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“More may mean less… ” the role for simulation‐based medical education in the cardiac catheterization laboratory
Author(s) -
E. Westerdahl Daniel,
D. Henry Timothy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.26445
Subject(s) - medicine , fluoroscopy , cardiac catheterization , coronary angiography , mandate , angiography , interventional cardiology , cardiology , medical physics , radiology , myocardial infarction , political science , law
Key Points Implementation of simulation‐based medical education (SBME) can improve cardiovascular fellows’ angiography skills and knowledge SBME focused on performing coronary angiography shortened procedure times and decreased the use of cine‐fluoroscopy The ACGME mandate and SCAI's Simulation Committee recommendations suggest SBME will play an expanding and integral role in the field of cardiovascular medicine