Competency-based cardiac imaging delivery is needed for effective and efficient patient care, according to a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) statement published today in European Heart Journal a journal of the ESC.
Competency-based cardiac imaging delivery is needed for effective and efficient patient care, according to a European Society of Cardiology statement published today inAll seven ESC subspeciality associations have endorsed the document, namely the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging , Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions , Association for Acute CardioVascular Care , European Association of Preventive Cardiology , European Association of Percutaneous...
Cardiovascular imaging is integral to managing all aspects of heart disease, including diagnosis, risk assessment, early detection and prevention, therapeutic decision making, guidance of invasive therapies, and long-term monitoring. The types of imaging include: 1) echocardiography; 2); 3) invasive coronary angiography and cardiac computed tomography; 4) advanced invasive imaging .
First, imaging is a core competency of all cardiologists. In the ESC Core Curriculum for the Cardiologist, the EACVI outlines how to assess patients using the different imaging modalities which is then formally assessed by the European Examination in Core Cardiology . The ESC and the EACVI have also created a successful education and certification program for all non-invasive cardiac imaging modalities. This equips cardiologists to provide high quality, competency-based cardiac imaging services.
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