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Troubleshooting FoCUS Image Acquisition: Patient Positioning, Transducer Manipulation, and Image Optimization
Published on: March 3, 2023
[POCUS (Point-of-Care Ultrasonography) in internal general medicine: applications scope and training]
Jeanne-Laure Vionnet1, Christophe Marti1, Eric Breuss2,3
1Service de médecine interne générale, Département de médecine, HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
Abstract:
POCUS is a valuable tool for the internist. Its field of application in internal medicine is multisystemic and requires rigorous training. This training includes an initiation phase, followed by a practical training phase for the acquisition of images from patients or simulators. Supervision by experts is vital for mastering the necessary skills for the safe use of POCUS. Although, supervisors are available in French speaking Switzerland, there are too few to meet training needs. Several associations provide training courses to obtain POCUS certification, the content of which has been established since 2018 in Switzerland. In order to maintain a high level of proficiency and to identify tomorrow's supervisors, it is essential to provide the necessary means to allow more internists to obtain POCUS certification.
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