The State of Critical Care Ultrasound Training in Europe Adrian WongLaura Galarza

Background• Point-of-care ultrasound part of critical care practice

• Diagnostic• Procedural

• Appropriate training and governance systems crucial• Guidelines from multiple professional organisations vary• Lack of standardised training pathways/programmes

Methodology• Online Survey (surveymonkey.com)

• Themes: Current status, Barriers, Future plans• Distributed via ESICM CoBaTRICE Committee (Trainer) Network

Results

59% response

rate

Does your country have a national accreditation programme in Echocardiography for ICM?

Does your country have a national accreditation programme in Point-of-Care Ultrasound for ICM?

If NO, are there locally-organised echocardiography or ultrasound training programmes available?

Echocardiography

Trans-Thoracic Echocardiography is an essential skill for the Intensivists

Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography is an essential skill for the Intensivists

Pleural/Lung Ultrasound

Pleural/Lung ultrasound is an essencial skill for the Intensivists

Abdominal Ultrasound

Abdominal ultrasound is an essential skill for the Intensivists

Vascular Ultrasound

Vascular ultrasound for access is an essential skill for the Intensivists

Training in Ultrasound for ICM

What are the obstacles/challenges in delivering ultrasound training for ICM in your country

Training in ultrasound for ICM should/must include

Conclusion• Clear demand/need for training in critical care ultrasound• Variation in training delivery• Echocardiography, Lung and Vascular US judged most useful• Barriers to training multi-factorial

• Lack of trainers and defined competencies key

The next stepDEFINE A UNIFIED CRITICAL CARE ULTRASOUND COMPETENCY