Heart Failure Specialty Certification: A Standard of Excellence

Specialty board certification for physicians and nurses has been available for many years. The American Board of Medical Specialties – American Board of Internal Medicine has an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology certification that requires 3 years of specialty training before application. Providers are evaluated on optimal management of heart failure, including advanced heart failure management (ventricular assis t devices, and pre and post cardiac transplantation). Nurses in the field of heart failure can be certified as a heart failure nurse through the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research