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EAE Echo Accreditation EAE Echo Accreditation Dr Kevin Fox Accreditation Project Lead, EAE Board Why did the EAE develop Why did the EAE develop Accreditation? To raise the standard of echo in Europe By encouraging learning By
Dr Kevin Fox Accreditation Project Lead, EAE Board
By encouraging learning By developing training laboratories Encouraging educational programmes Encouraging educational programmes To protect patients
Adult TTE
Launched 2002
Adult TEE (with EACTA)
Launched 2005
Echo for Congenital Disease (with AEPC)
L h d 2006
Launched 2006
Laboratory Accreditation Laboratory Accreditation
Launched 2009 (pilot centres 2008)
Individual Laboratory
h k ll
Statement of quality
P omotes q alit in the dept
d k ll ( l d )
Promotes quality in the dept Facilitates revalidation
(relicensing) of staff and skill (revalidation)
(relicensing) of staff
Raises profile of echo lab within
the hospital the hospital
supports adequate resources
‘ k b l ’ h
‘Marketability’ eg purchasers,
reimbursement
Good
supervisor
up
Courses /
conferences and
books
Accreditation Re-accreditation
The KBA or exam The Log Book g ( practical experience)
theoretical knowledge 50 SBA MCQ i , , (
for TEE)
pathologies
reporting
key terms in main European languages
Submit log book of reports
system (2009: TTE and TEE)
l d uploading images
5 yearly renewal Evidence of ongoing practice
Evidence of CME Evidence of CME
Courses and conferences
Laboratory Accreditation – the process
Lab to apply and pay online HH to review application f f l ti
Lab to submit completed application form to HH via
Automatic e-mail sent to lab with link to
Max duration for lab to complete form = 4 months Max duration HH = 1 month (2 weeks for re-submission)
p y
form for completion
form Incomplete C l t
Max duration for lab re-submission = 1 month (1)
HH to submit electronically NS to review application & l t i ll id EAE to re ie NS
HH to inform
HH to request further info FURTHER INFO REQUIRED
Complete y Lab application to NS for review & electronically provide provisional decision to be submitted to EAE Comm. EAE to review NS provisional decision & inform HH
HH to inform
labs about EAE decision
Max review duration = 1 month (2 Max review duration = 2 months (1 Max review
FAIL
Max review duration 1 month (2 weeks for re-submission) month for re-submission) duration = 2 weeks
OVERALL PROCESS MAX DURATION
PASS DIPLOMA
(1) If no reply within 1 year – Lab FAILED OVERALL PROCESS MAX DURATION (including re-submission) = 12 months
NB: Temporary arrangements regarding the requirement for individually accredited staff: 2 year window for staff to obtain accreditation 2 year window for staff to obtain accreditation www.escardio.org/COMMUNITIES/EAE/ACCREDITATION/Pages/laboratory.aspx
– successful departments in the pilot phase
Greece Italy Germany Denmark
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France Romania
Pending: Poland Poland Spain
Team based approach to exam
setting, log book marking and g g g departmental assessment
Psychometric analysis of
MCQs Q
Difficulty and
discrimination ability of each question each question
Audit and monitoring of log
book marking
Laboratory Accreditation
P omote edit tion
Promote accreditation Encourage applicants Volunteer MCQ writers and log book graders Volunteer reviewers for Lab Applications Feedback
Where countries have a national accreditation of a
Where countries have a national accreditation of a
high standard
The EAE is keen to negotiate a reciprocity
arrangement
Exemption from sections of the process for those Exemption from sections of the process for those
seeking individual accreditation
Eg the log book if applicants have done a national log book
Currently under discussion
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UK (BSE) – awaiting final ratification Georgian Echo Group
Recognised and
t d respected qualification
Improves your
k l d d kill knowledge and skill
And the quality of
your department