Success of implementation of a systemwide point-of-care ultrasound privileging program for emergency medicine faculty.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is widely used in the emergency department (ED). Not all practicing emergency physicians received POCUS training during residency, leaving a training gap that is reflected in POCUS privileging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the success of meeting privileging criteria as well as associated factors, following implementation of a basic POCUS training and privileging program within a large emergency medicine department.

Methods

We implemented a POCUS training and privileging program, based on national guidelines, for faculty physicians who worked at one of the following EDs staffed by the same emergency medicine department: a pediatric tertiary site, two tertiary academic sites, and seven community sites. POCUS examinations

SUBMITTER: Kennedy SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045579 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature