Challenges and Variations in Emergency Medicine Residency Training of Ultrasound‐guided Regional Anesthesia Techniques

Abstract

Background: Ultrasound guidance has become an integral component to procedural and diagnostic practice for

Bringing Ultrasound‐guided Regional Anesthesia to Emergency Medicine

“…Wilson et al . report that most emergency ultrasound departments have no interdisciplinary collaborations around UGRA.…”

“…We need to look no further than our early and enthusiastic embrace of point‐of‐care ultrasound and free open‐access medical education (FOAMed) as examples. However, Wilson et al . found that despite the clear recognition that UGRA is an important skill, nearly 30% of programs offer no training in UGRA to their residents or fellows.…”

“…In this issue of AEM Education and Training , there is an important study with valuable insights into why certain centers have been more successful than others at bringing UGRA to their emergency clinical practice and residency education programs. Wilson et al . surveyed emergency ultrasound directors and emergency medicine residency program directors in the United States, receiving responses from 138 programs from across the country, representing a wide variety of university‐based and community‐based emergency medicine programs.…”

“…Lack of formal training may be the likely answer. Wilson et al . found that only 43% of the surveyed faculty have received formal training themselves and the cite the work of Amini et al .…”

“…The work of Wilson et al . has important implications for the development of UGRA education and the larger issue of incorporating UGRA into emergency medicine practice.…”