EFSUMB Minimum Training Requirements for Rheumatologists Performing Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Abstract

In order to optimize and standardize musculoskeletal ultrasonography education for rheumatologists, there is a need for competency assessments addressing the required training and practical and theoretical skills. This paper describes how these competency assessments for rheumatologists were developed and what they contain.

Zusammenfassung

Um die Schulung von Rheumatologen in der Sonografie des Bewegungsapparates zu optimieren und zu standardisieren, bedarf es Kompetenz-Beurteilungen bezüglich der geforderten Qualifikationen in Ausbildung, Praxis und Theorie. Die Arbeit beschreibt, wie diese Kompetenz-Beurteilungen für Rheumatologen entwickelt wurden und was diese beinhalten.

Key words

competency assessment - training - EFSUMB - musculoskeletal ultrasound - rheumatology

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