Current status and needs for changes in critical care training: the voice of the young cardiologists

Czerwińska-Jelonkiewicz, Katarzyna
Montero, Santiago
Bañeras, J
Wood, A
Zeid, A
De Rosa, S
Guerra, F
Tica, O
Serrano, F
Bohm, A
Ahrens, I
Gierlotka, M
Masip, J
Bonnefoy, E
Lettino, M
Kirchhof, P
Sionis, A

Publication date

January 2021

DOI

Abstract

Aims The implementation of the 2013 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Core Curriculum guidelines for acute cardiovascular care (acc) training among European countries is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the current status of acc training among cardiology trainees and young cardiologists (<40 years) from ESC countries.Methods and results The survey (March-July 2019) asked about details of cardiology training, self-confidence in acc technical and nontechnical skills, access to training opportunities, and needs for further training in the field. Overall 614 young doctors, 31 (26-43) years old, 55% males were surveyed. Place and duration of acc training differed between countries and between centres in the same country. Although the majority of...