• Can. Respir. J. · Nov 2014

    Canadian recommendations for critical care ultrasound training and competency.

    • Robert Arntfield, Scott Millington, Craig Ainsworth, Rakesh Arora, John Boyd, Gordon Finlayson, William Gallagher, Colin Gebhardt, Alberto Goffi, Edgar Hockman, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Robert McDermid, Jason Waechter, Natalie Wong, Samara Zavalkoff, and Yanick Beaulieu.
    • Can. Respir. J. 2014 Nov 1; 21 (6): 341-345.

    ObjectiveTo achieve national consensus on standards of training, quality assurance and maintenance of competence for critical care ultrasound for intensivists and critical care trainees in Canada using recently published international training statements.Data SourcesExisting internationally endorsed guidelines and expert opinion.Data SynthesisIn November 2013, a day-long consensus meeting was held with 15 Canadian experts in critical care ultrasound in which essential topics relevant to training ultrasound were discussed.ConclusionsConsensus was achieved to direct training curriculum, oversight, quality assurance and maintenance of competence for critical care ultrasound. In providing the first national guideline of its kind, these Canadian recommendations may also serve as a model of critical care ultrasound dissemination for other countries.

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