Building Consensus on the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Skills Required for Effective Healthcare Service Delivery at District Hospitals in South Africa: A Delphi Study.

ABSTRACT: Despite the widespread availability of ultrasound machines in South African district hospitals, there are no guidelines on the competency in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) use required by generalist doctors in this setting. This study aimed to define the required POCUS competencies by means of consensus via the Delphi method. An online Delphi process was initiated in June 2022, using the existing American Academy of Family Physicians' ultrasound curriculum (84 skillsets) as the starting questionnaire. Panelists were selected across the country, including two from district hospitals in each province and two from each academic family medicine department in South Africa (N = 36). In each iterative round, the participants were asked to identify which POCUS skillsets were essential, optional

SUBMITTER: Mans PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10705875 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature