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ESCEDUCATIONCONFERENCENEWSLETTERJanuary2017ESCEducationConferenceNewsletter-January20171DearCommunityofNationalDirectorsofTraining,ThankyouforyouractiveparticipationintherecentESCEducationConference(forthosewhomissedtheevent,pleaseseebelowforhighlights).
WeareverygratefulforyourhelpinshapingthefutureofeducationacrosstheESC,inconcertwiththeNationalCardiacSocieties.
Withincreasingavailabilityoftechnology,thisisanexcitingtimeforeducation,andthepotentialbenefitstotrainees,practisingcardiologistsandourpatients.
Assuggestedduringtheconference,thisisthefirstofatermlynewsletter,bringingtoyourattentionthelatestdevelopmentsfromtheESCEducationCommittee,andprovidingawayforNationalTrainingDirectorstointeractwithusandeachother.
Welookforwardtoworkingwithyouallinthefuture.
Bestregards,DipakKotechaandPaulusKirchhofOnbehalfoftheESCEducationCommitteeINTHISEDITIONContributetopaperon2016ESCEducationConferencekeymessagesTheroleofESCineducation:articleon2015ESCEducationConferenceUpdateonESCSurveyonNationalTraininginCardiologyinEurope2016NetworkwithyourfellowNationalDirectorsofTrainingSpreadthenews2016ESCEducationConferencefacts&figuresThe4thESCEducationConferencetookplace14-15December2016attheESCHeartHouseinSophiaAntipolis,France.
Theattendeesrepresented43ESCcountries,andintotal77participants.
AllattendeescontributedtotheconferencebypreparingsummariesonAssessmentofSkillsandKnowledgefortheirrespectivecountriesandtheirNationalCardiacSociety.
SeminarsonthemajoractivitiesoftheESCandinvolvementineducationandassessmentweredeliveredbykeynotespeakers.
2016ESCEducationConferencepresentationsareavailableFigure1Interactiveworkshopsession-countryfocusGreeceESCEDUCATIONCONFERENCENEWSLETTERJanuary2017ESCEducationConferenceNewsletter-January20172Giveusyourfeedback&contributetopublicationonkeymessagesApaperonthekeymessagesonAssessmentofSkillsandKnowledge,asvoicedbytheNationalDirectorsofTrainingatthe2016ESCEducationConference,isinprogress/willbepublishedinapeerreviewedjournal.
Contributetothispaperbyansweringthepost-conferencesurveyhttps://www.
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com/r/ESCeduc2016Figures3&4PlenarySession14December20162015ESCEducationConferenceTheroleoftheESCineducation–readthearticleon2015ESCEducationConference.
Thankyouforcontributingtothispublication!
KeyLearning:"ItwasapparentthroughouttheconferencethattheESChasacentralroleinprovidingeducationalmaterials.
WhiletheESCdoesnothavealegalmandatetoimposeeducationalandtrainingstandardsinindividualcountries,itisuniquelywellplacedtodevelopstandardsrecognizedandendorsedbyabroadbaseofEuropeancardiologists.
TheCoreCurriculumwasidentifiedasonesuchendeavour.
DelegatesfromseveralcountriesreportedthattheexistenceoftheESCCoreCurriculuminCardiologywasseenashavingbeeninstrumentalinseparatingandidentifyingCardiologyasaclinicalentityfortraining.
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com/eurheartj/article/37/45/3364/2743507/The-role-of-the-ESC-in-educationFigure2Interactiveworkshopsession-countryfocusIrelandESCEDUCATIONCONFERENCENEWSLETTERJanuary2017ESCEducationConferenceNewsletter-January20173ESCSurveyonNationalTraininginCardiologyinEurope2016ThisisyourchancetocontributetotheupdateoftheESCCoreCurriculumfortheGeneralCardiologist(4thedition).
ThanksverymuchtotheNationalDirectorsofTrainingfrom37ESCmembercountrieswhohavecontributedsofar:Thereisstilltimetocontribute!
Datacollectioncloseson15February2017.
Contactmros@escardio.
orgforanyquestions.
Nextstep:datavalidationAllparticipatingNationalCardiacSocietieswillbecontactedtovalidatedatasubmissionspriortopublication.
NetworkwithyourfellowNationalDirectorsofTraining-comingsoon!
YourequestedanetworkingfacilitytoshareinformationwithyourfellowNationalDirectorsofTraining,onpossibilitiesofexchangesfortraineesorofferingmentorship/experienceforpracticisingcardiologists.
Thiswillbeavailablesoon.
SpreadthewordAsavaluedmemberoftheCommunityofNationalDirectorsofTraining,youreceiveinformationonESCeducationalactivities.
Institutions/hospitalsareagreatplaceforeducationandtraining,interactionbetweentraineesandtrainers.
Priortoeachmonthlygeneralcardiologywebinar,youwillreceivea"Helpusspreadtheword"emailwitheasystepstofollowtonetworkthisinformationatnationallevelandtopromotetheeventonnationalcardiacsocietywebsites,withinyourrespectivesocialnetworksordisseminatetoinstitutions.
WEBINARSERIES:GeneralcardiologyGreatteachingandtrainingopportunities!
YouwillbesystematicallyinvitedtoattendtheESCWebinarsingeneralcardiology.
Contributors:Albania,Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,Denmark,Egypt,Estonia,Finland,France,Georgia,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Israel,Italy,Kyrgyzstan,Latvia,Lithuania,Macedonia,Malta,Morocco,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Russia,SanMarino,Serbia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,Turkey,UK,UkraineESCEDUCATIONCONFERENCENEWSLETTERJanuary2017ESCEducationConferenceNewsletter-January20174RegisterfortheupcomingGeneralCardiologywebinarWithM.
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