FoCUS cardiac ultrasound training for undergraduates based on current national guidelines: a prospective, controlled, single-center study on transferability

In emergency and critical-care medicine, focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) is indispensable for assessing a patient’s cardiac status. The aim of this study was to establish and validate a peer-to-peer-supported ultrasound course for learning FoCUS-specific skills during undergraduate studies at a G...

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Main Authors: Weimer, Johannes Matthias (Author) , Rolef, Peter (Author) , Müller, Lukas (Author) , Bellhäuser, Henrik (Author) , Göbel, Sebastian (Author) , Buggenhagen, Holger (Author) , Weimer, Andreas (Author) , Waezsada, Elias (Author) , Kirchhoff, Friederike (Author) , Weinmann-Menke, Julia (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 01 February 2023
In: BMC medical education
Year: 2023, Volume: 23, Pages: 1-11
ISSN:1472-6920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-023-04062-1
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04062-1
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Author Notes:Johannes Weimer, Peter Rolef, Lukas Müller, Henrik Bellhäuser, Sebastian Göbel, Holger Buggenhagen, Andreas Weimer, Elias Waezsada, Friederike Kirchhoff and Julia Weinmann-Menke
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Summary:In emergency and critical-care medicine, focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) is indispensable for assessing a patient’s cardiac status. The aim of this study was to establish and validate a peer-to-peer-supported ultrasound course for learning FoCUS-specific skills during undergraduate studies at a German university.
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ISSN:1472-6920
DOI:10.1186/s12909-023-04062-1