Competence and Quality Assurance: How an Institution Can Assess Ongoing Competence of an Individual Practitioner
摘要
The intensivist who uses point of care ultrasonography is responsible for image acquisition and interpretation with immediate integration of the results into clinical management. It is self-evident that competence in these elements of critical care ultrasonography (CCUS) is a prerequisite for its effective use. This chapter will review the challenges of determination of competence and ongoing quality assurance (QA) with the use of CCUS.