Teaching focused echocardiography for rheumatic heart disease screening

• Main Authors: Daniel Engelman (Author), Joseph H Kado (Author), Bo Reményi (Author), Samantha M Colquhoun (Author), Caroline Watson (Author), Sera C Rayasidamu (Author), Andrew C Steer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Screening for rheumatic heart disease (RHD) requires workers skilled in echocardiography, which typically involves prolonged, specialized training. Task shifting echocardiographic screening to nonexpert health workers may be a solution in settings with limited human resources. An 8-week training pro...