Abstract:Study Objectives: Assess advanced practice provider (APP) competency in ultrasound (US) for symptomatic first trimester pregnancy after a targeted training protocol. Describe confidence of APPs in US image acquisition and interpretation.Methods: As part of a quality assurance (QA) initiative, APPs were trained in point-of-care (POC) first trimester pregnancy transabdominal ultrasound (TAU) via a didactic and supervised examinations. Prior to training, APPs did not utilize POCUS. This is a retrospective chart r… Show more
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