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Evaluation of antenatal Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) training: a systematic review.

Amber BidnerEva BezakNayana Parange
Published in: Medical education online (2022)
PoCUS performed by upskilled healthcare professionals offers an attractive solution to the problem of inequitable access to antenatal ultrasound. A review of available literature highlighted a paucity of comparable high-quality studies needed to establish a stronger evidence base for antenatal PoCUS, and a need to standardise training and competency assessment. This review may inform educators, researchers and policy-makers on existing training formats and methodologies to assist in establishing best practice antenatal PoCUS training methods for safe service delivery by remote healthcare professionals.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • preterm birth
  • healthcare
  • virtual reality
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • mental health
  • systematic review
  • public health
  • primary care
  • ultrasound guided
  • quality improvement