This is a research group focused on the study of ultrasound in primary care: both for the diagnosis and monitoring of patients, and as a complementary tool in clinical and therapeutic decision-making. It brings together the knowledge and experience of professionals from primary care centres, out-of-hours services and hospital A&E departments, home care services, care homes and medical transport services… It is, therefore, a multidisciplinary group with broad geographical representation that offers a comprehensive and cross-cutting perspective on the applications of ultrasound in patient monitoring. The group maintains close links with the Scientific Society of Family and Community Medicine (CAMFiC), as well as with other scientific societies with which it collaborates on joint projects, and with institutions dedicated to the application and study of ultrasound, including at an international level.
The main objective is the publication of research studies in the field of clinical ultrasound, defined as ultrasound performed by doctors who are not specialists in radiodiagnostics but who are responsible for patient care (clinicians), in a clinical setting. Priority will be given to studies in which ultrasound is performed at the point of care (at the very moment clinical decisions are being made, whether in the GP’s surgery, at the patient’s home or in a care home), whilst also taking into account those in which the ultrasound is subsequently performed by the GP. Capitalising on the expansion of ultrasound in primary care, as well as the recent provision of ultrasound equipment to numerous primary care centres and the widespread provision of training, the conduct and publication of multicentre studies will be encouraged.
