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  • Adding a Testing Area

    Echocardiography - Adult Congenital Transthoracic
  • Complete the following form for any accredited sites that you wish to add a new testing area for an existing accreditation.


  • Staff Information

    Adult Congenital Transthoracic

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  • *adult congenital medical staff must meet one of the following criteria:

    • 1.9.1.1A - American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Adult Congenital Heart Disease Board eligible or certified or American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) Pediatric Cardiology Board certified.

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    • 1.9.1.2A - Advanced level of expertise: High level of expertise in all aspects of adult congenital echocardiography. Physicians with this level of training are expected to interpret echocardiograms in patients with all forms of congenital heart disease. This should include cumulative practice experience of at least 150 adult congenital echocardiography transthoracic examinations. AND Qualifying practice experience of a minimum of 50 adult congenital echocardiography transthoracic examinations over the last 24 months.

    **Comment: This excludes patent foramen ovale, bicuspid aortic valve and secundum atrial septal defects.

    ***3 hours CME over a period of three years relevant to congenital echocardiography.

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  • *3 hours of CME over a period of three years relevant to congenital echocardiography.

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  • Case Study Requirements

    Case studies are required when adding a testing area. View the case study requirements in the IAC Echocardiography Accreditation Checklist.

    The staff count you've identified as Adult Congenital Staff within this application is used to determine the overall number of adult congenital transthoracic echocardiography case studies you will be required to provide.

    A staff member will contact you to upload your cases and images upon receipt of this application.

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