Open AccessDevelopment of an innovative physical examination course involving handheld ultrasound devices
Author(s) -
Achim Jerg,
Michael Denkinger,
Lucia JergBretzke
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mededpublish
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2312-7996
DOI - 10.15694/mep.2018.0000164.2
Subject(s) - protocol (science) , mobile device , medicine , set (abstract data type) , physical examination , intervention (counseling) , medical physics , medical education , medical emergency , computer science , nursing , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine , programming language , operating system
This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Several studies in recent years have shown that the physical examination skills of medical students are inadequate. In response to this deficit, a new teaching intervention has been developed consisting of five physical examination courses and a set of corresponding bedside teaching modules. The bedside modules are primarily intended to provide the opportunity for practical application of the examination techniques learned. One particularity of the bedside teaching was the use of handheld ultrasound (HHU) units in order to be able to visualize and verify/falsify diagnostic findings immediately. Since this demonstration of findings was standardized according to the specifications of the Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension (RUSH) protocol, it constituted the basis for the communication of basic emergency ultrasound skills. A pilot study, which included an initial evaluation, has demonstrated this concept is feasible and is met with great interest on the part of the students.