1,652
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Learning strategies of general practitioners striving to achieve point-of-care ultrasound competence: a qualitative study

, , , , &
Pages 67-77 | Received 25 Mar 2021, Accepted 21 Oct 2021, Published online: 15 Feb 2022

References

  • Olgers TJ, Azizi N, Blans MJ, et al. Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) for the internist in acute medicine: a uniform curriculum. Neth J Med. 2019;77(5):168–176.
  • Weile J, Brix J, Moellekaer AB. Is point-of-care ultrasound disruptive innovation? Formulating why POCUS is different from conventional comprehensive ultrasound. Crit Ultrasound J. 2018;10(1):25–23.
  • Bhagra A, Tierney DM, Sekiguchi H, et al. Point-of-care ultrasonography for primary care physicians and general internists. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016;91(12):1811–1827.
  • Dietrich CF, Hoffmann B, Abramowicz J, et al. Medical student ultrasound education: a WFUMB position paper, part I. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2019;45(2):271–281.
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). AAFP recommended curriculum guidelines for family medicine residents point of care ultrasound; 2016 [cited 2021 Jul 14). Available from: https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/medical_education_residency/program_directors/Reprint290D_POCUS.pdf.
  • Beal EW, Sigmond BR, Sage-Silski L, et al. Point-of-care ultrasound in general surgery residency training: a proposal for milestones in graduate medical education ultrasound. J Ultrasound Med. 2017;36(12):2577–2584.
  • Ma I, Arishenkoff S, Wiseman J, Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound (CIMUS) Group*, et al. Internal medicine point-of-care ultrasound curriculum: consensus recommendations from the Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound (CIMUS) group. J Gen Intern Med. 2017;32(9):1052–1057.
  • Atkinson P, Bowra J, Lambert M, et al. International federation for emergency medicine point of care ultrasound curriculum. CJEM. 2015;17(2):161–170.
  • Andersen CA, Jensen MB, Toftegaard BS, et al. Primary care physicians' access to in-house ultrasound examinations across Europe: a questionnaire study. BMJ Open. 2019;9(9):e030958.
  • Myklestul HC, Skonnord T, Brekke M. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in Norwegian general practice. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2020;38(2):219–225.
  • Andersen CA, Brodersen J, Davidsen AS, et al. Use and impact of point-of-care ultrasonography in general practice: a prospective observational study. BMJ Open. 2020;10(9):e037664.
  • Andersen CA, Holden S, Vela J, et al. Point-of-care ultrasound in general practice: a systematic review. Ann Fam Med. 2019;17(1):61–69.
  • Andersen CA, Hedegård HS, Løkkegaard T, et al. Education of general practitioners in the use of point-of-care ultrasonography: a systematic review. Fam Pract. 2021;38(4):484–494.
  • Pedersen KM, Andersen JS, Søndergaard J. General practice and primary health care in Denmark. J Am Board Fam Med. 2012;25(Suppl 1):S34–S38.
  • Irving G, Neves AL, Dambha-Miller H, et al. International variations in primary care physician consultation time: a systematic review of 67 countries. BMJ Open. 2017;7(10):e017902.
  • Guyatt G, et al. 2015. Users' guides to the medical literature: a manual for evidence-based clinical practice. New York, McGraw-Hill Professional.
  • Kvale S, Brinkmann S. interview – det kvalitative forskningsinterview som håndvaerk [Interview – the qualitative research interview as a craft]. 3rd. ed. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget; 2013.
  • Andersen CA, Davidsen AS, Brodersen J, et al. Danish general practitioners have found their own way of using point-of-care ultrasonography in primary care: a qualitative study. BMC Fam Pract. 2019;20(1):89.
  • Praktiserende laegers organisation [The Danish Medical Association]. PLO FAKTA ARK 2018; Jan 2019 [cited 2020 May 7]. Available from: https://www.laeger.dk/sites/default/files/plo_faktaark_2018.pdf.
  • Malterud K, Siersma VD, Guassora AD. Sample size in qualitative interview studies: Guided by information power. Qual Health Res. 2016; 26(13):1753–1760.
  • Malterud K. Systematic text condensation: a strategy for qualitative analysis. Scand J Public Health. 2012;40(8):795–805.
  • Mengel-Jorgensen T, Jensen MB. Variation in the use of point-of-care ultrasound in general practice in various European countries. results of a survey among experts. Eur J Gen Pract. 2016;22(4):274–277.
  • Dreyfus H, Dreyfus S. Mind over machine – the power of human intuition and expertise in the era of the computer. New York: Free Press; 1986.
  • Olgers TJ, Azizi N, Bouma HR, et al. Life after a point-of-care ultrasound course: setting up the right conditions! Ultrasound J. 2020;12(1):43.
  • Schnittke N, Damewood S. Identifying and overcoming barriers to resident use of point-of-Care ultrasound. WestJEM. 2019;20(6):918–925.
  • Nilsson G, Söderström L, Alverlind K, et al. Hand-held cardiac ultrasound examinations performed in primary care patients by nonexperts to identify reduced ejection fraction. BMC Med Educ. 2019;19(1):282.
  • Lam A. Tacit knowledge, organizational learning and societal institutions: an integrated framework. Organization Studies. 2000;21(3):487–513.
  • Botker MT, Vang ML, Grofte T, et al. Implementing point-of-care ultrasonography of the heart and lungs in an anesthesia department. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2017;61(2):156–165.
  • Anstey JE, Jensen TP, Afshar N. Point-of-Care ultrasound needs assessment, curriculum design, and curriculum assessment in a large academic internal medicine residency program. South Med J. 2018;111(7):444–448.
  • Løkkegaard T, Todsen T, Nayahangan LJ, et al. Point-of-care ultrasound for general practitioners: a systematic needs assessment. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2020;38(1):3–11.