TSG-Ed has undertaken the task of developing a suite of comprehensive teaching CD-ROM's that will allow health care professionals keep abreast of rapid technological advances. In order to assist you in training Catheterization lab physicians and staff, we developed a tool to encourage direct interaction through performing IVUS measurements, previewing selected IVUS-related topics, and reviewing and correlating angio's with IVUS movies.

The software is not intended to replace hand-on training via preceptorship or in the lab, but is designed to enhance and build upon skills required for this complex technology. The software can be viewed and used by multiple users on ONE personal computer. Network capabilities can be also be incorporated with a site license fee obtained through TSG-ED.

If multiple users on the same PC wish to document their time spent, a flow sheet can be developed and each user sign-in and complete each category required by your lab for acceptable study of IVUS. A sample of a flow sheet is:

IVUS Software Categories

• Name
• Time in Time out
• Morphologies (Type and # pages completed)
• Narratives (list Speaker & Topic)
• Angio/IVUS Match game Case Studies (# completed)
• Synthetic Cases (# completed)
• Quiz

If the user completes the disk, they would have spent up to 32 hours learning about IVUS. This comprehensive tool will satisfy employment standards described by The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals (SICP) in: "Employment Standards for Health Care Professionals Employed in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory."

PHILOSOPHY

The SICP believes that continuing education of all health care Professionals is essential to the maintenance of high quality patient care, technical studies, and interventional therapies. This continuing educational effort is a joint responsibility of both the health care professional and the employer.
The SICP believes the development and utilization of both practice and employment standards are appropriate for the profession, and encourages all health care professionals to pursue acceptance of such standards in their practice.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF INVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR PROFESSIONALS

• Maintain professional certifications.
• Utilize the SICP Standards of Care.
• Possess academic preparation commensurate with job requirements.
• Pursue continuing education to maintain competence and knowledge of current practices and techniques utilized in invasive cardiology.
• Prepare for and acquires the RCVT (invasive) credential.
• Maintain active membership in Cardiovascular Credentialing International.
• Is accountable and responsible for the delivery of high quality patient care.
• Maintain the dignity, privacy, and confidentiality of consumers.
• Uphold the professional image of invasive cardiovascular professionals in practice.