Post-certification competencies and cardiovascular care delivery
All doctors require broad-based clinical knowledge, skills, and attitudes, but no doctor can be independently competent in every aspect of clinical practice. Within cardiology, core training equips cardiologists with core cardiovascular competencies, but appropriate training, assessment, and maintenance of post-certification competencies are required for cardiologists to function as part of a comprehensive multidisciplinary Heart Team across the full spectrum of cardiovascular practice required by our patients. This position statement describes the role of post-certification competencies in the delivery of cardiovascular care.
Authors
- Mark A. Westwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9331-1948)
- Lampros K. Michalis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8834-4462)
- Chris Plummer
- Ronen Beeri
- Thomas F Luescher
- Franz Weidinger
- Felix C Tanner
- Theresa McDonagh
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Hadassah Medical Center (IL)
- Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Freeman Hospital (GB)
- Harefield Hospital (GB)
- Royal Brompton Hospital (GB)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Lung Institute (US)
- University Clinic of Traumatology (AT)
- University Hospital of Ioannina (GR)
- William Harvey Research Institute (GB)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf1037
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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