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Training Pathways

BTS Thoracic Ultrasound

Back to accreditation. Training in thoracic ultrasound is mandatory for Respiratory Medicine trainees prior to completion of CCT (and preferably prior to ST5). Until now

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COVID-19

COVID-19 Lung Ultrasound

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting health care practitioners of all levels with an expectation of a rapid increase in case numbers outstripping departmental resources. Colleagues

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Training Pathways

Transoesophageal Echo

Back to accreditation. This accreditation pathway is a joint venture between the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) and the Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical

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Training Pathways

RCEM Core (Level 1) Ultrasound

Back to accreditation. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine are the first UK based non-radiology Specialty College to mandate completion of ultrasound training prior to

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Training Pathways

RCR Focused Ultrasound

Back to accreditation. The Royal College of Radiologists have provided guidance on provision of point of care ultrasound training to non-radiology clinicians. The (extensive) document

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