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International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 1/2021

Open Access 01-12-2021 | Ultrasound | Educational advances in emergency medicine

Global point-of-care ultrasound education and training in the age of COVID-19

Authors: Onyinyechi F. Eke, Patricia C. Henwood, Grace W. Wanjiku, Abiola Fasina, Sigmund J. Kharasch, Hamid Shokoohi

Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted traditional global point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) education and training, as a result of travel restrictions. It has also provided an opportunity for innovation using a virtual platform. Tele-ultrasound and video-conferencing are alternative and supportive tools to augment global POCUS education and training. There is a need to support learners and experts to ensure that maximum benefit is gained from the use of these innovative modalities.
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Metadata
Title
Global point-of-care ultrasound education and training in the age of COVID-19
Authors
Onyinyechi F. Eke
Patricia C. Henwood
Grace W. Wanjiku
Abiola Fasina
Sigmund J. Kharasch
Hamid Shokoohi
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
International Journal of Emergency Medicine / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1865-1372
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1380
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-021-00338-9

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