Development and Assessment of the Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) Teleeducation Curriculum for Hospital-at-home Care: Using Near-Peer Training, Remote Supervision, and High-Fidelity Simulation

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Since July 2024, the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) has been implementing a pilot Hospital-at-Home (HAH) Acute Care Program to curb hospital admissions. Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) is considered the most promising imaging tool for this model. Replicating the hospital's familiar environment-its staffing patterns, diagnostic workflows, and medication protocols-in a patient's home or nursing facility is almost impossible, posing a major challenge to care teams. Medical-simulation training offers a solution, yet current PoCUS courses remain organ-based and lack scenario-based simulations that prepare physicians for HAH practice. This two-year study will create a PoCUS curriculum and outcome-assessment tools tailored to HAH, adapting previously validated Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) instruments to three HAH scenarios: pneumonia, urinary tract infection, and soft-tissue infection. Year 1 will develop scenario-based simulation courses and matching EPA tools, and train peer instructors who receive full PoCUS instruction for the three scenarios. Year 2 will randomly assign learners to compare two teaching models-peer training with remote supervision and scenario simulation versus traditional PoCUS training-evaluated with an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) scored by EPA forms across multiple domains. The project aims to establish normative standards for PoCUS training and assessment in HAH, confirm the feasibility of peer training with remote supervision, and provide a platform to train HAH medical teams nationwide, including those in rural areas.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 20
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• ■ PGY, internal medicine, and family medicine residents at National Taiwan University Hospital.

Locations
Other Locations
Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITING
Taipei
Contact Information
Primary
National Taiwan University Hospital Research Ethics Committee
ntuhrec@ntuh.gov.tw
+886-2-23123456
Backup
Nin-Chieh Hsu, MD, PhD
chesthsu@gmail.com
+886-972653088
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-10-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
Experimental: Remote supervision + Simulation
This group will experience didactics plus near-peer hands-on with remote supervision and scenario simulation (lecture + on-site near-peer instructor hands-on + simulation). The PoCUS teacher will not be physically present but will supervise remotely via video conferencing to monitor and communicate in real-time.
No_intervention: Control
This group will follow the conventional teaching model, didactics plus on-site faculty-supervised hands-on (lecture + on-site teacher supervised hands-on).
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Science and Technology Council
Leads: National Taiwan University Hospital

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