Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Collaborating Sponsors:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief 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 PO...
Detailed Description
Background: Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) has been shown to reduce procedure-related complications from invasive bedside procedures, reduce time to diagnosis, and reduce ancillary testing, whi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Selection of VA facilities invited to participate in the national POCUS training course was based on data from a national needs assessment conducted by the VA's Health Analysis and Information Group. VA facilities that meet all of the following inclusion criteria are eligible to send physicians to participate in the POCUS training course:
- Chief of staff desires POCUS training for his/her facility
- \>=2 Service Chiefs from emergency medicine, critical care medicine, or hospital medicine desire training for his/her physicians, AND
- \>=1 portable ultrasound machine(s) available to physicians within these services
Exclusion
- Chief of staff does not desire POCUS training for his/her facility
- \<2 Service Chiefs from emergency medicine, critical care medicine, or hospital medicine desire training for his/her physicians, OR
- No portable ultrasound machine(s) available to physicians within these services
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 3 2016
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
116 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03296280
Start Date
October 3 2016
End Date
September 30 2020
Last Update
November 23 2020
Active Locations (1)
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South Texas Health Care System, San Antonio, TX
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229