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Ultraschall Med 2013; 34(5): 475-477
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1335143
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EFSUMB Minimum Training Requirements for Rheumatologists Performing Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

EFSUMB-Mindestanforderungen für die Schulung von Rheumatologen in der Sonografie des Bewegungsapparates
L. Terslev
1   Center of Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup
,
H. B. Hammer
2   Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo
,
S. Torp-Pedersen
3   Department of Rheumatology, Parker Institute, Copenhagen
,
M. Szkudlarek
4   Department of Rheumatology, University of Copenhagen Hospital at Koege
,
A. Iagnocco
5   Department of Rheumatology, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome
,
M. A. D'Agostino
6   Rheumatology Department, Paris Ouest-Versailles-Saint Quentin en Yvelines University, Paris
,
W. A. Schmidt
7   Medical Centre for Rheumatology, Immanuel Krankenhaus, Berlin
,
J. Uson
8   Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Madrid
,
G. A. Bruyn
9   Department of Rheumatology, MC Groep, Lelystad
,
E. Filippucci
10   Department of Rheumatology, Clinica Reumatologica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Jesi
,
I. Möller
11   Rheumatology Department, Instituto Poal, Barcelona
,
P. Balint
12   3rd Department of Rheumatology, National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest
,
R. Wakefield
13   LIMM Section of Musculoskeletal Disease, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds
,
E. Naredo
14   Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid
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EFSUMB Minimum Training Requirements for Rheumatologists Performing Musculoskeletal UltrasoundUltraschall Med 2013; 34(05): e11-e11
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1335890

Abstract

In order to optimize and standardize musculoskeletal ultrasonography education for rheumatologists, there is a need for competency assessments addressing the required training and practical and theoretical skills. This paper describes how these competency assessments for rheumatologists were developed and what they contain.

Zusammenfassung

Um die Schulung von Rheumatologen in der Sonografie des Bewegungsapparates zu optimieren und zu standardisieren, bedarf es Kompetenz-Beurteilungen bezüglich der geforderten Qualifikationen in Ausbildung, Praxis und Theorie. Die Arbeit beschreibt, wie diese Kompetenz-Beurteilungen für Rheumatologen entwickelt wurden und was diese beinhalten.

Key words

competency assessment - training - EFSUMB - musculoskeletal ultrasound - rheumatology
 

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