RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 UK national survey of thoracic ultrasound in respiratory registrars
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 370
OP 373
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-4-370
VO 13
IS 4
A1 TJT Sutherland
A1 A Dwarakanath
A1 H White
A1 JA Kastelik
YR 2013
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/4/370.abstract
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.