SCCM Resource Library-The POCUS Quality Assurance Process: Primer and Implementation Steps

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In this video, Dr. Siddharth Dugar discusses the importance of setting up a quality assurance process for Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS). He highlights the exponential growth in the use of POCUS and the need for oversight and standardization. Dr. Dugar emphasizes the importance of appropriate indications for POCUS and advises starting with the most common pathologies and indications for your patient population. He also discusses the factors that affect image acquisition quality, such as patient position, machine proficiency, and standardized approaches. Dr. Dugar stresses the need for documenting image acquisition and interpretation, collaborating with experts, and continually learning and improving. He also touches on the benefits of archiving images, collaborating with ultrasound techs, and integrating POCUS findings into clinical decision-making. Dr. Dugar concludes by sharing some relevant studies and emphasizing the importance of maintaining optimal image quality and effective interpretation and integration of POCUS findings.

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Procedures, 2023

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Type: two-hour concurrent | A Pathway to POCUS Quality Assurance: Identifying Evident and Hidden Diagnostic Difficulties (SessionID 1190512)

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Procedures

Membership Level Professional

Membership Level Select

Tag Ultrasound

Year 2023

Keywords

quality assurance process

Point-of-Care Ultrasound

appropriate indications

image acquisition quality

collaborating with experts

clinical decision-making

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