SCCM Resource Library-Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Critical Care: Credentialing Through Quality Assurance or Just Wing It?

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Video Summary

The session titled "Point of Care Ultrasound: What is it? Credentialing Through Pathways or Just Wing It?" discussed the challenges surrounding the accessibility and management of bedside ultrasound in healthcare. The session emphasized the need for valid training pathways and the importance of ensuring providers are proficient and competent in ultrasound. The session included talks from experts in the field, who discussed the benefits and challenges of implementing credentialing programs for ultrasound training. They highlighted the need for infrastructure, resources, and expert trainers to support formal credentialing. The speakers also emphasized the importance of quality assurance and monitoring in ultrasound practice to ensure accurate interpretation and clinical decision making. They discussed the use of rubrics and simulation as effective tools for training and assessing competency. The session concluded with a discussion on future directions, including incorporating ultrasound training into advanced practice provider fellowships and the development of standardized pathways for ultrasound training. The speakers agreed that everyone in intensive care should be competent at basic ultrasound and echo, but acknowledged the challenges in providing the necessary education and training. They stressed the importance of investing in infrastructure, resources, and expert trainers to ensure high-quality ultrasound practice.

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Procedures, Professional Development and Education, 2020

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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's Critical Care Congress features internationally renowned faculty and content sessions highlighting the most up-to-date, evidence-based developments in critical care medicine. This is a presentation from the 2020 Critical Care Congress held February 16-19, 2020, in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Learning Objectives

Explain the current challenges in defining ultrasound and echocardiography proficiency for more senior established critical care providers
Describe options available to senior level critical care providers to overcome the current challenges regarding ultrasound and echocardiography proficiency
Review what other institutions are doing to formalize their ultrasound curriculum for critical care
Apply formalized evaluation programs to ensure ongoing quality assurance of point-of-care ultrasound providers

Credentialing the Old Dogs: Make the Commitment or Give Them a Pass?

Michael J. Lanspa

Training Our Professionals: Credentialing Through Quality Assurance Versus Passive Osmosis

Leon Chen

Quality Assurance in Point-of-Care Ultrasound: How Can We Deliver, and How Do We Find the Time?

Jose L. Diaz-Gomez

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Procedures

Knowledge Area Professional Development and Education

Knowledge Level Intermediate

Knowledge Level Advanced

Membership Level Select

Membership Level Professional

Membership Level Associate

Tag Point of Care

Tag Echocardiography

Tag Economics

Tag Cardiothoracic Critical Care

Year 2020

Keywords

Point of Care Ultrasound

Credentialing

Pathways

Bedside Ultrasound

Healthcare

Training

Competency

Quality Assurance

Simulation

Ultrasound Practice

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