Reliable and valid assessment of ultrasound operator competence in obstetrics and gynecology

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 437-443

  Tolsgaard, M G ^a   Ringsted, C ^b   Dreisler, E ^a   Klemmensen, A ^a   Loft, A ^a   Sorensen, J L ^a   Ottesen, B ^a   Tabor, A ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

learning curves; medical education; ultrasound assessment; ultrasound competence; ultrasound training

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; ULTRASOUND; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIOMETRY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84897575534     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.13198     Document Type: Article

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