Consensus on relevant point-of-care ultrasound skills in General Practice : a two-round French Delphi study

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CONTEXT: Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become an important tool in the clinical practice of many specialties, but its use and impact in General Practice in France remains to be explored.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to obtain a consensus among experienced French general practitioners on a list of relevant POCUS skills in General Practice in 4 anatomical regions.

METHOD: We used a two-round Delphi method to obtain a consensus. An initial list of skills was drawn by conducting a literature review. To rate each skill, we used a nine-point Likert scale. An interactive meeting between experts took place between Delphi rounds. POCUS experts in General Practice were defined as general practitioners with theoretical training in ultrasound who regularly perform ultrasound, who have performed ultrasound for more than five years and/or are involved in providing ultrasound training.

RESULTS: 11 French general practitioners screened 83 skills in 4 anatomical regions: abdominal, urogenital, vascular, gynecology and obstetrics. An agreement was obtained for 36 POCUS skills as to their appropriateness in General Practice. There were 17 skills with a strong appropriate agreement (100% of "7-9" ratings) and 19 skills with a relative agreement (100% of "5-9" ratings).

CONCLUSION: These skills could serve as a basis for guidelines on the use and curriculum of POCUS in General Practice in France as well as in other countries with similar healthcare systems.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC medical education - 24(2024), 1 vom: 26. März, Seite 341

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Camard, Louis [VerfasserIn]
Liard, Roxane [VerfasserIn]
Duverne, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Ibanez, Gladys [VerfasserIn]
Skendi, Mariela [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Consensus
Delphi study
Family physician
General practice
General practitioner
Journal Article
Point-of-care systems
Primary care
Review
Ultrasonography

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12909-024-05072-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370219880