Summary of barriers to implementation and strategies to overcome barriers
| Barrier to implementation | Strategies to overcome barriers |
| Lack of equipment | Bulk purchasing of equipment Purchase more affordable handheld devices |
| Lack of standardized curriculum | Employ existing longitudinal curriculum (ie, FORESIGHT) Use other online resources (see education and resources section) |
| Lack of sufficient qualified faculty | Establish local faculty “Champion” with dedicated time/resources Recruit core faculty to develop competency Use “reverse classroom” and simulator models to optimize faculty time Consider “Near-peer” and “peer-to-peer” models |
FORESIGHT, Focused periOperative Risk Evaluation Sonography Involving Gastroabdominal Hemodynamic and Transthoracic ultrasound.