50th years anniversary of EFSUMB: Initial roots, maturation, and new shoots

Jenssen, Christian; Ewertsen, Caroline; Piscaglia, Fabio; Dietrich, Christoph F.; Gilja, Odd Helge; Sidhu, Paul S.; Săftoiu, Adrian; Popescu, Alina; Sporea, Ioan; Cantisani, Vito; Meng, Stefan

doi:10.1055/a-1790-0504

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“…Enormous technical advances were required to make Filly's prediction of a sonoscope [9] used for echoscopy [10] at the point of care come true. Today, the seemingly simple and clinically attractive concept of PoCUS with hand-held ultrasound devices has become standard procedure for many clinicians in need of a fast diagnosis [7,8,11,12,13,14,15]. Its use is becoming more and more intuitive and portable, and a variety of PoCUS devices seem to be available, especially in the developed world.…”

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Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Stewardship – A Joint Position Paper by EuSEM and EFSUMB and Endorsed by IFEM and WFUMB

et al. 2023

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Emergency Medicine Point-of-Care Ultrasound (EMPoCUS) is a convincing concept. It has spread rapidly because of its intuitive, simple applicability and low equipment costs. The speed of its emerging growth frequently outpaces the development of quality assurance and education. Indeed, education standards vary worldwide, and in some cases seem to neglect the principles of modern competence-based education. Additional challenges are encountered such as remote or low resource medical practice. Here, EMPoCUS might be the only ad-hoc imaging modality available. Once mastery of EMPoCUS is achieved, emergency physicians should be able to independently and efficiently care for their patients using a variety of PoCUS skills. However, most curricula only define these tasks as non-binding and in general terms or use outdated measures, such as length of training and self-reporting of achieved examinations with variable oversight, or administrative measures to create educational milestones. This threatens to take quality assurance down the wrong path. It created a scenario in which concrete EMPoCUS skill outcome measures that would realistically reflect the training objectives and simultaneously would be easily observable and verifiable are lacking. In view of the dangers of poorly controlled EMPoCUS dissemination and the current lack of European guidelines, we would like to set central standards for European EMPoCUS stewardship based on a critical review of the current situation. This position paper, which was jointly developed by EuSEM and EFSUMB and endorsed by IFEM and WFUMB, is also intended to accompany the EFSUMB/EuSEM guidelines on PoCUS currently being prepared for publication.

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Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Stewardship – A Joint Position Paper by EuSEM and EFSUMB and Endorsed by IFEM and WFUMB

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“…In 1972, 13 European Ultrasound societies met in Basel, Switzerland to form the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EF-SUMB) [2].…”

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“…The history of the European Federation of Societies in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) is closely related to the general history of ultrasound [1,2].…”

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History of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology from 1971 to 2021 on occasion of the 50 years anniversary of EFSUMB

Merz¹,

Evans

Dong

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Med Ultrason

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Diagnostic ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology has experienced a fantastic evolution during the past seven decades. Initial steps with A-mode technology were followed by B-mode and B-mode real-time imaging, then by Doppler and colour Doppler ultrasound, and finally by 3D/4D ultrasound. Other evolutionary steps were the development of high-resolution transabdominal and transvaginal transducers providing high quality images in the first, second and third trimesters of pregancy, as well as in gynaecology and breast imaging.The progression from two-dimensional (2D) to three-dimensional ultrasound (3D) and 3D real-time imaging (4D) has brought new options in displaying anatomical structures. In comparison with CT or MRI, it is not a static but functional technique, cheap and safe, and applicable at any time.

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“…A broader analysis of traditional barriers to ultrasound adoption and how simulation can overcome them is required. Despite the introduction of ultrasound into clinical medicine in 1942 by Dussik, adoption of POCUS was introduced by Gerhard Rettenmaier in clinical ultrasound,[ 76 , 77 ] but its widespread adoption was not immediate. [ 78 ] Recent improvements in performance, cost reduction, and miniaturization of ultrasound equipment have made ultrasound education and training the “last remaining hurdle” to widespread adoption of POCUS.…”

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The ultrasound use of simulators, current view, and perspectives: Requirements and technical aspects (WFUMB state of the art paper)

Dietrich

Lucius²,

Nielsen³

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Endoscopic Ultrasound

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Simulation has been shown to improve clinical learning outcomes, speed up the learning process and improve learner confidence, whilst initially taking pressure off busy clinical lists. The World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) state of the art paper on the use of simulators in ultrasound education introduces ultrasound simulation, its advantages and challenges. It describes different simulator types, including low and high-fidelity simulators, the requirements and technical aspects of simulators, followed by the clinical applications of ultrasound simulation. The paper discusses the role of ultrasound simulation in ultrasound clinical training, referencing established literature. Requirements for successful ultrasound simulation acceptance into educational structures are explored. Despite being in its infancy, ultrasound simulation already offers a wide range of training opportunities and likely holds the key to a broader point of care ultrasound education for medical students, practicing doctors, and other health care professionals. Despite the drawbacks of simulation, there are also many advantages, which are expanding rapidly as the technology evolves.

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50th years anniversary of EFSUMB: Initial roots, maturation, and new shoots

Abstract: In 2022, we look back on 50 years of history of the European Federation of Societies in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB). Since 2004, "Ultraschall in der Medizin" has borne the second title "European

Cited by 5 publications

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Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Stewardship – A Joint Position Paper by EuSEM and EFSUMB and Endorsed by IFEM and WFUMB

Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Stewardship – A Joint Position Paper by EuSEM and EFSUMB and Endorsed by IFEM and WFUMB

History of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology from 1971 to 2021 on occasion of the 50 years anniversary of EFSUMB

The ultrasound use of simulators, current view, and perspectives: Requirements and technical aspects (WFUMB state of the art paper)

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