Ultrasound Is a Necessary Skill for Emergency Physicians

Posted in: Education & Policy, Emergency Medicine|April 10, 2015

SONOSIM SUMMARY: This article from Academic Emergency Medicine provides an overview of the important role bedside ultrasound plays in the everyday activities of emergency physicians, and advocates for ultrasound as a key tool for improving clinical decision making and patient care. The authors mention several barriers to bedside ultrasound education and conclude that in order to better integrate ultrasound into emergency medicine practices, a standardized comprehensive ultrasound training approach is necessary.

Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) improves patient care

Reardon R, Heegaard B, Plummer D, et. al. Ultrasound Is a Necessary Skill for Emergency Physicians. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2006 Mar; 13(3): 334–336

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Ultrasound Is a Necessary Skill for Emergency Physicians

“…Now is the time for academic emergency medicine to decisively lead the US revolution. Emergency medicine is seen as the specialty that can and should drive increased utilization of US by all clinicians. No other specialty can boast the level of expertise, interest, or postresidency graduate training in bedside US. However, to really lead the coming revolution in clinician-performed bedside US, our academic leaders must significantly increase their involvement, commitment, and educational efforts relative to past performance. Education is the key to increased adoption of EUS, and this should come from within the academic EM community…”

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SonoSim Keywords: Ultrasonography, POCUS, Emergency Medicine

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Ultrasound Is a Necessary Skill for Emergency Physicians

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