title: SonoGames: an innovative approach to emergency medicine resident ultrasound education.
abstract: SonoGames was created by the Academy of Emergency Ultrasound for the 2012 annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. The assessment of resident knowledge and of the performance of point-of-care ultrasound examinations is an integral component of ultrasound education and is required in emergency medicine residency training. With that in mind, game organizers sought to assess and improve emergency medicine residents' point-of-care ultrasound knowledge, hands-on skills, and integration of knowledge into clinical decision making. SonoGames is an annual 4-hour competition consisting of 3 rounds. In this article, we provide a description of SonoGames and provide a blueprint for an effective and successful educational event.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York USA (R.E.L.); Division of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina USA (G.E.H.); Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.M.); Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC USA (Y.T.L.); Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA (N.P.); and Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.S.L.).
authors.forename: Resa E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lewiss
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York USA (R.E.L.); Division of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina USA (G.E.H.); Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.M.); Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC USA (Y.T.L.); Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA (N.P.); and Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.S.L.).
authors.forename: Geoffrey E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Hayden
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York USA (R.E.L.); Division of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina USA (G.E.H.); Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.M.); Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC USA (Y.T.L.); Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA (N.P.); and Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.S.L.).
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York USA (R.E.L.); Division of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina USA (G.E.H.); Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.M.); Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC USA (Y.T.L.); Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA (N.P.); and Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.S.L.).
authors.forename: Yiju Teresa
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York USA (R.E.L.); Division of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina USA (G.E.H.); Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.M.); Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC USA (Y.T.L.); Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA (N.P.); and Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.S.L.).
authors.forename: Nova
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Panebianco
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, New York USA (R.E.L.); Division of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina USA (G.E.H.); Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.M.); Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC USA (Y.T.L.); Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA (N.P.); and Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts USA (A.S.L.).
authors.forename: Andrew S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Liteplo
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003657:Decision Making; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D000068957:Games, Recreational; D006801:Humans; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: SonoGames; clinical sonography; medical education; point-of-care ultrasound; ultrasound education