2024
Web-based objective and structured assessment of point-of-care lung ultrasound skills in resource-limited settings
Suttels V, Chichignoud I, Wachinou P, Du Toit J, Mans P, Blanco J, Agodokpessi G, Brahier T, Hartley M, Garcia E, Boillat-Blanco N. Web-based objective and structured assessment of point-of-care lung ultrasound skills in resource-limited settings. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 939. PMID: 39198828, PMCID: PMC11360711, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05925-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoint-of-care ultrasoundPOCUS trainingContinuing educationAssessment toolWeb-based assessment toolMiddle-income countriesLung point-of-care ultrasoundPractical skills testResource-limited settingsPOCUS skillsSuccess rateUltrasound skillsFischer's exact testStructural assessmentSkills TestLung ultrasound scoreWeb-basedLMICsEvaluate traineesExact testTrainingUltrasound scoreTraineesWeb-based toolSkills
2023
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of point-of-care lung ultrasonography in a tertiary centre in Benin: a qualitative study among general physicians and pneumologists
Suttels V, Da Costa S, Garcia E, Brahier T, Hartley M, Agodokpessi G, Wachinou P, Fasseur F, Boillat-Blanco N. Barriers and facilitators to implementation of point-of-care lung ultrasonography in a tertiary centre in Benin: a qualitative study among general physicians and pneumologists. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e070765. PMID: 37369423, PMCID: PMC10357755, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower respiratory tract infectionsTertiary centerGeneral physiciansDiagnostic performanceProspective cohort studyRespiratory tract infectionsCare lung ultrasoundCare lung ultrasonographyProgram 6 monthsExcellent diagnostic performanceCohort studyImplementation of pointRespiratory symptomsTract infectionsMiddle-income countriesSpecialist careLung ultrasonographyLung ultrasoundPhysicians' perceptionsHospital settingPatient experienceQualitative studyDiagnostic approachClinical routineHealth equityePOCT+ and the medAL-suite: Development of an electronic clinical decision support algorithm and digital platform for pediatric outpatients in low- and middle-income countries
Tan R, Cobuccio L, Beynon F, Levine G, Vaezipour N, Luwanda L, Mangu C, Vonlanthen A, De Santis O, Salim N, Manji K, Naburi H, Chirande L, Matata L, Bulongeleje M, Moshiro R, Miheso A, Arimi P, Ndiaye O, Faye M, Thiongane A, Awasthi S, Sharma K, Kumar G, Van De Maat J, Kulinkina A, Rwandarwacu V, Dusengumuremyi T, Nkuranga J, Rusingiza E, Tuyisenge L, Hartley M, Faivre V, Thabard J, Keitel K, D’Acremont V. ePOCT+ and the medAL-suite: Development of an electronic clinical decision support algorithm and digital platform for pediatric outpatients in low- and middle-income countries. PLOS Digital Health 2023, 2: e0000170. PMID: 36812607, PMCID: PMC9931356, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision support algorithmsDecision support algorithmQuality of careMiddle-income settingsMiddle-income countriesReliability of clinical signsCountry of implementationMobile healthSupport algorithmImprove uptakeClinical contentPediatric outpatientsHealth authoritiesChildhood mortalityClinical expertsIntegrated development processProgramming skillsPerformance of predictorsAntibiotic prescriptionsClinical algorithmCliniciansCareClinical validation studiesEnd-usersAlgorithm suite