Point-of-care-Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Curriculum for Pediatric Nephrology: PCRRT-ICONIC Group Recommendations

What is it about?

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is commonly used in adult specialties, pediatric emergency medicine, and neonatal and pediatric critical care. Specifically, in the field of pediatric nephrology, POCUS plays a valuable role in the critical inpatient and outpatient settings. However, the lack of guidelines and a standardized curriculum for POCUS in pediatric nephrology has led to substantial discrepancies in both clinical practice and training. After collaborating with prominent pediatric nephrologists and global POCUS experts proposed a comprehensive POCUS training curriculum tailored specifically for pediatric nephrology trainees, with an appeal for all pediatric nephrology education programs to integrate POCUS instruction into their curricula.

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