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Medical educators’ perspectives of teaching physical examinations using ultrasonography at the undergraduate level

BACKGROUND: Ultrasonography is increasingly used for teaching physical examination in medical schools. This study seeks the opinions of educators as to which physical examinations would be most enhanced by the addition of ultrasonography. We also asked when ultrasound-aided physical examination teac...

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Autores principales: Ma, Irene, Wishart, Ian, Kaminska, Malgorzata, McLaughlin, Kevin, Weeks, Sarah, Lautner, David, Baxter, Heather, Wright, Bruce
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Saskatchewan 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4563655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26451201
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author Ma, Irene
Wishart, Ian
Kaminska, Malgorzata
McLaughlin, Kevin
Weeks, Sarah
Lautner, David
Baxter, Heather
Wright, Bruce
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description BACKGROUND: Ultrasonography is increasingly used for teaching physical examination in medical schools. This study seeks the opinions of educators as to which physical examinations would be most enhanced by the addition of ultrasonography. We also asked when ultrasound-aided physical examination teaching could have deleterious effects if used outside its intended scope. METHODS: All of the educators from the University of Calgary Master Teacher Program were invited to complete a 22-item paper-based survey. Survey items were generated independently by two investigators, with input from an expert panel (n = 5). RESULTS: Of the 36 educators, 27 (75%) completed the survey. Examinations identified to be potentially most useful included: measuring the size of the abdominal aorta, identifying the presence/absence of ascites, identifying the presence/absence of pleural effusions, and measuring the size of the bladder. Examinations thought to be potentially most harmful included: identifying the presence/absence of intrauterine pregnancy, measuring the size of the abdominal aorta, and identifying the presence/absence of pericardial effusion. CONCLUSIONS: Examinations that are potentially the most useful may also be potentially the most harmful. When initiating an ultrasound curriculum for physical examinations, educators should weigh the risks and benefits of examinations chosen.
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spelling pubmed-45636552015-10-08 Medical educators’ perspectives of teaching physical examinations using ultrasonography at the undergraduate level Ma, Irene Wishart, Ian Kaminska, Malgorzata McLaughlin, Kevin Weeks, Sarah Lautner, David Baxter, Heather Wright, Bruce Can Med Educ J Major Contribution/Research Article BACKGROUND: Ultrasonography is increasingly used for teaching physical examination in medical schools. This study seeks the opinions of educators as to which physical examinations would be most enhanced by the addition of ultrasonography. We also asked when ultrasound-aided physical examination teaching could have deleterious effects if used outside its intended scope. METHODS: All of the educators from the University of Calgary Master Teacher Program were invited to complete a 22-item paper-based survey. Survey items were generated independently by two investigators, with input from an expert panel (n = 5). RESULTS: Of the 36 educators, 27 (75%) completed the survey. Examinations identified to be potentially most useful included: measuring the size of the abdominal aorta, identifying the presence/absence of ascites, identifying the presence/absence of pleural effusions, and measuring the size of the bladder. Examinations thought to be potentially most harmful included: identifying the presence/absence of intrauterine pregnancy, measuring the size of the abdominal aorta, and identifying the presence/absence of pericardial effusion. CONCLUSIONS: Examinations that are potentially the most useful may also be potentially the most harmful. When initiating an ultrasound curriculum for physical examinations, educators should weigh the risks and benefits of examinations chosen. University of Saskatchewan 2013-03-31 /pmc/articles/PMC4563655/ /pubmed/26451201 Text en © 2013 Ma, Wishart, Kaminska, McLaughlin, Weeks, Lautner, Baxter, Wright; licensee Synergies Partners This is an Open Journal Systems article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Weeks, Sarah
Lautner, David
Baxter, Heather
Wright, Bruce
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4563655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26451201
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