Update of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Core Syllabus for the European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Certification Exam

Steffen E Petersen; Ana G Almeida; Francisco Alpendurada; Redha Boubertakh; Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci; Bernard Cosyns; Gerald F Greil; Theodoros D Karamitsos; Patrizio Lancellotti; Alexandros S Stefanidis; Oliver Tann; Mark Westwood; Sven Plein; Education Committee of European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Association (EACVI)

doi:10.1093/ehjci/jeu076

Update of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Core Syllabus for the European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Certification Exam

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Jul;15(7):728-9. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu076. Epub 2014 May 22.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit at Barts, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK s.e.petersen@qmul.ac.uk.
² Department of Cardiology, Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging Unit, University Hospital Santa Maria, Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal.
³ NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust and Imperial College, London, UK.
⁴ NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit at Barts, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
⁵ NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
⁶ Cardiology Department, CHIREC, UZ Brussel, ICMI (In Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging) Laboratory, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
⁷ Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, The Rayne Institute, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
⁸ 1st Department of Cardiology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁹ GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, Departments of Cardiology, Heart Valve Clinic, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.
¹⁰ 1st Department of Cardiology, Echocardiography, General Hospital of Nikea, Piraeus, Greece.
¹¹ Cardiorespiratory Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London, UK.
¹² Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, The Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

PMID: 24855220
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu076

Abstract

An updated version of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Core Syllabus for the European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Certification Exam is now available online. The syllabus lists key elements of knowledge in CMR. It represents a framework for the development of training curricula and provides expected knowledge-based learning outcomes to the CMR trainees, in particular those intending to demonstrate CMR knowledge in the European CMR exam, a core requirement in the CMR certification process.

Keywords: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance; Certification; Education; Exam; Syllabus.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cardiology / education*
Certification / standards*
Clinical Competence*
Curriculum / standards*
Educational Measurement / standards
Europe
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / standards*
Societies, Medical / standards