The Assessment of Competency in Thoracic Sonography (ACTS) scale: validation of a tool for point-of-care ultrasound

The Assessment of Competency in Thoracic Sonography (ACTS) scale: validation of a tool for point-of-care ultrasound

Abstract Background The rapid adoption of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has created a need to develop assessment tools to ensure that learners can competently use these technologies. In this study, the authors developed and tested a rating scale to assess the quality of point-of-care thoracic ult...

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Main Authors: Scott J. Millington, Robert T. Arntfield, Robert Jie Guo, Seth Koenig, Pierre Kory, Vicki Noble, Haney Mallemat, Jordan R. Schoenherr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-11-01
Series:Critical Ultrasound Journal
Subjects:
Point-of-care
Thoracic ultrasound
Assessment tools
Education
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13089-017-0081-0

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