• Danilo Buonsenso, Monica Malamisura, and Anna Maria Musolino.
• Academic Department of Pediatrics, Tor Vergata University of Rome.
• Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 1; 37 (12): e1528e1530e1528-e1530.

IntroductionThe role of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in routine clinical practice is rapidly growing, whereas adult specialties have already included training programs regarding this topic; pediatric residency schools are still late on this topic, particularly in Italy.MethodsWe performed an online anonymous survey to Italian residents. The online survey has been submitted to the resident representatives of each pediatric residency school in Italy by the Italian Observatory of Pediatric Residents; each representative in turn distributed it to the pediatric residents of his own school.ResultsThree sixty-one residents responded to the survey. Only 7.8% of residents declared that in their residency school, an official training program on POCUS exists, although more than 95% of respondents declared that such a training would be of primary importance for their future practice. Most residents do not know how to use an ultrasound machine nor the differences between different probes.ConclusionsOur results demonstrate that POCUS training is still missing in Italy. Given the growing number of evidences of the benefits from including POCUS in clinical practice and patient evaluation, efforts are needed to fill this gap, in Italy and, probably, in most European countries. Such a training will definitely help the new generation of pediatricians improve their curriculum and, therefore, child health.Copyright © 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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