Accreditation |
NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FOR TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY National accreditation for transthoracic echocardiography is a professional certification of the acquired level of crucial knowledge and skills in echocardiography. To gain accreditation it is necessary to meet the requirements of both theoretical and practical parts. Who can register for the exam?
THEORETICAL PART OF THE ACREDITATION PROCEDURE The right to recognition of theoretical part can be acquired in the following two ways:
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TEST
After registering for the exam, if for objective reasons you are unable to take the exam, it is necessary to cancel it in writing, and the refund will be reduced by 30% if the exam has been canceled up to 48 hours before the test, and after that deadline no refunds can be received.
Please attach to the application a signed statement by your mentor. Mentor statement ( 136.57 kB) We would kindly ask the candidates to contact the mentor from the attached list in the institution of their education. If you have questions regarding the selection of a mentor, please contact the organizing committee of the exam.
EXAM REGISTERING PROCEDURE 1. Login 2. Signed statement of the mentor 3. Payment
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE THEORETICAL PART OF THE EXAM
Each participant must have their own calculator on the exam.
ORGANIZATION AND CONTENTS OF THE EXAM - 09:00 - 10:50 - 10:50 - 11:20 - 11:20 - 13:30
READING FOR EXAM Reading for the exam can be downloaded via the following link https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines-&-Education/Career-development/Certification/Adult-Transthoracic-Echo/Adult-Transthoracic-Echocardiography-TTE
RESULTS OF EXAMINATION - THEORETICAL PART The candidate will pass the written exam if he/she passes both parts of the exam. If a candidate does not pass the exam, a refund is not possible.
PRACTICAL PART OF THE EXAM After passing the written exam, there follows a practical examination. Within a period of consecutive 12 months (during a year before or after the written part of the exam) you need to collect 250 written findings according to the selected diseases, with measurements and conclusion according to the instructions of EAE for standardized echocardiographic examination and submit it in a form of a Logbook. https://www.escardio.org/static_file/Escardio/Subspecialty/EACVI/certification/EACVI-TTE-250-case-list.pdf
In addition, it is necessary to send also 6 cases in digital format (CD, DVD or USB) that will include written findings and necessary movies (in .Avi or .Mpeg format), pictures (in .jpg format at a minimum resolution of 600x400 pixels) and conclusion according to EACVI requrements (https://www.escardio.org/static_file/Escardio/Subspecialty/EACVI/certification/EAE-TTE-logbook-template-requirements.pdf) for each case:
These should be the original reports that the candidate has written in their place of practice. Please ensure that you follow these guidelines:
Findings in the report must by supported by relevant measurements and Doppler derived data.
Please send 250 written findings and 6 original reports in digital form to the following address: Working Group on Echocardiography HKD
RECERTIFICATION PROCESS In order to keep their certification status, all certified persons should apply for the re-certification process every 5 years. Recertification consists of submitting the 15 full written reports, including digital archive according to standardized protocol and short CV, along with evidence of 50 CPD/CME points (with 25 specifically on echo) collected over the 5 years of certification.
Presentation from the meeting Working Group 22nd October 2011. Nacionalna akreditacija iz transtorakalne ehokardiografije ( 601.67 kB) |