Point of care ultrasound training in Canadian emergency medicine residency programs
Tóm tắt
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has been endorsed as an important clinical tool by the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) and is a training objective of emergency medicine (EM) residency programs accredited by both the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). Our objectives are to describe the national state of POCUS training in RCPSC-EM and CFPC-EM residency programs and to evaluate the implementation of the CAEP core POCUS curriculum in these programs. This was an online survey study of all POCUS education leads for both RCPSC-EM and CFPC-EM programs. The survey queried participants on program demographics, description of POCUS training, methods of POCUS assessment, and implementation of the CAEP core POCUS curriculum. The response rate was 100% (39/39). All RCPSC-EM and CFPC-EM programs provide POCUS training for their residents, and 100% of RCPSC-EM programs and 91% (20/22) of CFPC-EM programs have a POCUS lead. All programs provide POCUS training for their residents, but there is variability in how POCUS is introduced to residents, ongoing POCUS instruction provided throughout residency, and POCUS assessment. Only 47% (8/17) of RCPSC-EM and 32% (7/22) of CFPC-EM programs have a quality assurance process for the use of POCUS by their residents. POCUS leads believe their residents are proficient in the CAEP core POCUS applications by the end of training except for advanced cardiac and thoracic ultrasound. POCUS training in Canadian EM programs is prevalent, but there is variability in support for POCUS leads, delivery of training, determination of proficiency, and presence of quality assurance. While almost all programs deliver POCUS education aligning with the CAEP core POCUS curriculum position statement, more support is required both locally and nationally for sharing best practices for POCUS education.
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