“More may mean less… ” the role for simulation‐based medical education in the cardiac catheterization laboratory

Key Points Implementation of simulation‐based medical education (SBME) can improve cardiovascular fellows’ angiography skills and knowledge SBME focused on performing coronary angiography shortened procedure times and decreased the use of cine‐fluoroscopy The ACGME mandate and SCAI's Simulation Committee recommendations suggest SBME will play an expanding and integral role in the field of cardiovascular medicine

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Source: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions - February 26, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Daniel E. Westerdahl, Timothy D. Henry Tags: Editorial Comment Source Type: research