Time to establish pillars in point-of-care ultrasound.

Carolynne J Cormack Anthony M Wald Peter R CoombsLeah KallosGabriel Elan Blecher

Published in: Australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine (2019)

Point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) has evolved rapidly and is used by many medical specialties. We propose five essential pillars of PoCUS that are necessary framework for hospital-based PoCUS training and credentialing programs. The pillars are: governance, infrastructure, administration, education and quality. It is time to establish these pillars to ensure the best practice in PoCUS use.

Keyphrases

healthcare
magnetic resonance imaging
quality improvement
primary care
public health
contrast enhanced ultrasound