title: American College of Chest Physicians/La Société de Réanimation de Langue Française statement on competence in critical care ultrasonography.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To define competence in critical care ultrasonography (CCUS).
  
  
  METHODS
  The statement is sponsored by the Critical Care NetWork of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) in partnership with La Société de Réanimation de Langue Française (SRLF). The ACCP and the SRLF selected a panel of experts to review the field of CCUS and to develop a consensus statement on competence in CCUS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CCUS may be divided into general CCUS (thoracic, abdominal, and vascular), and echocardiography (basic and advanced). For each component part, the panel defined the specific skills that the intensivist should have to be competent in that aspect of CCUS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In defining a reasonable minimum standard for CCUS, the statement serves as a guide for the intensivist to follow in achieving proficiency in the field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY. Electronic address: mayosono@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Paul H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Mayo
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Yannick
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Beaulieu
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doelken
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Pulmonology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feller-Kopman
authors.affiliation: American College of Chest Physicians, Northbrook, IL.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harrod
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Sleep Center, Weslaco, TX.
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oropello
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne, France.
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vieillard-Baron
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Territorial Gaston Bourret, Noumea, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Axler
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne, France.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maury
authors.affiliation: Unité de Réanimation Médicale, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale ERI 12, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens, Amiens, France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slama
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale 0801, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vignon
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003422:Critical Care; D003697:Delphi Technique; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000592:standards; D005602:France; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013896:Thoracic Diseases; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States