In my opinion, the mentor should be one among the A&E specialists.
Radiology does not supervise other uses of ultrasound in the hospital,
does it? OB-Gyn? Cardiology?
As someone wrote earlier, this is the position to which the American
emergency medicine community adheres...
John Fowler, MD
> The guidance for ultrasound sounds very sensible, with a course, evidence
> of maintaining awareness of the literature, performing at least 50 per
> year, regular audit, a logbook, a pictorial record and an ultrasound
> mentor in the department of radiology.
> Perhaps we should apply similar criteria to practitioners planning to
> perform reduction of shoulders, or management of the airway.
> Why is ultrasound unique in this regard?
> James Cameron SpR UCH.
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