Details of the teaching programme
| Sessions | Anatomical area | Time spent in active scanning (min) | Number of sonographic images | Mean time spent on each sonographic image in minutes (range) | Tutor - Median quality score (range) | Novice - Median quality score (range) | Novice - Median difficulty score (range) | Time spent by tutor (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hand | 50 | 14 | 3.6 (1–5) | 4 (2–7) | 5 (3–9) | 1.5 (1–3) | 60 |
| 2 | Wrist | 47 | 10 | 4.7 (1–15) | 4 (3–5) | 3.5 (3–8) | 6 (4–9) | 30 |
| 3 | Hand | 96 | 14 | 6.9 (2–10) | 6 (3–6) | 5.5 (3–8) | 6 (2–8) | 30 |
| 4 | Wrist | 79 | 10 | 7.9 (2–15) | 4 (3–6) | 5.5 (4–7) | 7 (6–8) | 30 |
| 5 | Hand | 158 | 14 | 11.3 (3–18) | 6 (4–7) | 7 (6–8) | 5 (4–7) | 30 |
| 6 | Wrist | 98 | 10 | 9.8 (2–15) | 6 (4–7) | 7 (2–8) | 4 (2–7) | 30 |
| 7 | Elbow | 37 | 6 | 6.2 (5–8) | 4.5 (1–7) | 6 (4–7) | 2.5 (2–6) | 15 |
| 8 | Elbow | 17 | 6 | 2.8 (2–3) | 6 (5–8) | 7 (4–8) | 2 (2–3) | 15 |
| 9 | Elbow | 39 | 6 | 6.5 (4–10) | 7 (6–8) | 8 (6–8) | 2.5 (2–8) | 15 |
| 10 | Shoulder | 45 | 8 | 5.6 (2–10) | 5 (2–6) | 7 (3–8) | 6 (3–7) | 20 |
| 11 | Shoulder | 89 | 8 | 11.1 (7–15) | 6 (3–7) | 7 (5–8) | 6.5 (6–8) | 5 |
| 12 | Wrist | 70 | 10 | 7 (4–15) | 4 (3–6) | 7 (5–7) | 3.5 (3–7) | 10 |
| 13 | Shoulder | 97 | 8 | 12.1 (7–30) | 6 (5–7) | 6.5 (5–7) | 7.5 (5–10) | 20 |
| 14 | Ankle | 69 | 8 | 8.6 (3–20) | 5 (4–6) | 6 (5–8) | 5 (2–10) | 30 |
| 15 | Shoulder | 56 | 8 | 7 (3–10) | 6 (5–7) | 7 (5–7) | 8 (5–8) | 5 |
| 16 | Ankle | 22 | 8 | 2.8 (2–4) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (4–8) | 3 (3–5) | 15 |
| 17 | Foot | 22 | 7 | 3.1 (2–4) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) | 2 (2–3) | 15 |
| 18 | Shoulder | 30 | 8 | 3.8 (3–5) | 7 (6–7) | 7 (6–7) | 3 (2–8) | 5 |
| 19 | Ankle | 36 | 8 | 4.5 (2–8) | 6 (4–6) | 6.5 (5–7) | 3 (2–6) | 20 |
| 20 | Foot | 19 | 7 | 2.7 (2–3) | 6 (4–7) | 6 (5–7) | 2 (1–3) | 5 |
| 21 | Ankle | 23 | 8 | 2.9 (2–5) | 4.5 (4–6) | 4.5 (4–7) | 3 (2–5) | 5 |
| 22 | Knee | 48 | 10 | 4.8 (2–7) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) | 2 (2–3) | 30 |
| 23 | Knee | 57 | 10 | 5.7 (2–11) | 6 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) | 4 (2–7) | 15 |
| 24 | Knee | 24 | 10 | 2.4 (2–3) | 6.5 (6–7) | 7 (6–7) | 2 (2–4) | 5 |
| 25 | Ankle | 22 | 8 | 2.8 (2–4) | 6 (5–7) | 6.5 (5–7) | 2 (1–3) | 5 |
| 26 | Foot | 14 | 7 | 2 (1–5) | 7 (6–7) | 7 (4–7) | 1 (1–3) | 5 |
| 27 | Hip | 24 | 3 | 8 (7–10) | 6 (5–6) | 5 (5–6) | 3 (1–5) | 10 |
| 28 | Hip | 28 | 3 | 9.3 (8–10) | 5 (5–7) | 5 (5–7) | 5 (2–5) | 5 |
| 29 | Hip | 12 | 3 | 4 (4–4) | 7 (6–7) | 6 (6–7) | 3 (3–3) | 10 |
| 30 | Hip | 22 | 3 | 7.3 (7–8) | 6 (6–6) | 6 (6–6) | 5 (2–5) | 5 |
| Total | 1450 | 243 | 6 | 500 |