Commentary: Integrating Diagnostic Ultrasound into Athletic Training Education Programs

Autor/inn/en	Bliven, Kellie C. Huxel; Anderson, Barton E.; Makin, Inder Raj S.
Titel	Commentary: Integrating Diagnostic Ultrasound into Athletic Training Education Programs
Quelle	In: Athletic Training Education Journal, 13 (2018) 4, S.367-371 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-380X
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Diagnostic Tests; Sports Medicine; Athletics; Trainers; Professional Education; Physical Examinations; Barriers; Costs; Allied Health Personnel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Sportmedizin; Leichtathletik; Ausbildungslehrer; Trainer; Berufsausbildung; Medical examination; Medizinische Untersuchung; Cost; Kosten
Abstract	Context: The use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly becoming a standard of care for sports medicine and orthopedic physicians. As such, there will be increased demand for athletic trainers to have knowledge and skills in diagnostic ultrasound. Objective: To provide key considerations for integration of diagnostic ultrasound into athletic training education and address challenges and barriers to such integration. Background: Advancements in designing portable, user-friendly ultrasound units have enabled clinicians to perform POCUS as an adjunct to the physical exam, resulting in improved patient care. Increased demands for POCUS across medicine have prompted medical schools to integrate diagnostic ultrasound throughout the curriculum, providing athletic training education programs a framework to consider within their curriculum. Synthesis: Integrating diagnostic ultrasound throughout the curriculum provides focused experiences to prepare, conduct, and link imaging to clinical and physical exam skills. Diagnostic ultrasound has a role in visualizing structures in an anatomy course, as an adjunct to physical exam in medical conditions, orthopedic exam, and diagnosis courses, and as a visual feedback tool in rehabilitation courses, thus enabling it to be integrated throughout existing curriculum. Barriers to diagnostic ultrasound include cost, time, and faculty expertise. Results: Cost sharing or use of ultrasound simulators can overcome cost barriers. Use of online educational modules to deliver content virtually is effective and allows face-to-face time to be spent in hands-on experiential learning. Finally, developing interprofessional partnerships to ''teach the teacher'' is an effective model in teaching faculty about diagnostic ultrasound. Recommendation(s): Educational programs should consider ways to overcome barriers and integrate diagnostic ultrasound into curriculum equipping future athletic trainers with knowledge and skills for POCUS, thus increasing their effectiveness on a health care team. Conclusion(s): Proactive integration of diagnostic ultrasound into athletic training education will equip graduates to add value to a health care team. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Athletic Trainers' Association. 2952 Stemmons Freeway Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75247. Tel: 214-637-6282; Fax: 214-637-2206; e-mail: ATEdJournal@gmail.com; Web site: http://nataej.org/journal-information.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01