title: Educational pathway, competence, indication and quality process of the new classification of echocardiography according to the appropriateness of use and application.
abstract: In continuation of a previous publication, the present study will take into account for each application and profile the clinical use, the minimal data settings, the echo data findings, the indications, the quality process, the accreditation requirements, educational tailored pathway contents and modalities. The aim of the present document was to define the main applications of echocardiography and to tailor for each application-derived profile, according with the previous definitions, requirements that clearly identify the indication, objective, clinical situation in which echocardiography is used, educational pathway and training, quality process and accreditation.
authors: aDipartimento Cardiovascolare Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Lecco, Lecco bCardiochirurgia, Ospedale di Alessandria, Allessandria cDipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, Policlinico Università di Catania, Catania dCardiologia Ospedaliera Policlinico di Bari, Bari eCardiologia Ospedale di Gualdo Tadino, Perugia fCardiologia Ospedale Monaldi Napoli gDipartimento Cardiovascolare, Università di Tor Vergata, Rome hCardiologia Policlinico Università di Messina iCardiologia Università di Pisa, Pisa lCardiochirurgia, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Gullace
authors: Gloria
authors: G
authors: Demicheli
authors: Ines
authors: I
authors: Monte
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Colonna
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Mandorla
authors: Sergio
authors: S
authors: Severino
authors: Gianpaolo
authors: G
authors: Ussia
authors: Scipione
authors: S
authors: Carerj
authors: Pio
authors: P
authors: Caso
authors: Vitantonio
authors: V
authors: Di Bello
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: La Canna
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000592:standards*; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011787:Quality of Health Care