Current Use, Perceived Barriers, and Learning Preference of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the Emergency Medicine in Qatar – A Mixed Design

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Figure 1 Validated questionnaire of the current use, perceived barriers, and learning preference of point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency medicine.

Table 1 Comments from the Faculty After the Semi-Structured Interview

Comments	Reasons of POCUS Usage	Recommendation
1	A lot of Pocus machines	On the job supervision
2	Free of charge POCUS courses	Feedback about the image acquisition and interpretation
3	1-day focused EM training	Assessment and retention of POCUS
4	A good relationship with the radiology department	Research to assess benefits to the patient and organization
5	You have Internet access to review online images through mobile forms	To use the digital platform for POCUS education