Bridging the logistical gap between ultrasound enthusiasm and accreditation

Journal article

Point-of-care ultrasound is increasingly recognised as a valuable adjunct to patient care. Trainees in intensive care medicine are expected to accredit in focused intensive care echocardiography, but the availability of trained mentors and logistical/geographical factors make this difficult within the time constraints required. As a result, many trainees who are enthusiastic about point-of-care ultrasound find it difficult to achieve accreditation. We present a secure, web-based, multi-user system which mitigates many of these difficulties and allows for clinical mentorship to take place without geographical barriers, and at a time convenient for the participants.

Authors: Reid, G; Bedford, J; Attwood, B

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Journal: Journal of the Intensive Care Society
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 15-18
• Publication date: 2017-09-28
• Acceptance date: 2017-09-01
• DOI: 10.1177/1751143717733163
• EISSN: 2057-360X
• ISSN: 1751-1437
• Pmid: 29456596
• Language: English
• Keywords: ultrasonography; intensive care; accreditation; medical education; online systems; FFR