The potential of point-of-care ultrasound in UK general practice

Author:

Poppleton Aaron123ORCID,Pursglove Lee45,Leceaga Eva6,Dupont Fabian7,Hagiu Dragos-Paul8,Andersen Camilla910

Affiliation:

1. Salaried GP, Cornerstone Healthcare, Blackburn

2. Wellcome Doctoral Fellow, Keele University, Keele

3. Email:

4. Salaried GP, Gables Medical Group, Bedlington

5. GP with special interest in generic POCUS

6. Specialist in Family and Community Medicine, EcoAP Working Group on Ultrasound in Primary Care of the Catalan Society of Family and Community Medicine, Barcelona, Spain

7. Head of Medical Education and Medical Education Research; Department of Family Medicine, Saarland University, Germany

8. Academic Clinical Fellow, Department of General Practice, Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France

9. Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark

10. Senior researcher, Center for General Practice, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark

Abstract

Ultrasound has been described as the stethoscope for the 21st century. It can rapidly answer a specific clinical question or support a procedure. Use of point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) by doctors has increased in the UK and internationally over the past decade. Training in PoCUS is now a core part of some undergraduate and postgraduate learning curricula. The World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA Europe) has endorsed use of PoCUS in general practice. The rapid uptake of PoCUS in primary care in other countries suggests that the UK may soon follow suit. This article aims to provide an overview of PoCUS in primary care, including what PoCUS is, its current and potential use within primary care, limitations, legal considerations, and resources to develop an interest and skill in PoCUS as a GP in the UK.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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