The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiac Care

2011 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
Common Basis ◽  
Acute Cardiac Care

The ESC Textbook of Intensive and Acute Cardiac Care is a key reference for training and accreditation in this specialty. It serves as a reference for experienced and trainee cardiologists and intensivists from all over Europe. It establishes a common basis of knowledge in the field and a uniform and improved quality of care, is fully consistent with guidelines specified in the ESC Core Curriculum for Acute Cardiac Care, and features numerous videos as well as images that are downloadable to Powerpoint.

Quality of care assessment in acute cardiac care

2021 ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Fiona Ecarnot ◽  
François Schiele
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Quality Measures ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
Composite Measures ◽  
Care Assessment ◽  
Measuring Outcomes ◽  
Acute Cardiac Care

This chapter will describe the use of performance measures and quality measures in the assessment of the quality of care delivered to patients with acute cardiovascular disease. It gives a brief recap of the major landmarks in the development of the use of performance measures, and goes on to explain the different approaches to measuring processes of care and to measuring outcomes. The utility and construction of composite measures is also described.

Databases, registries, and quality of care

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Danchin ◽  
Fiona Ecarnot ◽  
François Schiele
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Care Processes ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Acute Cardiac Care

This chapter will describe what databases and registries can provide for clinicians and researchers. It will also describe the respective position of randomized clinical trials and databases/registries as complementary pillars of evidence-based medicine, and how they are of particular importance in the field of acute cardiac care. Finally, the importance of databases in quality of care processes will be discussed.

Databases, registries, and quality of care

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Danchin ◽  
Fiona Ecarnot ◽  
François Schiele
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Evidence Based Medicine ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Care Processes ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Acute Cardiac Care

This chapter will describe what databases and registries can provide for clinicians and researchers. It will also describe the respective position of randomized clinical trials and databases/registries as complementary pillars of evidence-based medicine, and how they are of particular importance in the field of acute cardiac care. Finally, the importance of databases in quality of care processes will be discussed.

The heart team in acute cardiac care

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arie Pieter Kappetein ◽  
Christiaan Antonides ◽  
Stephan Windecker
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
One Health ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
Heart Team ◽  
Specialty Area ◽  
Acute Setting ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Acute Cardiac Care

The complexity of acute cardiac care today makes it necessary that patients are looked after by more than one health care professional. Complex tasks require complex systems. Teamwork is essential for minimizing adverse events caused by miscommunication and misunderstanding about roles and responsibilities, and it can have an immediate and positive impact on the patient. The increasing complexity and specialization of care of the cardiac patient in the acute setting, combined with an ever increasing number of therapeutic options, make it necessary to coordinate teams of doctors for each specialty area. Multidisciplinary decision making optimizes care and is mandatory in light of evolving options and improvement of quality of care and will lead to more efficiency.

Training and certification in acute cardiac care

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magda Heras ◽  
Alessandro Sionis ◽  
Susanna Price
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Competence ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
The Core ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Care Association ◽  
Prolongation Of Life ◽  
European Society Of Cardiology ◽  
Cardiovascular Care ◽  
Acute Cardiac Care

Advances in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases have changed their natural course and resulted in improved outcomes with prolongation of life. In parallel, subspecialization in cardiology has meant that training in the advanced management of critically ill cardiac patients to the level that is now required is no longer met within general cardiology. The growing demand for training in intensive cardiac care has led to the recognition of acute cardiac care as a subspecialty in its own right. This chapter describes the concept of clinical competence and its assessment within this challenging field. It also details the core curriculum and certification process established by the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association of the European Society of Cardiology to train and certify physicians in acute cardiac care.

The heart team in acute cardiac care

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arie Pieter Kappetein ◽  
Stephan Windecker
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
One Health ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
Heart Team ◽  
Specialty Area ◽  
Acute Setting ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Acute Cardiac Care

The complexity of acute cardiac care today makes it necessary that patients are looked after by more than one health care professional. Complex tasks require complex systems. Teamwork is essential for minimizing adverse events caused by miscommunication and misunderstanding about roles and responsibilities, and it can have an immediate and positive impact on the patient. The increasing complexity and specialization of care of the cardiac patient in the acute setting make it necessary to coordinate teams of doctors for each specialty area. Multidisciplinary decision making optimizes care and is mandatory in light of evolving options and improvement of quality of care and will lead to more efficiency.

Training and certification in acute cardiac care

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanna Price ◽  
Sofie Gaevert ◽  
Alessandro Sionis ◽  
Eric Bonnefoy ◽  
Magda Heras
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Competence ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Cardiac Care ◽  
The Core ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Care Association ◽  
Prolongation Of Life ◽  
European Society Of Cardiology ◽  
Cardiovascular Care ◽  
Acute Cardiac Care

Advances in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases have changed their natural course and resulted in improved outcomes with prolongation of life. In parallel, subspecialization in cardiology has meant that training in the advanced management of critically ill cardiac patients to the level that is now required is no longer met within general cardiology. The growing demand for training in intensive cardiac care has led to the recognition of acute cardiac care as a subspecialty in its own right. This chapter describes the concept of clinical competence and its assessment within this challenging field. It also details the core curriculum and certification process established by the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association of the European Society of Cardiology to train and certify physicians in acute cardiac care.

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