EFSUMB minimum training requirements for rheumatologists performing musculoskeletal ultrasound

L Terslev; H B Hammer; S Torp-Pedersen; M Szkudlarek; A Iagnocco; M A D'Agostino; W A Schmidt; J Uson; G A Bruyn; E Filippucci; I Möller; P Balint; R Wakefield; E Naredo

doi:10.1055/s-0033-1335143

EFSUMB minimum training requirements for rheumatologists performing musculoskeletal ultrasound

Ultraschall Med. 2013 Oct;34(5):475-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1335143. Epub 2013 May 21.

Authors

L Terslev¹, H B Hammer, S Torp-Pedersen, M Szkudlarek, A Iagnocco, M A D'Agostino, W A Schmidt, J Uson, G A Bruyn, E Filippucci, I Möller, P Balint, R Wakefield, E Naredo

Affiliation

¹ Center of Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup.

PMID: 23696065
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1335143

Abstract

In order to optimize and standardize musculoskeletal ultrasonography education for rheumatologists, there is a need for competency assessments addressing the required training and practical and theoretical skills. This paper describes how these competency assessments for rheumatologists were developed and what they contain.

Publication types

Consensus Development Conference
Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence*
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Curriculum / standards
Europe
Humans
Musculoskeletal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Rheumatology / education*
Societies, Medical*
Specialty Boards
Ultrasonography / standards*