals Utilization of a Co-enrolled Course Structure for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training in the Undergraduate Medical Education Setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
W. Blake Holloway ◽  
Jordan Grove ◽  
Anna Tyson ◽  
Laura Rochford ◽  
Lee Day ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽  
Course Structure

scholarly journals Development and implementation of a point of care ultrasound curriculum at a multi-site institution

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances M. Russell ◽  
Audrey Herbert ◽  
Robinson M. Ferre ◽  
Bita Zakeri ◽  
Valerie Echeverria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽  
Educational Initiative

AbstractIn 2014, over 60% of medical schools were incorporating point of care ultrasound (POCUS) into their curriculum. Today, over 6 years later, many more schools are teaching POCUS or are in the planning stages of implementing a POCUS curriculum. In 2019, the AAMC reported that 53 schools or over one-third of US medical schools have multi-site campuses for undergraduate medical education. Implementation of a POCUS educational initiative at a multi-site campus presents unique challenges for teaching a uniform curriculum statewide. This article will discuss the POCUS curriculum and implementation process at a large multi-site institution.

Telemedicine-guided point-of-care ultrasound can be feasible and effective in a life-threatening situation: The case of a field hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarso Accorsi ◽  
Karine De Amicis Lima ◽  
Alexandra Brigido ◽  
Deborah Belfort ◽  
Fabio Habrum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Point Of Care ◽  
Image Interpretation ◽  
Acquisition Time ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽  
Field Hospital ◽  
Portable Ultrasound ◽  
Local Staff ◽  
Assessment Protocol ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Threatening Situation

BACKGROUND Lightweight portable ultrasound is widely available, especially in inaccessible geographical areas. It demonstrates effectiveness and diagnosis improvement even in field conditions but no precise information about protocols, acquisition time, image interpretation, and the relevance in changing medical conduct exists. The COVID-19 pandemic implied many severe cases and the rapid construction of field hospitals with massive general practitioner (GP) recruitment. OBJECTIVE This prospective and descriptive study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of telemedicine guidance using a standardized multi-organ sonographic assessment protocol in untrained GPs during a COVID-19 emergency in a field hospital. METHODS Eleven COVID-19 in-patients presenting life-threatening complications, attended by local staff who spontaneously requested on-time teleconsultation, were enrolled. All untrained doctors successfully positioned the transducer and obtained key images guided by a remote doctor via telemedicine, with remote interpretation of the findings. RESULTS Only four (36%) general practitioners obtained the appropriate key heart image on the left parasternal long axis window, and three (27%) had an image interpreted remotely on-time. The evaluation time ranged from seven to 42 minutes, with a mean of 22.7 + 12. CONCLUSIONS Telemedicine is effective in guiding GPs to perform portable ultrasound in life-threatening situations, showing effectiveness in conducting decisions.

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