A cardiac catheterisation laboratory core curriculum for the continuing professional development of nurses and allied health professions: developed by the Education working group of the Nurses and Allied Professions Committee for the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) 2016.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this report is to provide a standard educational structure for nurses and allied professionals (NAP) specialising in interventional cardiology. The curriculum can also be used as a basis for training on a certificate-based level in interventional cardiology.


RESULTS
The curriculum was developed by a panel of experts from various allied health professions. The syllabus focuses on nine core areas of themes essential for NAP working in interventional cardiology. The highly technical knowledge required for working in interventional cardiology as well as the various roles of the different professional groups have been taken into consideration.


CONCLUSIONS
This core curriculum will ensure that essential content is covered during education and a basic level of quality is achieved across specialty cardiovascular educational programmes throughout Europe.
Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburger Landeskliniken, Salzburg, Austria.
Lynne
L
Hinterbuchner
Salomé
S
Coelho
Ricardo
R
Esteves
Sarah
S
Carson
Lene
L
Kløvgaard
Lino
L
Gonçalves
Stephan
S
Windecker
David
D
Zughaft
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D003479:Curriculum; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005060:Europe; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods