title: "More may mean less... " the role for simulation-based medical education in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Westerdahl
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Henry
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004501:Education, Medical; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome