Establishing a Self-sustaining Emergency Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum in an Academic Teaching Hospital in Ethiopia.
Ethiop J Health Sci
; 32(3): 533-538, 2022 May.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1903703
ABSTRACT
Background:
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training has become a standard component of Canadian emergency medicine (EM) residency programs. In resource-limited contexts, including Ethiopia, there is a critical shortage of local clinicians who can perform and teach POCUS. Our aim was to establish an introductory POCUS rotation within the EM residency program at Addis Ababa University (AAU) through The Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM).Methods:
Through stakeholder engagement, the authors completed a quality improvement initiative and conducted a survey of AAU EM faculty and residents to understand which POCUS scans should be included in a core residency POCUS curriculum, "POCUS1".Results:
17 residents completed the POCUS1 program and 16 residents completed the written survey. Focused assessment with sonography for trauma, inferior vena cava, and lung (pneumothorax, pleural effusions, and interstitial syndrome) were identified as core introductory topics. Seventeen residents completed the initial POCUS1 program. Three program graduates were supported to become "POCUS1 Master Instructors" to continue the program during the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic.Conclusion:
The authors identified the highest yield POCUS scans through a written survey, successfully introduced a sustainable core POCUS curriculum at AAU for EM residents, and graduated three master instructors for curriculum continuation. We outline the structure and materials for implementation of POCUS programs for EM trainees and staff in similar low- and middle-income countries.Palabras clave
Texto completo:
Disponible
Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Medicina de Emergencia
/
COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
/
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
/
America del Norte
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Ethiop J Health Sci
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Ejhs.v32i3.8
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS