Department of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark; Regional Center for Technical Simulation (TechSim), Odense University Hospital, Odense C, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, Denmark.
Center for Surgical Ultrasound, Department of Surgery, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark; Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (CAMES), University of Copenhagen and the Capital Region of Denmark, Teilum, Copenhagen E, Denmark.
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020 Sep;46(9):2287-2292. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.05.011. Epub 2020 Jun 16.
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is dependent on the observer's competencies, and thus, appropriate education and testing of individual competency is essential. The current international curriculum in CEUS is methodologically weak and lacks validated competency assessment tests. In this study, we aimed to develop a syllabus for core competencies in CEUS using the Delphi process and an international panel of experts. A core writing group constructed an initial draft of the syllabus based on the existing literature. Eight international experts in CEUS or medical education were recruited as Delphi panelists. The draft underwent iterative and anonymous Delphi rounds until a pre-defined level of consensus was reached. The final syllabus consisted of 16 items, which were indexed in two main domains and in procedural order. An expert-generated proposal for a syllabus of core CEUS competencies has been constructed via the Delphi process and may serve as framework for future development of a CEUS curriculum, including competency assessment tests.
超声造影（CEUS）依赖于观察者的能力，因此，对个人能力进行适当的教育和测试至关重要。目前，CEUS 的国际课程在方法论上存在缺陷，并且缺乏经过验证的能力评估测试。在这项研究中，我们旨在使用 Delphi 流程和国际专家小组开发 CEUS 核心能力教学大纲。一个核心写作小组根据现有文献构建了教学大纲的初始草案。招募了 8 名在 CEUS 或医学教育方面的国际专家作为 Delphi 小组成员。该草案经过反复的匿名 Delphi 回合，直到达到预先定义的共识水平。最终的教学大纲由 16 个项目组成，这些项目按两个主要领域和程序顺序进行索引。通过 Delphi 流程构建了一个关于 CEUS 核心能力教学大纲的专家提案，该提案可以作为未来开发 CEUS 课程的框架，包括能力评估测试。
