Web-based objective and structured assessment of point-of-care lung ultrasound skills in resource-limited settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Objective assessment of skills after training is essential for safe implementation of lung point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). In low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) there is a need for assessment tools without onsite experts to scale up POCUS access. Our objective is to develop a web-based assessment tool and evaluate trainees across different countries and at different time points after initial lung POCUS training.

Methods

We adapted the objective and validated lung ultrasound score (LUS-OSAUS) to a web-based tool with quiz and practical skills test. Trainees were evaluated after a short (4-day) standardized lung POCUS training and were classified in distinct groups according to (i) their geographical location (Benin vs. South-Africa) and (ii) time elapsed sinc

SUBMITTER: Suttels V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11360711 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature