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Standardized PedMSUS courses for the assessment of children with arthritis
Pediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound (PedMSUS) has great potential in the assessment of children with arthritis, and since 2012 several PedMSUS courses have been supported by EULAR – The European Alliance of Rheumatology Associations. Despite this, there was no agreed educational procedure for the delivery, content and format of these courses. This is critical because the ability of PedMSUS to correlate imaging findings with clinical assessment is highly dependent on the expertise of the operator. For this reason, a task force was established to conduct a systemic literature review and gather expert opinions on a panel of items to be included in all PedMSUS courses...
Standardized PedMSUS courses for the assessment of children with arthritis
Pediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound (PedMSUS) has great potential in the assessment of children with arthritis, and since 2012 several PedMSUS courses have been supported by EULAR – The European Alliance of Rheumatology Associations. Despite this, there was no agreed educational procedure for the delivery, content and format of these courses. This is critical because the ability of PedMSUS to correlate imaging findings with clinical assessment is highly dependent on the expertise of the operator.
For this reason, a task force was established to conduct a systemic literature review and collect expert opinions on a panel of items that should be included in all PedMSUS courses supported by EULAR and PReS – the Pediatric Rheumatology European Association. The task force included 24 healthcare professionals and patient research partners from eight different countries.
The results establish four levels of procedures and elements that should be considered for beginner, intermediate, advanced, and teacher-teacher PedMSUS courses. Within each course there are recommendations for appropriate content, format and delivery.
Accurate knowledge and high-level training are essential to correctly scan patients and make accurate and reliable image interpretations. This new work should support education in PedMSUS across Europe and ensure consistent and standardized education and training on an increasingly in-demand imaging technique.
Source:
European Alliance of Rheumatology Associations, EULAR
Reference:
Magni-Manzoni, S., et al. (2022) Procedures for the content, delivery and format of EULAR/PReS courses in pediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound. RMD open. doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002455.
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