Keywords: POCUS, Clinical Ultrasound, Multiparametric POCUS, E-FAST, Emergency Ultrasonography in Frontline Physicians

Justification:

Family medicine/GPs has become a specialty at the European-level that solves most cases in medical offices through the judicious use of various modern, miniaturized medical devices alongside the classic-clinical examination for early and accurate diagnosis. Using POCUS will enhance the accuracy of diagnostics and quality at the primary healthcare level.

Objective:

We are pursuing the expansion of high-performance services from hospitals to the community, through a real democratization of the medical system.
The workshop aims to equip frontline physicians with essential POCUS skills and knowledge, enhancing their ability to implement ultrasound techniques in urgent and emergency care settings.
The integration of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) within frontline physicians' curricula will be explored.

Organisation:

A short introduction with a presentation of last year's European-survey employed to assess the curricular application of POCUS throughout Europe among frontline physicians will provide the background. Also will be presented the results of a Delphi survey conducted within the EFSUMB POCUS Task Force Group, detailing the primary-level POCUS applications that will be included within the European POCUS curriculum for front-line physicians.
Speakers will present the uses of POCUS in lung pathology, and the E-FAST(Extended-Focused-Assessment-with-Sonography-in-Trauma-and-Emergency)protocol. Following these presentations, a practical session will be conducted during which participants will be taught real-time ultrasound skills. With some ultrasound-machines/portable-ultrasound-probes, each participant will have hands-on experience obtaining ultrasound views under the mentorship of experts.

Participation:

This interactive workshop is structured to equip frontline doctors with the POCUS skills that enable the integration of ultrasound procedures into primary and emergency care. The session also illustrates the evolving role of family medicine, which is increasingly becoming the spine of modern health systems that offer proactive, integrated, and comprehensive care.

Expected outcomes:

This workshop will provide an excellent learning opportunity and skill development to prepare healthcare professionals to improve patient care using POCUS in daily practice at the basic level.