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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

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01-04-2018 | Editorials

Critical care echocardiography: a certification pathway for advanced users

Authors: Scott J. Millington, MD, Alberto Goffi, MD, Robert T. Arntfield, MD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 4/2018

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The content of this issue of Journal supports the broad overall acceptance that point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has achieved across many medical specialties. Despite this progress, fundamental confusion persists surrounding the achievement of both competency and certification in POCUS. In this editorial, we seek to demystify and clarify these issues from a Canadian critical care perspective, with special consideration of the recently announced examination and certification pathway in advanced critical care echocardiography. …

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Title: Critical care echocardiography: a certification pathway for advanced users
Authors: Scott J. Millington, MD
Alberto Goffi, MD
Robert T. Arntfield, MD
Publication date: 01-04-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1061-y

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