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Journal of Medical Education

Abstract

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a key tool in clinical practice nowadays. It has been integrated into the training programs for emergency medicine residency. However, the structured POCUS training programs are not yet to be developed for pediatric residents in many hospitals. Methods: A 1-day pediatric POCUS workshop was designed for residents from the departments of emergency medicine and pediatrics. The workshop comprised sessions of didactic lectures and hands-on practice. Written tests were administered before and after the workshop to assess changes in knowledge. Immediate and mid-term follow-up surveys were conducted to evaluate the trainees' self-assessed skill, confidence, and willingness to perform the POCUS examinations. Results: A total of 29 residents were enrolled. The trainees from the emergency medicine residency had more prior experience and more accessible training in POCUS before this workshop and had higher pretest score than those from the pediatric residency. Senior residents and trainees with more prior experience had higher pretest scores than junior residents did. After the workshop training, the scores in the posttest were not significantly different between two departments, and also not significantly different between senior and junior residents. Participants reported that this training course had a positive impact on their confidence and willingness to perform pediatric POCUS in the clinical practice. Conclusions: A 1-day workshop focused on pediatric POCUS effectively filled the knowledge gap between trainees with diverse prior experience. It also improved their confidence and willingness in performing pediatric POCUS in their daily practice.

First Page

221

Last Page

231

DOI

10.6145/jme.202312_27(4).0003

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