Open AccessUpdate on the organizational aspects of echocardiography in italy (from operator training to the report: 2007–2019): A consensus document by the “società Italiana di Ecocardiografia e Cardio Vascular Imaging” accreditation area and Board 2017–2019
Author(s) -
Ines Monte,
Benedetta De Chiara,
Gloria Demicheli,
Pierluigi Aragona,
R. Ancona,
Francesco AntoniniCanterin,
Rodolfo Citro,
Paolo Colonna,
Mauro Giorgi,
Antonio Mantero,
Vincenzo Manuppelli,
Licia Petrella,
Alfredo Posteraro,
Frank Benedetto
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_61_19
Subject(s) - medicine , accreditation , vascular access , cardiology , medical education , hemodialysis
In 2007, Società Italiana di Ecocardiografia e CardioVascular Imaging (SIECVI) already SIEC, published the document on the organization of echocardiography in Italy. In the years following the technological evolution, cultural and health factors have changed "the way, we do echo" as a tool for the different clinical pathways. The SIECVI Accreditation Area and Board 2017-2019 considered necessary to review and update the document in the light of innovation in the application of ultrasound for the heart disease assessment. In the document, we have considered the role of SIECVI in multimodal imaging, the need of training and certification of operators, the quality of echo machines, the accreditation of laboratories, the compilation of the report and its responsibility, and the presence of the sonographers in the EchoLab.