SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-Life After a Pocus Course: Translating Training Into Practice

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This survey study examined why hospital-based clinicians do or do not use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) after completing a 2-day training course. The anonymous survey was sent to 217 eligible healthcare professionals across 11 hospitals in a large integrated health system in the Northeast; 70 responded (32% response rate).<br /><br />Overall, POCUS was viewed very positively: 94% agreed that every clinician should learn it, and 60% were very or extremely satisfied with the course. More than half felt confident in image acquisition, image interpretation, and clinical integration. However, actual use remained low, with nearly half reporting they never or rarely used diagnostic lung or cardiac POCUS.<br /><br />The main facilitators to POCUS adoption were:<br />- Adequate initial training<br />- Longitudinal education and ongoing support<br />- Improved confidence in image acquisition, interpretation, and clinical integration<br />- Institutional support measures such as credentialing, training guidelines, collaboration with other specialties, risk management approval, and access to devices<br /><br />The biggest barriers were:<br />- Time constraints for both learners and educators<br />- Limited access to ultrasound devices<br />- Lack of support for POCUS use<br />- Concerns about false-positive or false-negative findings<br />- Worries that limited skills could harm patients<br />- Lack of certification, legal concerns, non-billable services, and uncertainty about patient benefit<br /><br />Statistical analysis showed that clinicians who sought POCUS training to improve clinical skills or to teach trainees were more likely to use lung and cardiac POCUS afterward. Longer cumulative training time was also significantly associated with greater confidence in image acquisition, interpretation, and clinical integration.<br /><br />The study concludes that there is a clear gap between positive attitudes toward POCUS and real-world use. Longitudinal education, including didactics and mentored scanning, may help translate training into routine clinical practice.

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Manju Luke

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Author List Gulrukh Zaidi, Jared S. Honigman Do, Linda M. Kurian, Liron Sinvani, Manju Luke, Myriam Kline

Category Research

Concept Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Concept Facilitator

Concept Barrier

Concept POCUS Training

Concept Clinical Practice

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization Northwell Health

Presenting Author Manju Luke

Track Translating Research into Practice

Keywords

point-of-care ultrasound

POCUS

hospital clinicians

survey study

training course

lung ultrasound

cardiac ultrasound

clinical adoption

barriers and facilitators

longitudinal education

Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Facilitator

Barrier

POCUS Training

Clinical Practice