Summary of the main features of the eight PedMSUS courses analysed for developing of the survey questionnaires (I phase of the project)
| n. | PedMSUS edition, location | Year | Duration (days) | Max No Attendees | No Faculty | No Tutors | Frontal lessons, hours (%) | Practical sessions, hours (%) | Fee (€) |
| 1 | PedMSUS course, Madrid—Spain | 2012 | 3 | 50 | 14 | 14 | 9 (56) | 7 (44) | NS |
| 2 | Fourth musculoskeletal sonography course for rheumatologists—basic level paediatric course, Belgrade—Serbia | 2013 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 (56) | 7 (44) | 800*, 600† |
| 3 | Fifth musculoskeletal sonography course—basic level paediatric rheumatology, Belgrade—Serbia | 2015 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 9 (56) | 7 (44) | 800*, 600† |
| 4 | Musculoskeletal ultrasound course basic paediatric, Bucharest—Romania | 2016 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 9 (56) | 7 (44) | 850* |
| 5 | 24th EULAR ultrasound course—PReS paediatric musculoskeletal course, Madrid—Spain | 2017 | 3 | 50 | 34 | 15 | 9 (56) | 7 (44) | 1600* |
| 6 | Musculoskeletal ultrasound in paediatric patients, Aarhus—Denmark | 2018 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 8 (57) | 6 (43) | SS |
| 7 | PedMSUS course, Antalya—Turkey | 2018 | 3 | 60 | 11 | 11 | 7 (50) | 7 (50) | 950* |
| 8 | PedMSUS course, Lisbon—Portugal | 2018 | 3 | 50 | 11 | 17 | 9 (56) | 7 (44) | 1100*, 800†, ‡ |
*Accommodation, meals and coffee breaks included.
†Accommodation excluded.
‡Dinners excluded.
NS, not specified; PedMSUS, paediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound; PReS, Paediatric Rheumatology European Association; SS, supported by sponsors.