Development of Core Contents of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Curriculum for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Training: A Modified Delphi Survey

• Main Authors: Jae-Hyun Kwon, Jin-Hee Lee, Young-Rock Ha, June-Dong Park, on behalf of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound, Korean Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Society of Emergency & Critical Care Imaging
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
• Series: Children
• Subjects: ultrasound; pediatrics; pediatric emergency medicine; education
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/9/757

Background: As the frequency of ultrasound use in pediatric emergency departments increases, it is necessary to train pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians on pediatric point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS). We discussed the core content of POCUS applications and proposed a POCUS training curriculum for PEM physicians in South Korea. Methods: Twenty-three experts were included if had performed over 1500 POCUS scans, had at least three years of experience teaching POCUS to physicians, were POCUS instructors or had completed a certified pediatric POCUS program. Experts rated 61 possible POCUS applications in terms of the importance of their inclusion in a PEM POCUS curriculum using the modified Delphi technique. Results: In round one, twelve (52.2%) out of 23 experts responded to the email. Eleven experts satisfied the inclusion criteria. Eleven experts participated in round one of a survey and agreed on 27 (44.3%) out of a total of 61 items. In round two, all 11 experts participated in the survey; they agreed on two (5.9%) of the remaining 34 items, and no items were excluded. Conclusion: Using the Delphi method, 61 applications were discussed, and a consensus was reached on 29 core applications.