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Echocardiography is increasingly utilized by front-line clinicians in acute care, necessitating structured, tiered training and accreditation programs to ensure competence.
Highlights the increasing use of echocardiography by non-cardiologists in acute care settings and outlines available training opportunities.
Supports tiered training frameworks for acute echocardiography use; leaves open validation of accreditation impact on competence and outcomes.
Echocardiography, once the exclusive domain of cardiologists, is increasingly found in the hands of front-line clinicians from a variety of specialties. This article explores the role of echocardiography within acute care and discusses existing opportunities for training.
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Gillon et al. (2014) conducted a review in Acute care and critical illness. Echocardiography training for non-cardiologists was evaluated. Echocardiography is increasingly utilized by front-line clinicians in acute care, necessitating structured, tiered training and accreditation programs to ensure competence.
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