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Table 1 Characteristics of 2021–2022 internal medicine point-of-care ultrasound rotations

From: An overview of Internal Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound rotations in Canada

 

University of Alberta

University of British Columbia

University of Calgary

University of Ottawa

Western University

FMC

RGH

Inception date (academic year)

2020–2021

2017–2018

2017–2018

2021–2022

2021–2022

2017–2018

Length of rotation (weeks)

2

4

4

4

4

4

# of blocks offered/year

13

13

6

13

2

9

# of learners/block

1

2–4

2–4

1–4

2

2–3

# of IM POCUS attendings

121

4

7

2

3

# of POCUS fellowship trained attendings

1

5

7

1

2

# of IM POCUS fellows

0

1–2

2

0

0

0

Estimated # of exams performed per week

Diagnostic2

1–2

10–20

25–30

20–25

8–16

18–22

Procedural3

5–10

10–15

10–15

5–10

2–3

0

  1. FMC Foothills Medical Center, RGH Rockyview General Hospital, IM Internal Medicine
  2. 1This reflects the number of attendings who supervise the rotation and who are trained in ultrasound-guided procedures. Three of these are POCUS-trained with a broader scope of skills, including diagnostic applications of POCUS
  3. 2The  three most common indications across all sites are undifferentiated hypoxia, undifferentiated shock, and volume status assessment. Other common indications are chest pain, sepsis, acute kidney injury, deep vein thrombosis, joint effusions, abscess, and assessment for ascites
  4. 3The two most common procedures across all sites are paracentesis and thoracentesis. Other common procedures are vascular access, lumbar puncture, and arthrocentesis