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Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program

NCT03296280 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 116

Last updated 2020-11-23

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Summary

This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers; and the barriers/facilitators to POCUS in the VHA. Data sources include pre- and post-course assessment tools, medical coding data, and course evaluations. Providers that participate in the POCUS Training Course will be compared to control providers from wait-listed facilities. Additionally, participating facilities vs. wait-listed facilities for the POCUS Training Course will be compared. Findings from this project will guide ongoing efforts of the investigators' operating partners, VA Specialty Care Centers of Innovation (SCCI) and the VA Simulation Learning and Research Network (SimLEARN), to develop a national POCUS training program and facilitate implementation of POCUS use system-wide in the VA healthcare system.

Conditions

  • Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital
  • Heart Failure
  • Pneumonia
  • Deep Venous Thrombosis
  • Cellulitis
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Acute Cholecystitis
  • Peritoneal Free Fluid
  • Hydronephrosis
  • Pleural Effusion
  • Urinary Retention

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Nilam Jayant Soni, MD MSc · South Texas Health Care System, San Antonio, TX

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-03
Primary Completion
2018-06-29
Completion
2020-09-30

Countries

  • United States

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