TY - JOUR T1 - Thoracic ultrasound competence for ultrasound-guided pleural procedures JF - European Respiratory Review JO - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW DO - 10.1183/16000617.0090-2019 VL - 28 IS - 154 SP - 190090 AU - David J. McCracken AU - Christian B. Laursen AU - Graham Barker AU - Fergus V. Gleeson AU - Kathy M. Cullen AU - Najib M. Rahman Y1 - 2019/12/31 UR - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/28/154/190090.abstract N2 - Focused thoracic ultrasound has become essential in the guidance and direction of pleural interventions to reduce unwanted complications and as a result now forms a crucial component of physician training. Current training standards along with assessment methods vary widely, and are often not robust enough to ensure adequate competence.This review assesses the current state of training and assessment of thoracic ultrasound competence in various settings, allowing comparison with alternative competency based programmes. Future directions for training and assessment of thoracic ultrasound competence are discussed.Focused thoracic ultrasound is essential in the guidance of pleural interventions to reduce unwanted complications. It forms a crucial component of physician training. Current training standards and assessment methods vary. http://bit.ly/2me8hoU ER -