A bidirectional virtual teaching platform for postgraduate Point-of-Care Ultrasound training: a proof-of-concept study

Implication Statement Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become an important modality for procedural guidance and patient diagnostics. However, rural postgraduate trainees in Canada who need to acquire these knowledge and skills face barriers to accessing POCUS training, in part because of a la...

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Main Authors: Aanchal Ralhan, Queen Jacques, Alison MacDonald, Gillian Sheppard, Peter Rogers, Jordan Stone-McLean
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Language:English
Published: Canadian Medical Education Journal 2025-05-01
Series:Canadian Medical Education Journal
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/79704
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author Aanchal Ralhan
Queen Jacques
Alison MacDonald
Gillian Sheppard
Peter Rogers
Jordan Stone-McLean
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description Implication Statement Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become an important modality for procedural guidance and patient diagnostics. However, rural postgraduate trainees in Canada who need to acquire these knowledge and skills face barriers to accessing POCUS training, in part because of a lack of qualified onsite teaching faculty. To help address this issue, our study describes a novel, relatively easy to implement, approach to teach POCUS to postgraduate trainees who do not access to the resources at larger, more well-funded sites. This allows experienced POCUS instructors to teach remotely, which would improve access to POCUS training for both medical learners in remote sites and continuing professional development for rural physicians. Additionally, it offers a cost-effective solution that reduces travel-related expenses for both trainees and faculty. It also provides a unique approach to remote medical education and ongoing skill development.
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spelling doaj-art-e1ff5d8ef8474676ae51190e3f21244b2025-08-20T03:10:25ZengCanadian Medical Education JournalCanadian Medical Education Journal1923-12022025-05-0110.36834/cmej.79704A bidirectional virtual teaching platform for postgraduate Point-of-Care Ultrasound training: a proof-of-concept studyAanchal Ralhan0Queen Jacques1https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4114-1002Alison MacDonald2Gillian Sheppard3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1646-8794Peter Rogers4Jordan Stone-McLean5https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9281-247XQueen's University Memorial University of Newfoundland and LabradorMemorial University of Newfoundland and LabradorMemorial University of Newfoundland and LabradorMemorial University of Newfoundland and LabradorMemorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador Implication Statement Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has become an important modality for procedural guidance and patient diagnostics. However, rural postgraduate trainees in Canada who need to acquire these knowledge and skills face barriers to accessing POCUS training, in part because of a lack of qualified onsite teaching faculty. To help address this issue, our study describes a novel, relatively easy to implement, approach to teach POCUS to postgraduate trainees who do not access to the resources at larger, more well-funded sites. This allows experienced POCUS instructors to teach remotely, which would improve access to POCUS training for both medical learners in remote sites and continuing professional development for rural physicians. Additionally, it offers a cost-effective solution that reduces travel-related expenses for both trainees and faculty. It also provides a unique approach to remote medical education and ongoing skill development. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/79704
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A bidirectional virtual teaching platform for postgraduate Point-of-Care Ultrasound training: a proof-of-concept study
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title A bidirectional virtual teaching platform for postgraduate Point-of-Care Ultrasound training: a proof-of-concept study
title_full A bidirectional virtual teaching platform for postgraduate Point-of-Care Ultrasound training: a proof-of-concept study
title_fullStr A bidirectional virtual teaching platform for postgraduate Point-of-Care Ultrasound training: a proof-of-concept study
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title_short A bidirectional virtual teaching platform for postgraduate Point-of-Care Ultrasound training: a proof-of-concept study
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