학술논문
Effectiveness of a Brief Point of Care Ultrasound Course at a National Nephrology Conference
Document Type
article
Source
POCUS Journal, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2024)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2369-8543
Abstract
The rising demand for point of care ultrasound (POCUS) instruction during fellowship has been limited due to a shortage of trained faculty and courses designed specifically for . A hands-on POCUS was organized during the April 2023 National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Spring Clinical Meeting to address this challenge. The course consisted of lectures and a 4-hour hands-on workshop guided by multidisciplinary POCUS experts. The anonymous post-course survey received responses from 25 out of 39 participants, yielding a 64.1% response rate. On a scale of 0-10, confidence levels for acquiring kidney images rose from 2.6 + 2.3 (mean + SD) to 7.8 + 1.5 post-workshop (p