Key result
A standardized cardiac point-of-care ultrasound curriculum based on constructivist learning theory is proposed for anesthesia residents in Brazil to improve the management of hemodynamically unstable patients.
Why the study?
Despite established evidence for cardiac point-of-care ultrasound in perioperative hemodynamic instability, standardized curriculums incorporating it into anesthesia residency training are lacking.
This report outlines a structured curriculum for integrating cardiac point-of-care ultrasound into anesthesia residency training in Brazil.
Provides a learner-adapted FOCUS curriculum for Brazilian anesthesia training; leaves open prospective validation of competency and clinical outcomes.
Although the use of cardiac point-of-care ultrasound in anesthesia is well established, with strong evidence supporting its benefit while managing hemodynamically unstable patients during the perioperative period, there is a lack of standardized curriculums incorporating this diagnostic modality as part of the anesthesia residency training. This report aims to describe a FOCUS curriculum based on adult learning theories, and to suggest its implementation as part of the anesthesia residency training considering the learners' (i) previous experience with ultrasound, (ii) level of training in anesthesia, (iii) and other challenges that can impact the organization and delivery of this project.
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Papa et al. (2021) conducted a review in Anesthesia residency training. Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound (FOCUS) Curriculum was evaluated. A standardized cardiac point-of-care ultrasound curriculum based on constructivist learning theory is proposed for anesthesia residents in Brazil to improve the management of hemodynamically unstable patients.
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