SAEMF/ARMED MedEd Pilot Grant - $25,000
"Simulation-Based Ultrasound Workshop Feasibility and Impact Assessment"
This study assesses feasibility of a simulation point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) case-based workshop and assessment model for emergency providers for expansion into a simulation POCUS curriculum and for widespread dissemination. We will assess knowledge, technical skills, and clinical outcomes of emergency medicine (EM) physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) and assess the POCUS simulation workshop's acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility amongst EM providers of various training levels to improve clinical care.
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Rebecca G. Theophanous, MD, MHSc
Duke University Health System; Durham VA Healthcare System
"Simulation-Based Ultrasound Workshop Feasibility and Impact Assessment"
Rebecca Theophanous, MD, MHSc, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Duke University Hospital and emergency ultrasound director at the Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
Dr. Theophanous is actively involved in clinical ultrasound education, teaching residents and students in the clinical setting, leading weekly ultrasound image review, presenting advanced ultrasound lectures, and facilitating resident simulation sessions. Her research focuses on point-of-care ultrasound, including three-dimensional ultrasound as an innovative bedside tool, and uses implementation science to identify facilitators and barriers to training and evaluate program impact.
Her current work includes developing a standardized simulation model for nerve block training, assessing ultrasound competency among resident and attending physicians, and exploring teleultrasound to improve patient care. She received the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Academy of Emergency Ultrasound Rising Star Junior Researcher Award in 2024 and contributes to guideline and policy development through her institution’s ultrasound task force.