Neuromuscular ultrasound competency assessment: Consensus-based survey
Corresponding Author
Eman A. Tawfik MD
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Correspondence
Eman A. Tawfik, Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, 38 Abassia, Cairo, Egypt 11591.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMichael S. Cartwright MD, MS
Department of Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAlexander Grimm MD, PhD
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorAndrea J. Boon MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAntonios Kerasnoudis MD, PhD
Department of Neurology, St Luke's Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Department of Neurology, St Josef Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorDavid C. Preston MD
Neurological Institute, University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Search for more papers by this authorEinar Wilder-Smith MD
Department of Neurology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
Department of Neurology, University of Berne, Bern, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorHubertus Axer MD
Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorLisa D. Hobson-Webb MD
Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Search for more papers by this authorNens van Alfen MD, PhD
Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorNicholas Crump MD
Department of Neurology, Austin Health and University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorNortina Shahrizaila PhD, FRCP
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorPeter Inkpen MD
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorRoss Mandeville MD
Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSarada Sakamuri MD
Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSteven J Shook MD
Neuromuscular Center, Neurologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSusan Shin MD
Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFrancis O. Walker MD
Department of Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Eman A. Tawfik MD
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Correspondence
Eman A. Tawfik, Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, 38 Abassia, Cairo, Egypt 11591.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMichael S. Cartwright MD, MS
Department of Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAlexander Grimm MD, PhD
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorAndrea J. Boon MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAntonios Kerasnoudis MD, PhD
Department of Neurology, St Luke's Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Department of Neurology, St Josef Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorDavid C. Preston MD
Neurological Institute, University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Search for more papers by this authorEinar Wilder-Smith MD
Department of Neurology, Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
Department of Neurology, University of Berne, Bern, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorHubertus Axer MD
Hans Berger Department of Neurology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorLisa D. Hobson-Webb MD
Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Division, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Search for more papers by this authorNens van Alfen MD, PhD
Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorNicholas Crump MD
Department of Neurology, Austin Health and University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorNortina Shahrizaila PhD, FRCP
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Search for more papers by this authorPeter Inkpen MD
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorRoss Mandeville MD
Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSarada Sakamuri MD
Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSteven J Shook MD
Neuromuscular Center, Neurologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSusan Shin MD
Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFrancis O. Walker MD
Department of Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Neuromuscular ultrasound is a rapidly evolving specialty with direct application for patient care. Competency assessment is an essential standard needed to ensure quality for practitioners, particularly for those newly acquiring skills with the technique. Our aim was to survey experts' opinions regarding physician competency assessment of neuromuscular ultrasound and to identify minimal competency of knowledge and skills. The opinions of 18 experts were obtained through the Delphi method using two consecutive electronic surveys. A high degree of consensus was achieved on items regarding framework and the conduct of neuromuscular ultrasound assessment and the knowledge and skills that a candidate needs to attain minimal competency in neuromuscular ultrasound. In this study, a group of neuromuscular ultrasound experts developed a general framework for neuromuscular ultrasound competency assessment and recommended testable areas of knowledge and skills suitable for establishing minimal competency.
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
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Data available on request from the authors.
Supporting Information
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mus27163-sup-0001-FiigureS1.tifTIFF image, 174.9 KB | Figure S1 Flow chart of the study protocol. |
mus27163-sup-0002-FiigureS2.tifTIFF image, 1.6 MB | Figure S2 The knowledge and skills that reached consensus level. |
mus27163-sup-0003-TableS1.docxWord 2007 document , 13.8 KB | Table S1 Panel selection criteria |
mus27163-sup-0004-TableS2.docxWord 2007 document , 16 KB | Table S2 Content of the first survey and its results |
mus27163-sup-0005-TableS3.docxWord 2007 document , 18.1 KB | Table S3 Content of the first section of the second survey and its results |
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