Consensus-based ethical best practices for performing educational point-of-care ultrasonography in the emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is no standardized protocol for performing educational point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) that addresses patient-centered ethical issues such as obtaining informed consent. This study sought to define principles for ethical application of educational POCUS and develop consensus-based best practice guidance.

Methods

A questionnaire was developed by a trained ethicist after literature review with the help of a medical librarian. A diverse panel including experts in medical education, law, and bioethics; medical trainees; and individuals with no medical background was convened. The panel voted on their level of agreement with ethical principles and degree of appropriateness of behaviors in three rounds of a modified Delphi process. A high level of agreement

SUBMITTER: Chao SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10955606 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature