Thus far, the only other attempt to create a comprehensive POCUS certification has been offered by the Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement APCAA) [53], a physician-centric council spun out of the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography ARDMSS).
Their program allows comprehensive certification of diverse projects and products as fair trade along the entire value chain, which consumers can trust.
This certification is divided into 2 categories - the mat certification and the comprehensive certification.
The training for the comprehensive certification will be much more intense and elaborate.
BSI quality assurance is the largest independent certification body in the UK and provides a comprehensive service including certification, registration, assessment, and inspection activities.
The Colombian Association of Flower Exporters, for instance, has developed a comprehensive social and environmental certification scheme.
A comprehensive questionnaire about sickness certification practices in 2008 was sent to all physicians living and working in Sweden (n=36 898, response rate 60.6%).
A comprehensive questionnaire on sickness certification was developed based on a previous study in 2004 [ 10], the research literature, a pilot study, and discussions with a reference group [ 8].
The data for analysis were collected in 2004 in Stockholm and Östergötland Counties, Sweden, by use of a comprehensive questionnaire about sickness certification issues, which was sent to 7,665 physicians aged ≤ 64 years.
A comprehensive questionnaire regarding sickness-certification practice was sent home to all physicians living and working in Sweden (N = 36,898; response rate: 61%).
This study was approved by the Hartford Hospital IRB and was conducted at a regional tertiary care facility, with a Joint Commission certification as a comprehensive stroke center.
