The knowledge and skills needed to perform intestinal ultrasound for inflammatory bowel diseases-an international Delphi consensus survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is a non-invasive modality for monitoring disease activity in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). IUS training currently lacks well-defined standards and international consensus on competency criteria.

Aim

To achieve international consensus on what competencies should be expected from a newly certified IUS practitioner.

Methods

A three-round, iterative Delphi process was conducted among 54 IUS experts from 17 countries. Round 1 was a brainstorming phase with an open-ended question to identify the knowledge and skills that experts believe a newly certified IUS practitioner should possess. The experts' suggestions were then organised into statements by a Steering Committee. In round 2, the experts commented upon and rated the statem

SUBMITTER: Madsen GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9325538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature