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The Ultrasound Competency Assessment Tool (UCAT): Development and Evaluation of a Novel Competency‐based Assessment Tool for Point‐of‐care Ultrasound

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Point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) has become an integral diagnostic and interventional tool. Barriers to POCUS training persist, and it continues to remain heterogeneous across training programs. Structured POCUS assessment tools exist,… Click to show full abstract

Point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) has become an integral diagnostic and interventional tool. Barriers to POCUS training persist, and it continues to remain heterogeneous across training programs. Structured POCUS assessment tools exist, but remain limited in their feasibility, acceptability, reliability, and validity; none of these tools are entrustment‐based. The objective of this study was to derive a simple, entrustment‐based POCUS competency assessment tool and pilot it in an assessment setting.

Keywords: competency; point care; assessment tool; tool; care ultrasound

Journal Title: AEM Education and Training
Year Published: 2021

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