Educational pathway, competence, indication and quality process of the new classification of echocardiography according to the appropriateness of use and application

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 674-682

  Gullace, Giuseppe ^a   Demicheli, Gloria ^b   Monte, Ines ^c   Colonna, Paolo ^d   Mandorla, Sara ^e   Severino, Sergio ^f   Ussia, Gianpaolo ^f   Carerj, Scipione ^g   Caso, Pio ^e   Di Bello, Vitantonio ^h   La Canna, Giovanni ⁱ  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Lecco   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Alessandria   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^e Cardiologia Ospedale di Gualdo Tadino   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

ⁱ SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

appropriateness; echocardiography; educational pathway and training

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM APPROPRIATENESS; QUALITY CONTROL; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ITALY; STANDARDS;

ACCREDITATION; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; ITALY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84903819896     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000099     Document Type: Article

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