Table 3.

Elements for successful and safe training in the COVID-19 environment

Face masks for everyone (patients, family members, practitioners) at all times, excluding young infants and children who cannot wear them

PPE, including masks and face shields, worn during all imaging encounters

Extensive PPE with N-95 masks and powered air-purifying respirator systems when echocardiograms must be obtained in patients with COVID-19

Focused echocardiographic examinations for trainees and sonography students as appropriate to minimize contact with patients and their families

Selection of cooperative patients for training examinations

Review and feedback of obtained echocardiograms in a socially distant manner, consider with remote video technology

Continuation of didactic echocardiography lectures by virtual platforms

Participation of fellows and sonography students in national and international echocardiography webinars