Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training for Family Medicine Residents: Examining the outcomes and feasibility of a pilot ultrasound curriculum | Zendy

MD BSc Gordon Yao | Zendy; Taeyoung Peter Hong. MD CFPC | Zendy; M Lee | Zendy; MD CCFP Joseph Newbigging | Zendy; MD CCFP Brent Wolfrom | Zendy

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Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training for Family Medicine Residents: Examining the outcomes and feasibility of a pilot ultrasound curriculum

Author(s) -

MD BSc Gordon Yao,

Taeyoung Peter Hong. MD CFPC,

M Lee,

MD CCFP Joseph Newbigging,

MD CCFP Brent Wolfrom

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

pocus journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2369-8543

DOI - 10.24908/pocus.v4i2.13692

Subject(s) - point of care ultrasound , curriculum , medicine , medical education , ultrasound , family medicine , medical physics , radiology , psychology , pedagogy

It is estimated that 50% of deaths due to abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) could be prevented by a national screening program [1, 2, 3]. Thanks to technological advancements and cost reductions, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in family medicine (FM) is becoming more prevalent [4, 5]. Despite the potential utility of POCUS in FM, of 224 FM residency programs surveyed, only 21% had developed a curriculum [6]. The main barriers identified to establishing a FM POCUS curriculum in Canadian FM residency programs were lack of trained faculty, lack of adequate equipment and lack of time in the curriculum [6].

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