Table 1.

General PoCUS workshop requirements and methods for assessing competence

General workshop requirements defined by *ASUM[31,32]	Methods for assessing competency in PoCUS[33]
Faculty- must include a medical specialist with appropriate and extensive clinical experience/qualifications. Instructors must have significant practical experience in the application being taught. Registered sonographers can assist with teaching skills.	Technical competency assessment- Probe selection, image mode selection (e.g., cardiac, obstetric), proper image orientation, probe positioning, depth, gain, centering of target structure, demonstrates advanced functions (M-mode, Doppler, image capture), troubleshooting.
Teaching (including practical) hours should at least meet those published in credentialing syllabus for the application taught.	Knowledge assessment- Course entry assessment following pre-reading Pre and post course assessment Multiple-choice questions Written answer
Provision of course syllabus, learning materials, recommended texts and other references.	Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) / Practical examination.
Instructor to candidate ratio 1:5.	Standardised checklists for evaluating technical skill.
Machine to candidate ratio 1:5.	Skill assessment on simulator, model, or standardised patient.
Appropriate models and patients.	Review of images obtained on real patients.
Setting to accommodate lectures and practical scanning sessions.	Real-time assessment of scanning actual patients and clinical decision making.
Pre- and post-course tests.	Longitudinal patient evaluation and periodic review to assess image quality and accuracy of PoCUS interpretation.
Evidence of attendance including course hours.	Self-assessment- Knowledge/skill Perceptions/attitudes Change in work behaviour/scanning frequency

*ASUM- Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine.