{
  "abstract": "Point-of-care ultrasound echocardiography has become an indispensable tool for rapid clinical assessment in emergency medicine. This review article examines the heterogeneity in training pathways globally, outlining the advantages and presenting the challenges to standardisation, documentation practices and quality assurance. By reviewing current curricula, training methods and international models, we aim to identify the positive elements and propose a framework for an ideal national training programme, including the potential role of an examination and higher education institutions.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Marcus Abbawy"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Dudley, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Finlay Holden"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Tom Fisher"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Prashant Nasa"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "JSS Medical College, Mysuru, India"
      ],
      "name": "Akshay Hiryur Manjunathasawamy"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK",
        "Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Suresh Renukappa"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK",
        "Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Subashini Suresh"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Community Medicine, MS Ramiah Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India"
      ],
      "name": "Nanda Kumar"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Tom Ingram"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Cardiology, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Sandeep Hothi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK",
        "Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK"
      ],
      "name": "James M Cotton"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Acute Medicine, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Telford, West Midlands, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Aruna Maharaj"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Cyril Chacko"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "JSS Medical College, Mysuru, India",
        "Intensive and Acute Care, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK",
        "Intensive Care Unit, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Tonny Veenith"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Point-of-care echocardiography training pathways: a global perspective and the need for standardisation",
  "uid": "4c078cca-0f23-5fcf-9883-f717ab8d9077"
}