Musculoskeletal ultrasound workshops in postgraduate physician training: a pre- and post-workshop survey of 156 participants.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Use of ultrasonography has revolutionized diagnosis of musculoskeletal disorders. Until now, few studies have investigated usefulness of a short-period workshop for musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) education. In this research, we attempted to explore (1) whether the physicians felt it useful to attend this type of courses for improving knowledge of sonoanatomy and scanning skills, (2) if the attendees' perceived confidence in musculoskeletal diagnoses by using ultrasound increased following the program and (3) whether differences existed in perceived usefulness and confidence regrading different sessions of the course. METHODS:The target participants of the courses were postgraduate physicians without limitation of their specialties. The attendees' responses to questionnaires

SUBMITTER: Wu WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6755693 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature