@article{4e47bf28fef94027a0644524e0ed7eea,
title = "Design of a point-of-care ultrasound curriculum for pediatric emergency medicine fellows: A Delphi study",
abstract = "Objectives: There has been a steady increase in the growth and utilization of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM). POCUS has been established as an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core requirement for accreditation of PEM fellowship programs. Despite this requirement, training guidelines regarding POCUS knowledge and skills have yet to be developed. The purpose of this project was to develop a curriculum and a competency checklist for PEM fellow POCUS education. Methods: We formed a core leadership group based on expertise in one or more key areas: PEM, POCUS, curriculum development, or Delphi methods. We recruited 29 PEM POCUS or ultrasound education experts from North America to participate in a three-round electronic Delphi project. The first Delphi round asked experts to generate a list of the core POCUS knowledge and skills that a PEM fellow would need during training to function as an autonomous practitioner. Subsequent rounds prioritized the list of knowledge and skills, and the core leadership group organized knowledge and skills into global competencies and subcompetencies. Results: The first Delphi round yielded 61 POCUS areas of knowledge and skills considered important for PEM fellow learning. After two subsequent Delphi rounds, the list of POCUS knowledge and skills was narrowed to 38 items that addressed elements of six global competencies. The core leadership group then revised items into subcompetencies and categorized them under global competencies, developing a curriculum that defined the scope (depth of content) and sequence (order of teaching) of these POCUS knowledge and skill items. Conclusions: This expert, consensus-generated POCUS curriculum provides detailed guidance for PEM fellowships to incorporate POCUS education into their programs. Our curriculum also identifies core ultrasound knowledge and skills needed by PEM fellows to perform the specific POCUS applications recommended in prior publications.",
keywords = "curriculum, fellowship, medical education, pediatric emergency medicine, point-of-care ultrasound",
author = "{the PEM POCUS Curriculum Task Force} and Delia Gold and Marla Levine and Deborah Hsu and Way, {David P.} and Shefrin, {Allan E.} and Lam, {Samuel H. F} and Resa Lewiss and Marin, {Jennifer R.} and Alyssa Abo and Srikar Adhikari and Kiyetta Alade and Bahner, {David P.} and Creagh Boulger and Erika Constantine and {Kate Deanehan}, Julia and Ekpenyong, {Atim Uya} and Elkhunovich, {Marsha A.} and Jason Fischer and Russ Horowitz and Maybelle Kou and Charisse Kwan and Leung, {Stephanie K.} and Liu, {Rachel B.} and Megan Mickley and Rabiner, {Joni E.} and Rachel Rempell and Adam Sivitz and Lori Stoltz and Amanda Toney",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank and recognize the members of the PEM POCUS Curriculum Task Force who served as the Delphi panelists for this project: Alyssa Abo, MD; Srikar Adhikari, MD; Kiyetta Alade, MD, MEd; David P. Bahner, MD; Creagh Boulger, MD; Erika Constantine, MD; Julia Kate Deanehan, MD, RDMS; Atim Ekpenyong, MD; Marsha A. Elkhunovich, MD; Jason Fischer, MD; Russ Horowitz, MD, RDMS; Maybelle Kou, MD, MEd; Charisse Kwan, MD; Stephanie K. Leung, MD; Rachel B. Liu, MD; Megan Mickley, MD; Joni Rabiner, MD; Rachel Rempell, MD; Adam Sivitz, MD; Molly Stevens, MD; Lori Stolz, MD; Amanda Toney, MD. Study Group Authorship: Alyssa Abo, MD, MBA, Children's National Hospital, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Srikar Adhikari, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Department of Emergency Medicine. Kiyetta Alade, MD, MEd, Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine Departments of Pediatrics Section of Emergency Medicine. David PBahner, MD, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine. Creagh Boulger, MD, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine. Erika Constantine, MD, Hasbro Children's Hospital/Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. Julia Kate Deanehan, MD, RDMS, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Atim Uya Ekpenyong, MD, Rady Children's Hospital, University of California San Diego, Department of Pediatrics. Marsha AElkhunovich, MD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Jason Fischer, MD, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Russ Horowitz, MD, RDMS, Lurie Children's Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. Maybelle Kou, MD, MEd, Inova Fairfax Medical Center/Inova Children's Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, Department of Emergency Medicine. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine",
year = "2021",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1002/aet2.10700",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "5",
journal = "AEM Education and Training",
issn = "2472-5390",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Inc.",
number = "4",
}