Who is it for?
Day 1: The Finishing School Practice Sessions
The Practice Sessions are for the doctor seeking:
- intensive supervised hands-on practice in each of the competence areas (FAST, AAA, Vascular Access and ECHO in Life Support) before being assessed on Day 2
- opportunities to complete logged experience
- opportunities to practice ultrasound (CEM recommends that no more than 3 months should elapse without the trainee using her/his US scanning skills, otherwise the trainee must be re-assessed with a DOPS by a trainer.)
What you get?
- Expert supervision from CEM qualified Assessors: You will get scanning experience in an OSCE-style environment, based on clinical scenarios, as well as feedback in line with the CEM expected competences.
- Personalised feedback: You will receive immediate feedback on your performance – perfect preparation for doctors who have booked to be assessed on the following day.
- Familiarity with the Assessment format: You will get familiar with the Assessment format.
- Practice: The opportunity to perform 10 AAA scans, 10 FAST scans, 10 ECHO scans and 10 Vascular Access scans on models, patients and phantoms, which can serve as preparation for assessment or simply form part of you logged experience.
Day 2: The Finishing School Formal Assessment
For the doctor who needs and feels ready to be assessed formally in all four of the competence areas, with a view to final sign-off.
To secure a place, the candidate will need to demonstrate in advance that s/he has completed the “Theoretical and hands-on training” and “Logged experience” sections of the Triggered Assessment, that is:
- Completed all 6 Enlightenme modules and/or completed a CEM approved Level 1 course
(e.g. Barts and The London/Infomed EM US L1 course) or local modular training
- Carried out scans [log book] - You must bring it with you
- Produced follow-up notes and reflective writing on 10 case studies
What you get?
Assessment in all four areas of competence:
The candidate will be assessed in each of the four areas of competence, i.e. AAA, FAST, Vascular Access and ECHO in Life Support – as outlined in sections A, B, C and D of your Triggered Assessment
The Curriculum and Sections A, B, C and D of the Triggered Assessment
Each Assessment:
In each area of competence, you are asked to perform four scans, each based on a different clinical scenario. In each area of competence, you are assessed on the basis of all four scans performed. Note that as part of the assessment, you may be scanning on ‘normal’ live models, patients and/or phantoms/mannequins, and you will be asked to scan on a range of different ultrasound machines. Each area of competence is assessed in around 40 minutes. All four areas of competence are assessed in around 4 hours (including breaks, briefing and debriefing sessions).
The Assessment is strictly in line with CEM criteria. Candidates should appreciate that the decision of the Assessors is final and independent of Infomed.
CEM Assessors: The Assessors are experienced Faculty qualified to undertake Level 1 Assessment.
Final sign-off: By the end of the Assessment Session, successful candidates will get final sign-off, i.e. will be certified as competent in Level 1 (Core) Emergency Ultrasound.
The CEM Level 1 Ultrasound Curriculum can be viewed and downloaded from the CEM website: Training & Exams > Curriculum > Curriculum from August 2010 > Appendix 6 - EM ultrasound training curriculum. The Triggered Assessment document is Appendix 2 of the Curriculum.
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Who is it for?
