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. 2022 Jul;8(2):e002455.
doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002455.

Procedures for the content, conduct and format of EULAR/PReS paediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound courses

Silvia Magni-Manzoni  1 , Valentina Muratore  2 , Jelena Vojinović  3   4 , Denise Pires Marafon  5 , Maria Antonietta D'Agostino  6   7 , Esperanza Naredo  8   9 ; Paediatric Rheumatology European Association (PReS) Imaging Working Party
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Procedures for the content, conduct and format of EULAR/PReS paediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound courses

Silvia Magni-Manzoni et al. RMD Open. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Background: Despite the worldwide increasing request of education on paediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound (PedMSUS), content, conduct and format of PedMSUS courses have never been internationally agreed.

Objectives: To produce educational procedures for the conduct, content and format of EULAR/PReS PedMSUS courses.

Methods: After a systemic literature review and expert opinion collection, a panel of items for the development of procedures on PedMSUS courses was identified. Agreement on the items was assessed through Delphi surveys among a taskforce of 24 members, which included 18 experts in PedMSUS (8 rheumatologists, 1 radiologist, 9 paediatric rheumatologists), 1 methodologist and rheumatologist expert in MSUS, 2 patient research partners, 1 health professional in rheumatology and 2 EMEUNET/EMERGE members, from 8 different European countries. Each item was assessed through a 5-point Likert scale (0, full disagreement; 5, full agreement); agreement was reached for >75% of answers rating 4-5. All items with agreement were included in the preliminary core set of educational procedures, which underwent external assessment by a broader Consensus group (Faculty and Tutors of previous EULAR PedMSUS courses and PReS Imaging Working Party members), through Delphi survey.

Results: Two Delphi surveys produced the preliminary core set of procedures for basic, intermediate, advanced and teach-the-teachers (TTT) PedMSUS courses. A Delphi survey within the Consensus group produced agreement on the proposed procedures.

Conclusions: Shared EULAR/PReS procedures for the conduct, content and format of basic, intermediate, advanced and TTT PedMSUS courses were identified on international basis.

Keywords: Arthritis, Juvenile; Health services research; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Ultrasonography.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Summary of the three study phases. TTT, teach-the-teachers
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Flow chart of the extended systematic literature and events review. PedMSUS, paediatric musculoskeletal ultrasound.
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