Division of Cardiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Feb;14(2):142-8. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jes126. Epub 2012 Jun 26.
Certification in congenital heart disease echocardiography presents unique challenges compared with certification of adult transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography. We report our experience in collaboratively developing an exam process that covers the size and age range of congenital heart patients, the varying professional backgrounds of echocardiography practitioners across the field and our approach to the challenge of introducing a pan-European certification endorsed by the major stakeholder groups; the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE), the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) and the Grown Up Congenital Heart Working Group of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Since its inception in 2006 the exam has been held seven times; 137 candidates from 27 countries have sat the exam, 107 candidates (78%) have passed the exam components and 60 candidates have successfully completed the logbook submission and have been certified in echocardiography of congenital heart disease echocardiography by the EAE. In addition to the certification process, a comprehensive curriculum, teaching programme, and teaching courses have been developed.
The instititution of a European certification process for echocardiography of congenital heart disease has proved feasible.
与成人经胸和经食管超声心动图认证相比，先天性心脏病超声心动图认证具有独特的挑战。我们报告了我们在协作开发考试流程方面的经验，该流程涵盖了先天性心脏病患者的大小和年龄范围、该领域内不同的超声心动图从业者的专业背景，以及我们应对引入由主要利益相关者群体（欧洲超声心动图协会（EAE）、欧洲儿科和先天性心脏病协会（AEPC）以及欧洲心脏病学会成人先天性心脏病工作组（ESC）认可的泛欧认证的挑战的方法。
自 2006 年成立以来，该考试已举行了七次；来自 27 个国家的 137 名候选人参加了考试，107 名候选人（78%）通过了考试部分，60 名候选人成功提交了日志，并由 EAE 认证为先天性心脏病超声心动图认证。除了认证过程外，还开发了全面的课程、教学计划和教学课程。
为先天性心脏病超声心动图建立欧洲认证流程已被证明是可行的。
