Use of Hand-motion Analysis to Assess Competence and Skill Decay for Cardiac and Lung Point-of-care Ultrasound.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Assessment of competence in technical skills, including point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), is required before a novice can safely perform the skill independently. Ongoing assessment of competence is also required because technical skills degrade over time, especially when they are infrequently performed or complex. Hand-motion analysis (HMA) is an objective assessment tool that has been used to evaluate competency in many technical skills. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility and validity of HMA as an assessment tool for competence in both simple and complex technical skills as well as skill degradation over time.

Methods

This prospective cohort study included 36 paramedics with no POCUS experience and six physicians who were fellowship trai

SUBMITTER: Ackil DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8171793 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature