Building focused cardiac ultrasound capacity in a lower middle-income country: A single centre study to assess training impact

Building focused cardiac ultrasound capacity in a lower middle-income country: A single centre study to assess training impact

Background: In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where echocardiography experts are in short supply, training non-cardiologists to perform Focused Cardiac Ultrasound (FoCUS) could minimise diagnostic delays in time-critical emergencies. Despite advocacy for FoCUS training however, opportuniti...

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Main Authors: Wangari Waweru-Siika, Anders Barasa, Benjamin Wachira, David Nekyon, Barbara Karau, Fatimah Juma, Grace Wanjiku, Harun Otieno, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Erik Sloth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Focused cardiac ultrasound
Training
Capacity building
Low and middle-income
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20300355

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