Effect of Targeted Intervention on Resident-Performed Echocardiogram Quality to Detect Wall Motion Abnormalities
Monday, April 8, 2024
11:42am – 11:49am
Location: 412
Authors: Stephen Haight, UCSF Fresno Srikar Adhikari, University of Arizona Paul Koscumb, University of Texas Medical Branch Hamza Ghannam, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Practice makes perfect, right? Not necessarily. This study examined the effects of targeted simulation sessions, lectures, and regular educational reminders on improving echocardiogram image quality for detection of regional wall motion abnormalities by emergency medicine residents. Interestingly, residents were more likely to obtain more of the standard echocardiographic views after the educational intervention, but overall image quality did not improve. Also, resident training level did not correlate with image quality, which means there is likely some skill atrophy during residency. Perhaps there is a need for increased scanning or simulation time with ultrasound faculty throughout residency beyond the traditional dedicated ultrasound rotation that is commonplace among emergency medicine residencies.