Objectives Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has been endorsed as an important clinical tool by the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) and is a training objective of emergency medicine (EM) residency programs accredited by both the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada ...
The EDE courses are the most widely taught and refined programs of their kind in Canada. More clinicians have learned POCUS through EDE than any other course. The EDE Bootcamps have spent years developing the most efficient system to deliver hands-on education. We recognize the cost is signific...
Training programs in ultrasound (particularly point of care ultrasound (POCUS)) are already well-established for postgraduate medical practitioners [1]. More recently, undergraduate medical programs are integrating ultrasound (US) into their curricula. The Ultrasound in Medical Education Portal lists over...
Point-of-care ultrasound as a competency for general internists: a survey of internal medicine training programs in Canada Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly used on General Internal Medicine (GIM) inpatient services, creating a need for defined competencies and formalized training. We...
s degree program is the most popular path, but some decide on a bachelor degree or a certification program. Most of the programs are found at community colleges, technical/vocation schools, and universities. Those in the military can receive training via their unit, if it provides it. (some...
significantly contributed with institutional guidelines and publications in the field of POCUS and/or developed POCUS training courses in the last 10 years. The selected experts were from Europe, USA, Canada, Asia, and Australia (DD, NY, SB, PS, AH, AK) and together formed a group of 14 ...
Experience with Emergency Ultrasound Training by Canadian Emergency Medicine Residents Introduction: Starting in 2008, emergency ultrasound (EUS) was introduced as a core competency to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (R... Kim, Daniel,J Theoret,Liao, Michael,... - 《...
Additional training is also needed for radiologists, operators, and other medical professionals to navigate the HIFU device and to establish a suitable treatment protocol. Overall, HIFU therapy provides advantages due to its non-invasiveness, high efficacy with the correct protocol and monitoring, good...
with a gain of 3.9% in test accuracy and 3.2% in AUC, 10.9% in recall, and 4.4% in precision. The proposed method also demonstrates a much more effective utilization of linear probe images through a 5.1% performance improvement in recall when such images are added to the training dataset,...
In addition, several barriers hinder the adoption of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) devices in primary care clinics. Some of these barriers include a lack of trained providers, insufficient funding for training, limited availability of ultrasound equipment, and the absence of a physician or clinic...