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Evaluation of a 2-day Point-of-care Ultrasonography Course’s Impact on Physicians’ Theoretical Knowledge and Practical Skills

Arif Karagöz
İzmir Çiğli Training Hospital, Emergency Department, Çiğli, İzmir, TURKEY

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of Turkey’s first European accredited 2-day POCUS course on the theoretical knowledge and practical skills of physicians.
Materials and methods: Forty physicians and five lecturers attended the course. All lectures were arranged in the guidance of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM) POCUS Curriculum Guidelines. At the beginning and the end of the course, a theoretical exam with the same questions was performed. Practical skills were evaluated at the hands-on training stations by checklists. Pre-test and post-test results were statistically compared.
Results: All attendants were included in the study. The numbers of the correct answers for pre-test and post-test were: 1.23 ± 0.89 and 1.95 ± 0.64 for abdominal aorta ultrasound (USG), 3.23 ± 1.27 and 5.08 ± 1.07 for cardiac USG, 0.95 ± 0.68 and 1.78 ± 0.42 for ultrasound physics, 3.03 ± 1.42 and 4.48 ± 1.11 for expanded-focused assessment with sonography in trauma, 1.75 ± 0.74 and 2.35 ± 0.62 for hepatobiliary USG, 1.4 ± 0.71 and 1.85 ± 0.36 for vena cava inferior USG, 1.18 ± 0.55 and 1.48 ± 0.51 for renal USG and 1.88 ± 1.04 and 2.7 ± 0.82 for lung USG, respectively. All differences were statistically significant.
Conclusion: Our study shows that our 2-day basic POCUS course can effectively convey basic POCUS knowledge and skills.

Keywords: Point-of-Care Testing, Ultrasonography, Medical Education


Arif Karagöz. Evaluation of a 2-day Point-of-care Ultrasonography Course’s Impact on Physicians’ Theoretical Knowledge and Practical Skills. . 9999; 0: 0-0

Corresponding Author: Arif Karagöz, Türkiye


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