Proceedings: Beyond ultrasound first forum on improving the quality of ultrasound imaging in obstetrics and gynecology

Publication Date

2018

Journal Title

J Ultrasound Med

Abstract

© 2017, Elsevier Inc. This article is being simultaneously published in American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. All rights reserved. The Beyond Ultrasound First Forum was conceived to increase awareness that the quality of obstetric and gynecologic ultrasound can be improved, and is inconsistent throughout the country, likely due to multiple factors, including the lack of a standardized curriculum and competency assessment in ultrasound teaching. The forum brought together representatives from many professional associations; the imaging community including radiology, obstetrics and gynecology, and emergency medicine among others; in addition to government agencies, insurers, industry, and others with common interest in obstetric and gynecologic ultrasound. This group worked together in focus sessions aimed at developing solutions on how to standardize and improve ultrasound training at the resident level and beyond. A new curriculum and competency assessment program for teaching residents (obstetrics and gynecology, radiology, and any other specialty doing obstetrics and gynecology ultrasound) was presented, and performance measures of ultrasound quality in clinical practice were discussed. The aim of this forum was to increase and unify the quality of ultrasound examinations in obstetrics and gynecology with the ultimate goal of improving patient safety and quality of clinical care. This report describes the proceedings of this conference including possible approaches to resident teaching and means to improve the inconsistent quality of ultrasound examinations performed today.

Volume Number

37

Issue Number

1

Pages

7 - 18

Document Type

Article

Status

Faculty

Facility

School of Medicine

Primary Department

Radiology

PMID

29297609

DOI

10.1002/jum.14504

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