Integrating Point of Care Ultrasound Education into Clinical Practice at the Emergency Department

Ienghong, Kamonwon; Cheung, Lap Woon; Tiamkao, Somsak; Bhudhisawasdi, Vajarabhongsa; Apiratwarakul, Korakot

doi:10.3390/tomography8020085

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Integrating Point of Care Ultrasound Education into Clinical Practice at the Emergency Department

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Kamonwon Ienghong

¹

,

Lap Woon Cheung

^2,3

,

Somsak Tiamkao

⁴,

Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi

¹ and

Korakot Apiratwarakul

^1,*

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Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

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Accident & Emergency Department, Princess Margaret Hospital, 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

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Emergency Medicine Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China

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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Tomography 2022, 8(2), 1052-1059; https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography8020085

Submission received: 5 March 2022 / Revised: 29 March 2022 / Accepted: 2 April 2022 / Published: 6 April 2022

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Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) competency is now required learning for emergency medicine trainees. However, there is a wide range of areas that need to be assessed when determining competence. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate competence levels of POCUS skill acquisition including the areas of image acquisition, image interpretation and clinical integration of the emergency medicine residents while on shift in real clinical practice situations. This was a retrospective descriptive study. This study was conducted at Srinagarind Hospital, Thailand from January 2021 through December 2021. The data were collected and reviewed from electronic medical records, ultrasound images and video clips. All POCUS competency skills were assessed by researcher staff. Our results demonstrated that our learners had overall satisfactory competence of image acquisition, satisfactory image interpretation skills, and good clinical integration skills. However, obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) ultrasound scores were poor and cardiac ultrasound had the most varied score of image quality. This study clearly showed the measurable benefits of a POCUS course being integrated into real clinical practice.

Keywords: medical education; teaching; ultrasound; emergency medicine

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Ienghong, K.; Cheung, L.W.; Tiamkao, S.; Bhudhisawasdi, V.; Apiratwarakul, K. Integrating Point of Care Ultrasound Education into Clinical Practice at the Emergency Department. Tomography 2022, 8, 1052-1059. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography8020085

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Ienghong K, Cheung LW, Tiamkao S, Bhudhisawasdi V, Apiratwarakul K. Integrating Point of Care Ultrasound Education into Clinical Practice at the Emergency Department. Tomography. 2022; 8(2):1052-1059. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography8020085

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Ienghong, Kamonwon, Lap Woon Cheung, Somsak Tiamkao, Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi, and Korakot Apiratwarakul. 2022. "Integrating Point of Care Ultrasound Education into Clinical Practice at the Emergency Department" Tomography 8, no. 2: 1052-1059. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography8020085

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Ienghong, K., Cheung, L. W., Tiamkao, S., Bhudhisawasdi, V., & Apiratwarakul, K. (2022). Integrating Point of Care Ultrasound Education into Clinical Practice at the Emergency Department. Tomography, 8(2), 1052-1059. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography8020085

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