Assessing the need for quality control in Echocardiography in Australia

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* 1. What type of organization do you work for ?

Public Hospital

Private Hospital

Private Clinic

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* 2. Are you a Chief Sonograher, Senior Educator or Trainer for junior staff ?

Yes

No

If yes, please specify below

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* 3. How many years of post graduate scanning experience do you have ?

0-5 years

5-10 years

10-15 years

> 15 years

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* 4. Do you have any existing Quality Control Analysis measures in place within your echo lab ?

Yes

No

If yes, please describe in detail what that process includes

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* 5. Do you audit scans to assess any of the following ;
- Variability with EF measurements (i.e 2 users measures biplane EF twice)
- Coefficient of variance (i.e same user measures biplane EF twice)
- Agreement (i.e where multiple sonographers rate the same valvular pathology and agreement across staff is assessed)

Yes

No

If yes, please describe in detail what that process includes

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* 6. Do you have to adhere to key perfomance indicators and/ or quotas ?

Yes

No

If yes, please detail including whether you believe it is a positive for patient care or a risk .

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* 7. Would your lab be willing to participate in a trial Quality and Assurance assessment ?

Yes

No

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* 8. Would you be happy for us to contact you directly ?

Yes

No

If yes, please type in your contact email address

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* 9. PICSA is collaborating with ASA for this survey, to enable us to reach as many sonographers within the workforce. Do you consent to your information being shared between the two organizations?

Yes

No

If yes, please type in your contact email address