The Ultrasound Competency Assessment Tool (UCAT): Development and Evaluation of a Novel Competency-based Assessment Tool for Point-of-care Ultrasound.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become an integral diagnostic and interventional tool. Barriers to POCUS training persist, and it continues to remain heterogeneous across training programs. Structured POCUS assessment tools exist, but remain limited in their feasibility, acceptability, reliability, and validity; none of these tools are entrustment-based. The objective of this study was to derive a simple, entrustment-based POCUS competency assessment tool and pilot it in an assessment setting.

Methods

This study was composed of two phases. First, a three-step modified Delphi design surveyed 60 members of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Emergency Ultrasound Committee (EUC) to derive the anchors for the tool. Subsequently, the derived ultrasoun

SUBMITTER: Bell C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8138101 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature