PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - TJT Sutherland
AU  - A Dwarakanath
AU  - H White
AU  - JA Kastelik
TI  - UK national survey of thoracic ultrasound in respiratory registrars
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-4-370
DP  - 2013 Aug 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 370--373
VI  - 13
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/4/370.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/4/370.full
SO  - Clin Med2013 Aug 01; 13
AB  - Thoracic ultrasound training has become part of the respiratory medicine curriculum. Data on training, access to teaching and achievement of competency in thoracic ultrasound by respiratory specialty trainees are scarce. Using the web-based kwiksurveys, we surveyed current respiratory specialty trainees (STs) in the UK. 177 responses were recorded. Nearly three-quarters of trainees had access to bedside ultrasound but only 15.3% had regular ultrasound training. Overall, 28.8% had achieved level 1 competency but only 44.4% of trainees at ST6 and above were level 1 competent. The majority of respiratory trainees have access to thoracic ultrasound but structured training is limited, with only a small proportion of trainees attaining level 1. More structured training and mentoring is needed to enable trainees to achieve the required competencies.