Abstract
Background: The role of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is rapidly expanding in both resource-rich and resource-limited settings (RLS). One limitation to this rapid expansion has been the lack of educators adequately trained to teach this user-dependent skill. This is particularly true in RLS, where disease presentations, infrastructure limitations, and approach to medical education present unique challenges to the direct application of resource-rich emergency department POCUS curricula. Objectives: We describe the point-of-care ultrasound in resource-limited settings (PURLS) fellowship, a novel curriculum designed to provide advanced training and expertise in clinical care and POCUS application and education in RLS. Conclusion: Our curriculum design is one approach to create context-specific POCUS education for use in RLS, thereby improving patient care.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 14 |
Journal | Ultrasound Journal |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2020 |
Keywords
- Fellowship
- Point-of-care ultrasound
- Resource-limited settings
- Tropical infectious disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging