Limited intervention improves technical skill in focus assessed transthoracic echocardiography among novice examiners

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Frederiksen, Christian Alcaraz ^a,b   Juhl Olsen, Peter ^a,b   Nielsen, Dorte Guldbrand ^b   Eika, Berit ^b   Sloth, Erik ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bedside; Echocardiography; Learning; Point of care; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DENMARK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DENMARK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84864520067     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-12-65     Document Type: Article

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