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Levels of training in critical care echocardiography in adults. Recommendations from the College of Intensive Care Medicine Ultrasound Special Interest Group
Author(s) -
Nanjayya Vinodh B.,
Orde Sam,
Hilton Andrew,
Yang Yang,
Costello Cartan,
Evans John,
Nalos Marek,
Yastrebov Konstantin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
australasian journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2205-0140
pISSN - 1836-6864
DOI - 10.1002/ajum.12127
Subject(s) - medicine , scope (computer science) , intensive care , special interest group , medical education , family medicine , intensive care medicine , computer science , political science , law , programming language
Critical care echocardiography ( CCE ) is commonly performed in many intensive care units across Australia and New Zealand ( ANZ ). The scope of practice ranges from Basic CCE through to Advanced CCE and includes the use of transthoracic echocardiography and transoesophageal echocardiography. Many training and qualification pathways exist with no standardisation of education goals. This document defines different levels of CCE expertise and recommends minimum training standards for each level of adult CCE in ANZ . Guidelines committee of College of Intensive Care Medicine's Ultrasound Special Interest Group held multiple face to face meetings, organised teleconferences, conducted a survey of the Fellows of the college and reviewed the international CCE training pathways prior to writing these guidelines.