Point-of-care ultrasound in resource-limited settings: the PURLS fellowship

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Abstract

Background

The role of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is rapidly expanding in both resource-rich and resource-limited settings (RLS). One limitation to this rapid expansion has been the lack of educators adequately trained to teach this user-dependent skill. This is particularly true in RLS, where disease presentations, infrastructure limitations, and approach to medical education present unique challenges to the direct application of resource-rich emergency department POCUS curricula.

Objectives

We describe the point-of-care ultrasound in resource-limited settings (PURLS) fellowship, a novel curriculum designed to provide advanced training and expertise in clinical care and POCUS application and education in RLS.

Conclusion

Our curriculum design is one approach to create context-specific POCUS education for use in RLS, thereby improving patient care.

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Review article: Use of ultrasound in the developing world

Stephanie Sippel, Krithika Muruganandan, Adam Levine … (2011)

As portability and durability improve, bedside, clinician-performed ultrasound is seeing increasing use in rural, underdeveloped parts of the world. Physicians, nurses and medical officers have demonstrated the ability to perform and interpret a large variety of ultrasound exams, and a growing body of literature supports the use of point-of-care ultrasound in developing nations. We review, by region, the existing literature in support of ultrasound use in the developing world and training guidelines currently in use, and highlight indications for emergency ultrasound in the developing world. We suggest future directions for bedside ultrasound use and research to improve diagnostic capacity and patient care in the most remote areas of the globe.

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Samuel L. Burleson:

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6305-4677

slburleson@uabmc.edu

David C. Pigott: dpigott@uabmc.edu

John P. Gullett: jgullett@uabmc.edu

Christopher Greene: christophergreene@uabmc.edu

Courtney B. Gibson: cbgibson@uabmc.edu

Scott Irvine: sirvine@uabmc.edu

Daniel Kaminstein: dakaminstein@augusta.edu

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Ultrasound J

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ultrasound J

Title: The Ultrasound Journal

Publisher: Springer Milan (Milan )

ISSN (Electronic): 2524-8987

Publication date (Electronic): 20 March 2020

Publication date PMC-release: 20 March 2020

Publication date Collection: December 2020

Volume: 12

Electronic Location Identifier: 14

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[1 ]GRID grid.413019.e, ISNI 0000 0000 8951 5123, Department of Emergency Medicine, , University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, ; Old Hillman Building Suite 251, 619 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35249 USA

[2 ]GRID grid.410427.4, ISNI 0000 0001 2284 9329, Department of Emergency Medicine, , Augusta University, ; Augusta, GA USA

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Samuel L. Burleson http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6305-4677

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Publisher ID: 159

DOI: 10.1186/s13089-020-00159-6

PMC ID: 7082434

PubMed ID: 32193724

SO-VID: 9caef734-347a-4700-a064-5ce38df81ac4

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Date received : 16 October 2019

Date accepted : 6 February 2020

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Point-of-care ultrasonography.

Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY study).

Review article: Use of ultrasound in the developing world

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