Smallwood Nicholas, Dachsel Martin, Matsa Ramprasad, Tabiowo Eugene, Walden Andrew
Society for Acute Medicine ultrasound working group.
Acute Med. 2016;15(4):193-196.
Point of care ultrasound (POCU) is becoming increasingly popular as an extension to clinical examination techniques. Specific POCU training pathways have been developed in specialties such as Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine (CORE Emergency Ultrasound and Core UltraSound Intensive Care, for example), but until this time there has not been a curriculum for the acutely unwell medical patient outside of Critical Care. We describe the development of Focused Acute Medicine Ultrasound (FAMUS), a curriculum designed specifically for the Acute Physician to learn ultrasound techniques to aid in the management of the unwell adult patient. We detail both the outline of the curriculum and the process involved for a candidate to achieve FAMUS accreditation. It is anticipated this will appeal to both Acute Medical Unit (AMU) clinicians and general physicians who deal with the unwell or deteriorating medical or surgical patient. In time, the aspiration is for FAMUS to become a core part of the AIM curriculum.
床旁超声检查（POCU）作为临床检查技术的一种延伸，正变得越来越受欢迎。在急诊和重症医学等专业领域已经开发了特定的POCU培训路径（例如核心急诊超声和核心重症超声），但在此之前，除了重症监护之外，还没有针对病情危急的内科患者的课程。我们描述了聚焦急性医学超声（FAMUS）课程的开发，这是一门专门为急性内科医生设计的课程，用于学习超声技术，以辅助管理病情不适的成年患者。我们详细介绍了该课程的大纲以及候选人获得FAMUS认证所涉及的过程。预计这将吸引急性内科单元（AMU）的临床医生以及处理病情不适或病情恶化的内科或外科患者的普通内科医生。随着时间的推移，期望FAMUS成为AIM课程的核心组成部分。
