Rural family physician use of point-of-care ultrasonography: experiences of primary care providers in British Columbia, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In British Columbia (BC), rural and remote areas lack proximal access to radiographic services. Poor access to radiographic services in rural settings presents a challenge to timely diagnosis and screening across many disease states and healthy pregnancies. As a solution to the lack of access to radiographic services in rural settings, the Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc) supported rural Family Physicians (FPs) wishing to use PoCUS through the Intelligent Network for PoCUS (IN PoCUS) program. This study evaluates FPs' experience and use of PoCUS in their clinical practice.

Methods

This qualitative study conducted in-depth virtual interviews with 21 FPs across rural BC. The interview asked participants' motivation to participate in the RCCbc program, the typ

SUBMITTER: Kornelsen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10486031 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature