EAPC Co e Cu iculum o P e en i e
Ca diology
Ma hias Wilhelm
1
*, Ana Ab eu
2
, Paolo Emilio Adami
3
, Ma co Amb ose i
4
,
Ma ia An onopoulou
5
, Alessand o Bi i
7
, Elena Ca a e a
8,9
, Fla io D’Ascenzi
6
,
I ene Gibson
10
, Diede ick E. G obbee
11
, Ma ie-Ch is ine Iliou
12
,
Kons an inos Koskinas
1
, Ped o Ma ques-Vidal
13
, Uwe Nixdo
14
,
Michael Papadakis
15
, Massimo F. Piepoli
16
, Vass Vassiliou
17
,Da idWood
18,19
,
Paul Dendale
20
, and Ma in Halle
21
*
1
Depa men o Ca diology, Inselspi al, Be n Uni e si y Hospi al, Uni e si y o Be n, F eibu gs asse 46, 3010 Be n, Swi ze land;
2
Se ico de Ca dioologia, Hospi al Uni e si a io
de San a Ma ia/Cen o Hospi ala Uni e si a io Lisboa No e (CHULN), Cen o Academico de Medicina de Lisboa (CAML), Cen o Ca dio ascula da Uni e sidade de Lisboa
(CCUL), A enida P o esso Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisbon, Po ugal;
3
Heal h and Science Depa men , Wo ld A hle ics, Monaco P incipali y, 6-8 Quai An oine 1e , 98007
Monaco, Monaco;
4
Ca diac Rehabili a ion Uni , ASST, Via Medaglie D’O o, 9, 26013 C ema, I aly;
5
Spili P ima y Ca e Cen e, Regional Heal h Sys em o C e e, 740 53 Spili,
G eece;
6
Depa men o Medical Bio echnologies, Di ision o Ca diology, Uni e si y o Siena, Viale Ma io B acci 16, 53100 Siena, I aly;
7
Med-Ex Medicine & Exe cise, Medical
Pa ne Scude ia Fe a i, Via Vi o io Vene o 108, 00187 Rome, I aly;
8
Depa men o Medical-Su gical Sciences and Bio echnologies, Sapienza Uni e si y o Rome, Co so della
Repubblica 97, 04100 La ina, I aly;
9
Medi e anea Ca diocen o, Via O azio, 2, 80122 Naples, I aly;
10
Na ional Ins i u e o P e en ion and Ca dio ascula Heal h, Moyola Lane,
Newcas le, Galway H91 FF68, I eland;
11
Julius Cen e o Heal h Sciences and P ima y Ca e, and Uni e si y Medical Cen e U ech , 3584 CX U ech, The Ne he lands;
12
Ca diac Rehabili a ion and Seconda y P e en ion Depa men , Co en in Cel on Hospi al, Assis ance Publique Hopi aux de Pa is Cen e Uni e si e´ de Pa is, Pa is Co en in
Cel on 4, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, Pa is, F ance;
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Depa men o Medicine, In e nal Medicine, Lausanne Uni e si y Hospi al (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne,
Swi ze land;
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Eu opean P e en ion Cen e c/o Medical Cen e Du¨sseldo , Luise-Raine -S aße 6-10, 40235 Du¨sseldo , Ge many;
15
Ca dio ascula Clinical Academic G oup, S
Geo ge’s, Uni e si y o London, London SW17 0RE, UK;
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Ca diac Uni , Guglielmo da Salice o Hospi al, Uni e si y o Pa ma, 29121 Piacenza, I aly;
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Depa men o
Ca dio ascula Medicine, Uni e si y o Eas Anglia, No wich Resea ch Pa k, No wich NR4 7TJ, UK;
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Na ional Ins i u e o P e en ion and Ca dio ascula Heal h, Na ional
Uni e si y o I eland Galway, Uni e si y Road, Galway H91 TK33, I eland;
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Na ional Hea and Lung Ins i u e, Impe ial College London, London SW3 6LY, UK;
20
Hea Cen e
Hassel and Hassel Uni e si y, 3500 Hassel , Belgium; and
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Depa men o P e en ion and Spo s Medicine, Uni e si y Hospi al ech s de Isa , Technical Uni e si y Munich,
Ge man Cen e o Ca dio ascula Resea ch, Geo g-B auchle-Ring 56, 80992 Munich, Ge many
Recei ed 5 No embe 2020; e ised 15 Janua y 2021; accep ed 19 Janua y 2021
* Co esponding au ho s. Tel: þ41 31 632 8986, Email: ma
[email protected] (M.W.); Tel: þ49 89 289 244 31, Email: [email p o ec ed] (M.H.)
EAPC Co e Cu iculum Task Fo ce:
Chai : Ma hias Wilhelm
Ana Ab eu, Paolo Emilio Adami, Alessand o Bi i, Elena Ca a e a, Fla io D’Ascenzi, Paul Dendale, I ene Gibson, Diede ick E. G obbee, Ma in Halle, Kons an inos Koskinas,
Uwe Nixdo , Michael Papadakis, Massimo Piepoli, Vass Vassiliou, Da id Wood
EAPC Co e Cu iculum W i ing G oup: Popula ion Science and Public Heal h Sec ion: Kons an inos Koskinas, Ped o Ma ques-Vidal, Vass Vassiliou
P ima y Ca e and Risk Fac o Managemen Sec ion: Ma ia An onopoulou, Alessand o Bi i, I ene Gibson
Seconda y P e en ion and Rehabili a ion Sec ion: Ana Ab eu, Ma co Amb ose i, Ma ie-Ch is ine Iliou
Spo s Ca diology and Exe cise Sec ion: Paolo Emilio Adami, Elena Ca a e a, Michael Papadakis
Young Communi y: Fla io D’Ascenzi
EAPC Boa d Re iewe s: Sil ia Cas elle i, Emeline Van C aenenb oeck, Cons an in Da os, Nicolle K aenkel, T ine Mohold , Jose Niebaue
ESC Educa ion Commi ee Re iewe s: Nick B ooks, Agne`s Pasque , Felix Tanne
V
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P e en i e ca diology encompasses he whole spec um o ca dio ascula disease (CVD) p e en ion, a indi idual and popula ion le el, h ough
all s ages o li e. This includes p omo ion o ca dio ascula (CV) heal h, managemen o indi iduals a isk o de eloping CVD, and managemen
o pa ien s wi h es ablished CVD, h ough in e disciplina y ca e in di e en se ings. P e en i e ca diology add esses all aspec s o CV heal h in
he con ex o he social de e minan s o heal h, including physical ac i i y, exe cise, spo s, nu i ion, weigh managemen , smoking cessa ion,
psychosocial ac o s and beha iou al change, en i onmen al, gene ic and biological isk ac o s, and CV p o ec i e medica ions.
This is he i s Eu opean Co e Cu iculum o P e en i e Ca diology, which will help o s anda dize, s uc u e, deli e , and e alua e ain-
ing in p e en i e ca diology ac oss Eu ope. I will be he basis o dedica ed ellowship p og ammes and a Eu opean Socie y o P e en i e
Ca diology (EAPC) subspecial y ce i ica ion o ca diologis s, wi h he in en ion o imp o e quali y and ou come in CVD p e en ion.
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Keywo ds Popula ion science •P e en ion o CVD •Ca dio ascula ehabili a ion •Spo s ca diology •Exe cise es ing
Table o con en
Lis o abb e ia ions............................................. 3
De ini iono p e en i eca diology............................... 3
P e en i e ca diology– owa ds a sub-special y o ca diology . . . . . . 3
The concep o he co e cu iculum o p e en i e ca diology. . . . . 4
1.CanMEDS oles .......................................... 7
2.Clinicalcompe encies..................................... 7
3.En us ablep o essionalac i i ies.......................... 7
4.Le elo independence.................................... 8
5.Assessmen o clinicalcompe encesusingEPAs............ 9
Sou ceso knowledgeinp e en i eca diology................... 9
Chap e 1:Popula ionscienceandpublicheal h.................. 9
1.1 Design, implemen and e alua e p e en i e in e en ions a he
popula ionle el........................................... 9
Chap e 2: P ima y p e en ion and isk ac o managemen . . . . . . 10
2.1 Manage indi iduals wi h mul i ac o ial ca dio ascula isk
p o iles................................................. 10
2.2 Manage a pa ien wi h non- adi ional ca dio ascula isk
ac o s.................................................. 11
Chap e 3:Seconda yp e en ionand ehabili a ion.............. 12
3.1 Manage a p e en ion and ehabili a ion p og amme o a ca -
dio ascula pa ien ....................................... 12
3.2 Manage a p e en ion and ehabili a ion p og amme o a ca -
dio ascula pa ien wi h signi ican como bidi ies, ail y, and/o
ca diacde ices........................................... 14
3.3 Manage a ca dio ascula p e en ion and ehabili a ion p o-
g amme o anoncologypa ien .......................... 16
Chap e 4:Spo sca diologyandexe cise....................... 17
4.1 Manage p e-pa icipa ion sc eening in a compe i i e a hle e 17
4.2 Manage he wo k-up o an a hle e wi h suspec ed o known
ca dio ascula disease.................................... 19
Chap e 5:Ca diopulmona yexe cise es ing.................... 20
5.1 Use ca diopulmona y exe cise es ing o diagnosis, isk s a i i-
ca ionandexe cisep esc ip ion.......................... 20
Lis o abb e ia ions
6MWT 6-min walk es
AHA Ame ican Hea Associa ion
ACC Ame ican College o Ca diology
CIED Ca diac implan able elec ical de ices
CVD Ca dio ascula disease
CV Ca dio ascula
CPET Ca diopulmona y exe cise es ing
DOPS Di ec obse a ion o p ocedu al skills
EAPC Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology
EBSC Eu opean Boa d o he Special y o Ca diology
ECG Elec oca diog am
EPA En us able p o essional ac i i y
ESC Eu opean Socie y o Ca diology
LVAD Le en icula assis de ice
Mini-CEX Mini clinical e alua ion exe cise
MCQ Mul iple choice ques ion
PPE P e-pa icipa ion e alua ion
De ini ion o p e en i e
ca diology
P e en i e ca diology encompasses he whole spec um o ca dio-
ascula disease (CVD) p e en ion, a indi idual and popula ion le el,
h ough all s ages o li e.
This includes p omo ion o ca dio ascula (CV) heal h, manage-
men o indi iduals a isk o de eloping CVD, and managemen o
pa ien s wi h es ablished CVD, h ough in e disciplina y ca e in di -
e en se ings.
P e en i e ca diology add esses all aspec s o CV heal h in he
con ex o he social de e minan s o heal h, including physical
ac i i y, exe cise, spo s, nu i ion, weigh managemen , smoking ces-
sa ion, psychosocial ac o s and beha iou al change, en i onmen al,
gene ic and biological isk ac o s, and CV p o ec i e medica ions.
P e en i e ca diology— owa ds a
sub-special y o ca diology
Scien i ic ad ances ha e led o a subs an ial decline o dea h om CVD
o e he las decades.
1
Howe e , CVD mo bidi y emains high and
CVD a e s ill he mos common cause o dea h ac oss Eu opean
Socie yo Ca diology(ESC)membe coun ies.
2
While posi i e ends
ha e been obse ed o medical managemen o a e ial hype ension
and dyslipidaemias, he p e alence o obesi y has mo e han doubled
and he p e alence o diabe es melli us has ipled in Eu ope.
2
Mo e
ecen declines in he age-s anda dized incidence o CVD ac oss ESC
membe coun ies ha e been small o absen .
2
The incidence o
CVD’s majo componen s, ischaemic hea disease, and s oke, ha e
bo h shown a downwa d end bu changes in p e alence ha e been
small.
2
In a Eu opean Hea Ne wo k s udy, CVD was es ima ed o
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cos he Eu opean Union economy 210 billion Eu o a yea in 2015, o
which 53% (111 billion Eu o) was due o heal hca e cos s.
2
The ca diology communi y has s a ed a ansi ion om p edomin-
an ly ea men o p e en ion o CVD.
3
A la ge body o scien i ic e i-
dence has been gene a ed and app op ia e guidelines and posi ion
pape s a e a ailable in he ou domains o p e en i e ca diology:
Popula ion science and public heal h,
4,5
p ima y p e en ion and isk
ac o managemen ,
3,6–8
seconda y p e en ion and ca dio ascula e-
habili a ion,
3,9–14
and spo s ca diology and exe cise.
15–21
The
Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC) has ecen ly
s a ed cen e acc edi a ion in hese domains o s anda dize and op-
imize ca e.
22
His o ically, CV p e en ion has been classi ied in o p imo dial p e-
en ion (popula ion-based measu es o p e en isk ac o de elop-
men ), p ima y p e en ion (managemen o indi iduals wi hou
clinically mani es disease bu a isk o de eloping CVD, wi h he aim o
delaying o p e en ing he onse o disease), and seconda y p e en ion
( ocusing on people wi h es ablished CVD). While p e en i e measu es
indeed di e in a ious ways o hese h ee ca ego ies, his Task Fo ce
also acknowledges ha CV isk is a con inuum and ha se e al meas-
u es o enhance CV heal h a e applicable ac oss he spec um o CV
p e en ion. Mo eo e , he dis inc ion be ween p ima y and seconda y
p e en ion, albei well-es ablished, may in ce ain occasions be a i icial;
while people wi h subclinical disease (e.g. e idence o ad anced a he o-
scle osis by imaging, bu no ye wi h clinically mani es CVD) would
o mally belong o ‘p ima y p e en ion’, hey o en quali y o in e en-
ions applicable o he ‘seconda y p e en ion’ se ing.
Bo h in high-, middle-, and low-income coun ies, nine po en ially
modi iable heal h beha iou s and CV isk ac o s accoun o mos o he
popula ion a ibu able isk o myoca dial in a c ion and s oke in bo h
sexes and a all ages.
23,24
Smoking, physical inac i i y, unheal hy nu i ion
pa e ns, obesi y, psychosocial ac o s, diabe es melli us, dyslipidaemias,
and a e ial hype ension a e key a ge s o li es yle in e en ions, and
op imiza ion o medical he apy. In addi ion, bioma ke s and gene ics
isk sco es
25
ha e he po en ial o u he cha ac e ize indi idual CVD
isk p o iles. Beyond adi ional isk ac o s, o he d i e s o esidual CV
isk ha e come o he o e on , including in lamma o y, p o- h ombo ic,
and me abolic pa hways ha con ibu e o ecu en e en s and a e
o en un ecognized and no add essed in clinical p ac ice.
26
The inc easing a es o obesi y and diabe es, he subop imal li e-
s yle managemen and implemen a ion o guideline-di ec ed medical
he apy in seconda y p e en ion o CVD,
27
and he gaps in e idence
highligh he need o u he in es men in p e en i e ca diology.
The le el o p o ound knowledge, specialized skills, and commi ed
a i udes goes beyond co e ca diology aining and jus i ies sub-
special y aining. In addi ion o expe ise in a single CVD isk ac o
(e.g. diagnosis and managemen o dyslipidaemias), compe encies a e
equi ed o e alua e and manage single isk ac o s in he indi idual’s
o e all isk p o ile, ake en i onmen al, gene ic, li es yle and psycho-
social aspec s in o accoun , in eg a e guideline-di ec ed medical he -
apy, and p opose a holis ic managemen plan including a ainable and
ealis ic sho -, mid-, and long- e m goals. Mo i a ional in e iewing
skills a e equi ed o gain he pa ien ’s willingness o adhe e o li e-
s yle changes and guideline-di ec ed medical he apies in o de o
each hese goals. Leade ship and communica ion skills a e equi ed
o coope a e wi h in e disciplina y heal hca e eams and o he
pa ne s. Beside classical pa ien g oups (indi iduals wi h CV isk ac-
o s, pa ien s a e acu e co ona y synd omes, o wi h ch onic co -
ona y synd omes, hea ailu e, implan able de ices, pe iphe al a e y
disease), p e en i e ca diology can con ibu e o CV isk ac o man-
agemen in di e en pa ien popula ions, e.g. diabe es,
6
a ial ib illa-
ion,
28
and cance .
29,30
Mo eo e , speci ic aspec s o spo s
ca diology will ha e o be co e ed (Figu e 1).
As a sub-special y, a b oade pe spec i e o CVD p e en ion is ne-
cessa y. P egnancy, in ancy, adolescence, ea ly adul hood, adul and
elde ly li e a e dis inc pe iods wi h indi idual po en ial oppo uni ies
o p e en ion. P e-concep ion and p egnancy a e impo an phases
o he nex gene a ion, while pos -mo em au opsy may e eal ele-
an in o ma ion o li ing ela i es (Figu e 2).
31
P ecision medicine
and digi al heal h s a o play a ole in CVD p e en ion and ha e he
po en ial o imp o e pheno yping o pa ien s o mo e pe sonalized
and ailo ed he apies, and be e ou comes.
32,33
Eme ging concep s
in o m new collabo a ions in he u u e and an expansion o he ield
o p e en i e ca diology.
A common Eu opean co e cu iculum o p e en i e ca diology
will help o s anda dize, s uc u e, deli e , and e alua e aining o
ca diologis s in p e en i e ca diology ac oss Eu ope. This will be he
basis o dedica ed ellowship p og ammes and an EAPC sub-
special y ce i ica ion, con ibu ing o imp o emen s o quali y and
ou come in CVD p e en ion. Simila ini ia i es ha e been launched in
he USA.
34–36
In he e ol ing ield o p e en i e ca diology, he co e
cu iculum will ha e o be upda ed a egula in e als o include
eme ging concep s and new scien i ic e idence.
The concep o he co e
cu iculum o p e en i e
ca diology
The changing na u e o ou p o ession and he changing en i onmen
o heal hca e has led o speci ic equi emen s in he ield o ca di-
ology. In 2007, he Eu opean Boa d o he Special y o Ca diology
(EBSC) published ecommenda ions o sub-special y acc edi a ion
in ca diology.
37
A sub-special y is de ined as a speci ic ield o ca di-
ology, whe e knowledge and skills go beyond he basic equi emen s
o gene al ca diology and addi ional aining is necessa y. Sub-
special y aining should be based on a published co e cu iculum.
37
The co e cu iculum should include a o mal educa ion plan in ended
o b ing expec ed lea ning ou comes. I should include he a ionale,
aims, and objec i es, expec ed lea ning ou comes, educa ion con en ,
eaching and lea ning s a egies, and assessmen p ocedu es.
37
O e he las decades, sub-special y cu icula ha e been de el-
oped and published by mos ESC associa ions (Acu e Ca dio ascula
Ca e, A hy hmias & Ca diac Pacing, Hea Failu e, Ca dio ascula
Imaging, Pe cu aneous Ca dio ascula In e en ions).
38
In he ield o
p e en i e ca diology, he Ame ican College o Ca diology (ACC)/
Ame ican Hea Associa ion (AHA) published a compe ence and
aining s a emen in 2009.
34
Mo e ecen p oposals o spo s ca di-
ology quali ica ion a e a ailable om he ACC and EAPC.
16,39
This documen is he i s common Eu opean co e cu iculum o
p e en i e ca diology, co e ing all aspec s o he ield, including p e-
en ion, ehabili a ion, and spo s ca diology. I should se e as a
amewo k o he sub-special y quali ica ion o ca diologis s in
ESC Co e Cu iculum o P e en i e Ca diology 3
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Figu e 1 P e en i e ca diology—domains, necessa y compe encies, and coope a ion pa ne s. CPET, ca diopulmona y exe cise es ing; CV,
ca dio ascula .
Figu e 2 Li elong ca dio ascula disease p e en ion om he c adle o he g a e and beyond.
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p e en i e ca diology. The desc ip ion o p ac ical educa ional p o-
g ammes, equi emen s o aining cen es and aine s is ou o he
scope o his documen , and will be add essed in u u e documen s.
Ad anced compe encies in spo s ca diology may be equi ed in dedi-
ca ed e e al cen es, add essed by a speci ic addi ional cu iculum.
A co e cu iculum ask o ce was es ablished in 2019, including mem-
be s o he EAPC Educa ion Commi ee, he EAPC Boa d, and he
EAPC Young Communi y. A w i ing g oup, including ep esen a i es o
he ou EAPC sec ions con ibu ed o he d a ing o he en us able
p o essional ac i i ies (EPAs).
40
Thei iewsandcommen swe ecap-
u ed in an i e a i e p ocess employing elecon e ences, in-pe son dis-
cussions, an online Delphi su ey, and wo kshops a EAPC mee ings.
The documen was de eloped in coope a ion wi h he ask o ce
o he ESC Co e Cu iculum o he Ca diologis .
41
Key compe en-
cies om he ield o p e en i e ca diology a e impo an o co e
ca diology aining and co e ed in Chap e 8 on p e en ion, ehabili-
a ion, and spo s.
41
This chap e was used du ing he d a ing p o-
cess o his documen , and se ed as a guideline o ha monize
s uc u e and con en . The in en ion o his co e cu iculum is o de-
sc ibe he addi ional knowledge, skills, and a i udes necessa y o
sub-special y quali ica ion in p e en i e ca diology. The inal docu-
men was app o ed by he EAPC Boa d in Oc obe 2020, and
e iewed by he ESC Educa ion Commi ee.
1. CanMEDS oles
The Royal College o Physicians and Su geons o Canada ha e p o-
duced a widely accep ed s anda d amewo k o physician oles,
CanMEDS.
42
This amewo k was buil o iden i y and desc ibe he
abili ies physicians equi e o e ec i ely mee he heal hca e needs o
he people hey se e (Table 1).
42
The ESC has adop ed he
CanMEDS oles in he ESC Co e Cu iculum o he Ca diologis .
41
CanMEDS oles can be assessed and augh indi idually, and hey
a e all ep esen ed o a di e en ex end in each o he EPAs o he
Co e Cu iculum o P e en i e Ca diology as ou lined in Chap e s
1–5. While EPAs a e p oposed as he p e e ed me hod o assessing
special y compe encies, he CanMEDS oles can be iewed as gene ic
compe encies o physicians.
In he ield o p e en i e ca diology, physicians wo k in in e discip-
lina y eams and he scope o ca dio ascula p e en ion goes beyond
pa ien ca e. Thus, he CanMEDs oles o communica o , collabo -
a o , and heal h ad oca e a e o pa icula impo ance.
2. Clinical compe encies
The concep ualiza ion, o ganiza ion, and adminis a ion o p e en i e
ca diology in ol es di e en g oups o heal hca e p o essionals. In
he con ex o his cu iculum, we ocus on he compe ences o he
ca diologis o adminis e o p e en i e ca diology in clinical p ac ice.
In addi ion o he clinical compe encies acqui ed du ing co e ca di-
ology aining,
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he sub-special y o p e en i e ca diology equi es
speci ic knowledge, skills and app op ia e a i udes in p ima y p e-
en ion, isk ac o assessmen and managemen , popula ion science,
public heal h, seconda y p e en ion, ehabili a ion, spo s ca diology,
and exe cise es ing and aining.
The numbe o clinical compe encies calls o assessmen h ough-
ou sub-special y aining. Wi hin he p ocess o con inuous p o es-
sional de elopmen , his may encou age con inuous lea ning which
will con inue a e sub-specialis ce i ica ion. To enable hese goals,
he co e cu iculum consis s o EPAs (see below). To make know-
ledge accessible, each EPA con ains a de ailed map linking o con em-
po a y guidelines and posi ion pape s and he ESC opic lis , he eby
enabling c oss-linking wi h knowledge and aining da abases includ-
ing ex books, s uc u ed and case-based lea ning cou ses, cong ess
p og ammes, and online ma e ials.
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3. En us able p o essional ac i i ies
T us is no only cen al o he ela ionship be ween aine s and
ainees, bu also in he sha ed decision-making p ocess be ween
physicians and hei pa ien s, and in he in e ac ion wi h o he heal h-
ca e p o essionals.
41
An EPA is a key ask o a discipline ha an indi-
idual can be us ed o pe o m in a gi en heal hca e con ex , once
su icien compe ence has been demons a ed.
40
The EPA concep
allows aine s o make compe ency-based decisions abou he le el
o supe ision equi ed by ainees.
40
Compe ency-based educa ion
a ge s s anda dized le els o p o iciency o gua an ee ha all lea n-
e s ha e a su icien le el o p o iciency a he comple ion o ain-
ing.
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EPAs a e no an al e na i e o compe encies, bu a means o
ansla e compe encies in o clinical p ac ice. While compe encies a e
desc ip o s o physicians, EPAs a e desc ip o s o wo k. EPAs usually
equi e mul iple compe encies in an in eg a i e holis ic na u e.
40
EPAs a e obse able and measu able and can be mapped o compe-
encies and miles ones ac oss he en i e landscape o physician ac i -
i ies. They can be moni o ed, documen ed, and ce i ied.
41
The Ame ican Boa d o Pedia ics was one o he i s ce i ying
agencies ha in oduced he concep o EPAs in hei e ised aining
guideline o he sub-special y o paedia ic ca diology in 2015.
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The
ESC has in oduced EPAs in he 2020 upda e o he ESC Co e
Cu iculum o he Ca diologis , con aining one chap e on p e en-
ion, ehabili a ion, and spo s wi h se en EPAs.
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The nine EPAs o he EAPC Co e Cu iculum o P e en i e
Ca diology desc ibe he addi ional compe encies necessa y o he
sub-special y o p e en i e ca diology and a e g ouped in chap e s,
acco ding o speci ic domains o p e en i e ca diology (Table 2).
All EAPC sec ions we e in ol ed in he de ini ion o he con en .
The EPA 2.2 Manage a pa ien wi h non- adi ional ca dio ascula isk ac-
o s, builds upon he compe encies equi ed o EPA 2.1 Manage indi-
iduals wi h mul i ac o ial ca dio ascula isk p o iles, and he knowledge,
skills, and a i ude sec ions emphasize addi ional and pa icula ly ele-
an aspec s only. The same applies o EPA 3.2 Manage a p e en ion
and ehabili a ion p og amme o a ca dio ascula pa ien wi h signi ican
como bidi ies, ail y, and/o ca diac de ices,andEPA3.1Manage a p e-
en ion and ehabili a ion p og amme o a ca dio ascula pa ien .The
EPA 5.1 Use ca diopulmona y exe cise es ing o diagnosis, isk s a i ica-
ion and exe cise p esc ip ion, deals wi h a es ing modali y, speci ic o
p e en i e ca diology, since independen execu ion and in e p e -
a ion is no equi ed du ing co e ca diology aining.
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This EPA is
ele an in all domains o p e en i e ca diology.
All EPAs o his co e cu iculum sha e a common s uc u e. The
clinical compe ence is de ined in he i le, ollowed by a desc ip ion o
scope and ime ame, se ing, including and excluding si ua ions and
p ocedu es. Rele an oles o he CanMEDS Physician Compe ency
F amewo k a e men ioned.
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Knowledge, skills, and a i udes a e o -
mula ed as lea ning ou comes, and assessmen ools a e ecom-
mended. The equi ed le el o independence is men ioned. Rela ed
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Table 1 CanMEDS Physician Compe ency F amewo k, modi ied and adop ed om he Royal College o Physicians
and Su geons o Canada, wi h pe mission
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Role Desc ip ion Key compe encies
Medical expe As medical expe s, physicians in eg a e all o he
CanMEDS oles, applying medical knowledge, clinical
skills, and p o essional alues in hei p o ision o high
quali y and sa e pa ien -cen ed ca e. Medical expe
is he cen al physician ole in he CanMEDS ame-
wo k and de ines he physician’s clinical scope o
p ac ice.
•P ac ise medicine wi hin hei de ined scope o p ac ice and
expe ise
•Pe o m a pa ien -cen ed clinical assessmen and es ablish a man-
agemen plan
•Plan and pe o m p ocedu es and he apies o he pu pose o as-
sessmen and/o managemen
•Es ablish plans o ongoing ca e and, when app op ia e, imely
consul a ion
•Ac i ely con ibu e, as an indi idual and as a membe o a eam p o-
iding ca e, o he con inuous imp o emen o heal hca e quali y
and pa ien sa e y
•Apply no el digi al me hods o diagnosis, ea men communica ion
and p ocess o achie e op imal clinical ou comes
Communica o As communica o s, physicians o m ela ionships wi h
pa ien s and hei amilies ha acili a e he ga he ing
and sha ing o essen ial in o ma ion o e ec i e
heal h ca e.
•Es ablish p o essional he apeu ic ela ionships wi h pa ien s and
hei amilies (in-pe son and i ual communica ion)
•Elici and syn hesize accu a e and ele an in o ma ion, inco po a -
ing he pe spec i es o pa ien s and hei amilies
•Sha e heal hca e in o ma ion and plans wi h pa ien s and hei
amilies
•Engage pa ien s and hei amilies in de eloping plans ha e lec he
pa ien ’s heal hca e needs and goals
•Documen and sha e w i en and elec onic in o ma ion abou he
medical encoun e o op imize clinical decision-making, pa ien
sa e y, con iden iali y, and p i acy
Collabo a o As collabo a o s, physicians wo k e ec i ely wi h o he
heal hca e p o essionals o p o ide sa e, high quali y,
pa ien -cen ed ca e.
•Wo k e ec i ely wi h physicians and o he colleagues in he heal h-
ca e p o essions
•Wo k wi h physicians and o he colleagues in he heal hca e p o es-
sions o p omo e unde s anding, manage di e ences, and esol e
con lic s
•Hand o e he ca e o a pa ien o ano he heal hca e p o essional
o acili a e con inui y o sa e pa ien ca e
Leade As leade s, physicians engage wi h o he s o con ibu e
o a ision o a high-quali y heal hca e sys em and
ake esponsibili y o he deli e y o excellen pa ien
ca e h ough hei ac i i ies as clinicians, adminis a-
o s, schola s, o eache s
•Con ibu e o he imp o emen o heal hca e deli e y in eams,
o ganiza ions, and sys ems
•Engage in he s ewa dship o heal hca e esou ces
•Demons a e leade ship in p o essional p ac ice
•Manage ca ee planning, inances, and heal h human esou ces in a
p ac ice
Heal h ad oca e As heal h ad oca es, physicians con ibu e hei expe -
ise and in luence as hey wo k wi h communi ies o
pa ien popula ions o imp o e heal h. They wo k
wi h hose hey se e o de e mine and unde s and
needs, speak on behal o o he s when equi ed, and
suppo he mobiliza ion o esou ces o e ec
change.
•Respond o an indi idual pa ien ’s heal h needs by ad oca ing wi h
he pa ien wi hin and beyond he clinical en i onmen
•Respond o he needs o he communi ies o popula ions hey se e
by ad oca ing wi h hem o sys em-le el change in a socially ac-
coun able manne
Schola As schola s, physicians demons a e a li elong commi -
men o excellence in p ac ice h ough con inuous
lea ning and by eaching o he s, e alua ing e idence,
and con ibu ing o schola ship.
•Engage in he con inuous enhancemen o hei p o essional ac i -
i ies h ough ongoing lea ning
•Teach s uden s, esiden s, he public, and o he heal h ca e
p o essionals
•In eg a e bes a ailable e idence in o p ac ice
Con inued
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ESC Guidelines and EAPC Posi ion Pape s a e included as
p ima y sou ces o knowledge. Rele an opics om he ESC
opic lis o each EPA a e summa ized in a Supplemen a y ma e ial
online,File.
4. Le el o independence
The le el o en us men o independence o execu ing an EPA will
change du ing he aining pe iod (Table 3). A a ce ain ime o he
aining, ainees may ha e di e en le els o independence in di e -
en EPAs.
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Gi en he b oad spec um o CVD p e en ion, sub-
special y aining is no in ended o achie e le el o independence o
i e in all nine EPAs. Fo he ollowing h ee EPAs, a lowe le el o in-
dependence is ecommended.
1.1 Design, implemen and e alua e p e en i e in e en ions a he
popula ion le el (le el 3)
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Table 1 Con inued
Role Desc ip ion Key compe encies
•Con ibu e o he c ea ion and dissemina ion o knowledge and
p ac ices applicable o heal h
P o essional As p o essionals, physicians a e commi ed o he heal h
and well-being o indi idual pa ien s and socie y
h ough e hical p ac ice, high pe sonal s anda ds o
beha iou , accoun abili y o he p o ession and soci-
e y, physician-led egula ion, and main enance o pe -
sonal heal h.
•Demons a e a commi men o pa ien s by applying bes p ac ices
and adhe ing o high e hical s anda ds
•Demons a e a commi men o socie y by ecognizing and espond-
ing o socie al expec a ions in heal h ca e
•Demons a e a commi men o he p o ession by adhe ing o s and-
a ds and pa icipa ing in physician-led egula ion
•Demons a e a commi men o physician heal h and well-being o
os e op imal pa ien ca e
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Table 2 Compa ison o En us able P o essional Ac i i ies be ween he 2020 ESC Co e Cu iculum o he
Ca diologis and he 2021 EAPC Co e Cu iculum o P e en i e Ca diology
P e en i e ca diology
domains
ESC Co e Cu iculum o he Ca diologis EAPC Co e Cu iculum o P e en i e Ca diology
Popula ion science and public
heal h
•Design, implemen , and e alua e p e en i e in e en ions
a he popula ion le el
P ima y p e en ion and isk ac-
o managemen
•Manage a pa ien wi h hype ension
•Manage a pa ien wi h dyslipidaemia
•Manage ca dio ascula aspec s in a diabe ic
pa ien
•Manage a ca diac pa ien in p ima y p e en ion
•Manage indi iduals wi h mul i ac o ial ca dio ascula isk
p o iles
•Manage a pa ien wi h non- adi ional ca dio ascula isk
ac o s
Seconda y p e en ion and ca -
dio ascula ehabili a ion
•Manage a ca diac pa ien in seconda y p e en ion
•P esc ibe a p e en ion and ehabili a ion p o-
g amme o a ca dio ascula pa ien
•Manage a p e en ion and ehabili a ion p og amme o a
ca dio ascula pa ien
•Manage a p e en ion and ehabili a ion p og amme o a
ca dio ascula pa ien wi h signi ican como bidi ies,
ail y, and/o ca diac de ices
•Manage a ca dio ascula p e en ion and ehabili a ion
p og amme o an oncology pa ien
Spo s ca diology and exe cise •Manage ca dio ascula aspec s in an a hle e •Manage p e-pa icipa ion sc eening in a compe i i e
a hle e
•Manage he wo k-up o an a hle e wi h suspec ed o
known ca dio ascula disease
All •Use ca diopulmona y exe cise es ing o diagnosis, isk
s a i ica ion and exe cise p esc ip ion
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2.2 Manage a pa ien wi h non- adi ional ca dio ascula isk
ac o s (le el 4)
4.2 Manage he wo k-up o an a hle e wi h suspec ed o
known ca dio ascula disease (le el 4)
5. Assessmen o clinical compe ences
using EPA’s
One impo an aspec in he concep o EPAs is he assessmen o
clinical compe encies. EPAs p o ide a amewo k o aine s o pe -
o m easy, o ma i e and epea ed assessmen s o ainees du ing
hei sub-special y aining, which help o adjus he ainee’s le el o
independence.
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Op imally, hese assessmen s should be in eg a ed
in o ou ine clinical ca e. The compe encies o he ainees will u -
he inc ease a e comple ing he aining in line wi h hei con inu-
ous p o essional de elopmen . Consul ing mo e expe ienced
colleagues o o he expe s in complex cases should no be judged
as need o supe ision, bu as a clinical eali y in imes o apid
inc easing medical knowledge. When a ainee is able o execu e an
EPA in ou ine cases in an independen manne and o assume he
expec ed p o essional esponsibili ies, he highes le el o independ-
ence is achie ed.
Sui able ools o he assessmen o EPAs depend on he na u e o
he ac i i y and a e p oposed in he assessmen sec ion o each EPA
(Table 4).
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Sou ces o knowledge in
p e en i e ca diology
In addi ion o speci ic guidelines and posi ion pape s p o ided a he
end o each EPA, he ESC has published ou ex books in he ield
o p e en i e ca diology as addi ional sou ce o comp ehensi e
knowledge.
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•ESC Tex book o P e en i e Ca diology 2015
•ESC Handbook o P e en i e Ca diology 2016
•ESC Tex book o Spo s Ca diology 2019
•ESC Handbook o Ca dio ascula Rehabili a ion 2020
Table 3 Le el o independence o a p o ession ac i -
i y, adop ed om
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Le el 1 T ainee is able o obse e
Le el 2 T ainee is able o pe o m he ac i i y unde di ec supe ision
(p oac i e, supe iso in he oom)
Le el 3 T ainee is able o pe o m he ac i i y unde indi ec supe i-
sion ( eac i e, on-demand supe ision, supe iso eadily
a ailable)
Le el 4 T ainee is able o pe o m he ac i i y unde dis an supe i-
sion ( eac i e, supe ision a ailable emo ely o pos hoc)
Le el 5 T ainee is able o pe o m he ac i i y wi hou supe ision and
o supe ise o he s
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Table 4 Tools o he assessmen o clinical compe-
encies, adop ed om he ESC Co e Cu iculum o he
Ca diologis
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Knowledge •Sel -assessmen wi d mul iple choice ques ions
(MCQs), e.g. p o ided a e a webina
Skills •Case-based discussions
•Di ec obse a ion o p ocedu al skills (DOPS)
•Wo kplace-based assessmen s
•Mini clinical e alua ion exe cise (mini-CEX)
A i udes •Mul iple consul an epo s
•Mul i-sou ce eedback
Desc ip ion
Scope and ime ame:
All public heal h in e en ions in he ield o CVD p e en ion
F om iden i ying he need o in e en ions o e alua ing he e ec o he in e en ions in popula ions
Se ing:
Communi y se ing
Including:
Iden i ica ion o po en ial needs o a popula ion and p e en i e in e en ions
Re iew o pas and ongoing communi y coho s
Selec ion o he app op ia e li es yle and pha macological in e en ions
Se ing up budge , ime ame, miles ones, and main ou comes o he in e en ions
Se ing up he c i e ia o he e alua ion o he in e en ions
Se ing up occupa ional heal h p og ammes
Se ing up popula ion sc eening p og ammes (e.g. schools, wo kplaces)
Con inued
Chap e 1: Popula ion science and public heal h
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CanMEDS oles
Medical expe
Communica o
Collabo a o
Leade
Heal h ad oca e
Schola
P o essional
Knowledge
Iden i y a ge popula ions and p e en i e in e en ions, including g oups cu en ly unde ep esen ed in clinical s udies (women, olde people, e hnic
mino i ies, mig an s)
App aise he e idence ega ding popula ion-based app oaches o p e en ion (e.g. epidemiology, andomized con olled ials, and cos e ec i eness
s udies)
Be awa e o po en ial s akeholde s and collabo a o s
Design s udies o check sa e y and success o in e en ions
Desc ibe esea ch me hodology o collec da a/ un analysis/syn hesize esul s o s udy ou comes/use audi ools
Skills
Build a ne wo k o collabo a o s o iden i y and engage wi h key s akeholde s, including policy make s, heal h se ices, heal hca e p o essionals, aca-
demia, and membe s o he public
Conduc a needs assessmen o iden i y he popula ion p io i ies based on good knowledge o he local popula ion
In eg a e ecommended in e en ions in o exis ing p e en i e s a egies on a popula ion le el
Design he in e en ions
Pe o m powe calcula ions o de e mine sample sizes equi ed o e alua e he in e en ions wi h con idence
C ea e, alida e, and implemen da a collec ion ools (ques ionnai es, ins umen s o collec clinical da a)
E alua e s a is ical me hods o analyse da a aking in o accoun possible biases/con ounde s.
Calcula e he cos -e ec i eness o in e en ions
Use ea ly public in ol emen and engagemen
Engage communica ion channels o publicize he in e en ions
Dissemina e esul s o p o essionals, he public and poli icians
E alua e e ec i eness o implemen ed in e en ions, and ecommend adjus men s in p e en i e s a egy i needed
Mange p ojec s app op ia ely
A i udes
Collabo a e/nego ia e wi h o he s akeholde s in planning o s udy
Communica e o ensu e ha he in e en ion is unde s ood by he a ge popula ion, he s akeholde s and poli icians
Consis en ly e alua e he in e en ion and adjus i acco ding o he local esul s
Assessmen ools
Mul iple choice ques ions (MCQs)
Case-based discussions, en us men -based discussions
Mul i-sou ce eedback
Simula ion o popula ion in e en ions
P esen a ion and publica ion o esul s o he in e en ion
Le el o independence
Le el 3 (pe o m he ac i i y unde indi ec supe ision. In his con ex , his means o con ibu e o design, implemen a ion, and e alua ion o p e en i e
in e en ions, and coope a e wi h pa ne s om popula ion science and public heal h, bu no necessa ily o ake he lead in hese ype o p ojec s)
Rela ed ESC guidelines and EAPC posi ion pape s
Timmis A, Townsend N, Gale CP, e al. Eu opean Socie y o Ca diology: ca dio ascula disease s a is ics 2019. Eu Hea J 2020;41:12–85.
A ena R, Guazzi M, Liano L, e al. Heal hy li es yle in e en ions o comba noncommunicable disease-a no el nonhie a chical connec i i y model o
key s akeholde s: a policy s a emen om he Ame ican Hea Associa ion, Eu opean Socie y o Ca diology, Eu opean Associa ion o Ca dio ascula
P e en ion and Rehabili a ion, and Ame ican College o P e en i e Medicine. Eu Hea J 2015;36:2097–2109.
Jo gensen T, Capewell S, P esco E, e al. Popula ion-le el changes o p omo e ca dio ascula heal h. Eu J P e Ca diol 2013;20:409–421.
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Skills
Manage speci ic aspec s o indi idual como bidi ies: s oke, PAOD, diabe es, ch onic kidney disease, ch onic obs uc i e pulmona y disease, heuma o-
logic disease, o hopaedic disease, and ail y
Manage speci ic aspec s o CIED, LVAD and hea ansplan pa ien s
Pe o m e alua ion including CV isk ac o s, clinical condi ion, non-in asi e assessmen o CV unc ioning/disease, disabili ies, nu i ion, psycho-social
impac
Explo e pa ien expec a ions, alues and p io i ies
Pe o m and in e p e exe cise capaci y es s (ECG exe cise es ing, CPET, 6MWT, s eng h es s) o ailo ed exe cise p esc ip ions
P esc ibe endu ance con inuous/in e al aining, esis ance/s eng h aining, and espi a o y aining
De elop exe cise aining acco ding o se ings ( esiden ial, ambula o y, communi y-based, ele-moni o ing), pa ien condi ions (age, sex, como bidi ies,
psychologic s a us), and p e e ences
Concep ualize, o ganize and d i e an educa ional p og amme wi h speci ici ies o he di e en como bidi ies
O ganize a ele-moni o ing/ ele- ehabili a ion p og amme
Op imize and up- i a e guideline-di ec ed medical he apies, adap ed o he exe cise ole ance and como bidi ies
Iden i y and analyse CIED unc ioning a es and du ing e o
Manage como bidi ies unde conside a ion o possible d ug in e ac ions and con aindica ions
Recognize and ea eme gency cases ela ed o como bidi ies o de ices
Manage pa ien s wi h esidual ischaemia (e.g. incomple e op imal e ascula iza ion, di use a he oscle o ic disease)
De ec pos -in e en ional o pos -su gical complica ions (e.g. ea ly s en h ombosis o es enosis, pe ica dial amponade)
Apply e ec i e communica ion and beha iou al change echniques (e.g. mo i a ional in e iewing o smoking cessa ion and pa ien educa ion)
Make end o li e discussions possible o e minal pa ien s
O ganize he ollow-up, links wi h gene al p ac i ione s and/o ca diologis s, and o he heal h p o essionals
A i udes
Wo k wi h in e disciplina y eams o heal h p o essionals in ol ed in seconda y p e en ion and ehabili a ion
Educa e and encou age pa ien s o educe hei CV isk ac o s wi h help o all he p o essional esou ces
Educa e pa ien s on how his/he en ou age can suppo p e en ion
Suppo pa ien s wi h gene ic diso de s (psychological counselling, explain consequences o disease managemen and o ela i es)
Mo i a e pa ien s o sus ain long- e m adhe ence wi h li es yle, exe cise aining, and medical he apy, despi e hei como bidi ies
Ac i ely in ol e pa ien s in sha ed decision-making o p omo e op imal sel -managemen and long e m adhe ence o beha iou change
Ad oca e o comp ehensi e CV p e en ion and ehabili a ion p og ammes o imp o e e e al and up ake
Assessmen ools
MCQs
Di ec obse a ion, wo kplace-based assessmen s (e.g. DOPS, mini-CEX, ieldno es)
Case-based discussions, en us men -based discussions
Mul iple consul an epo s
Mul i-sou ce eedback
Le el o independence
Le el 5 (pe o m he ac i i y wi hou supe ision, each and supe ise o he s)
Rela ed ESC guidelines and EAPC posi ion pape s
Ped e i RF, Iliou MC, Is ael CW e al. Comp ehensi e mul icomponen ca diac ehabili a ion in ca diac implan able elec onic de ices ecipien s.
A consensus documen om he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC; Sec ion on Seconda y P e en ion and Rehabili a ion) and
Eu opean Hea Rhy hm Associa ion (EHRA). Eu J P e Ca diol 2020;doi:10.1093/eu jpc/zwaa121.
Amb ose i M, Ab eu A, Co a U, e al. Seconda y p e en ion h ough comp ehensi e ca dio ascula ehabili a ion: om knowledge o implemen a ion.
2020 upda e. A posi ion pape om he Seconda y P e en ion and Rehabili a ion Sec ion o he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology. Eu J
P e Ca diol 2020;doi:10.1177/2047487320913379.
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g ammes in Eu ope: he a enue owa ds EAPC acc edi a ion p og amme: A posi ion s a emen o he Seconda y P e en ion and Rehabili a ion Sec ion
o he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC). Eu J P e Ca diol 2020;doi:10.1177/2047487320924912.
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2047487320939671.
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Kemps H, K ankel N, Do M, e al. Exe cise aining o pa ien s wi h ype 2 diabe es and ca dio ascula disease: Wha o pu sue and how o do i . A
Posi ion Pape o he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC). Eu J P e Ca diol 2019;26:709–727.
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Eu opean Associa ion o Ca dio ascula P e en ion and Rehabili a ion, he Ame ican Associa ion o Ca dio ascula and Pulmona y Rehabili a ion and
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and he Eu opean Associa ion o Ca dio ascula P e en ion and Rehabili a ion. Eu J Hea Fail 2011;13:347–357.
Desc ip ion
Scope and ime ame:
Cance pa ien s, in pa icula a e ca dio oxic cance he apy, om cance diagnosis o ollow-up su eillance
Se ing:
In-pa ien , ou -pa ien , home based, communi y, i ual (including online and ele ehabili a ion)
Including:
Assessmen o he clinical s a us, iden i ica ion o isk ac o s o CVD and cance , using basic and ad anced ools o in es iga ion; pha macological and non-
pha macological ea men
Excluding:
Pe o ming specialis in es iga ions o in e en ional o su gical p ocedu es, acu e o uns able condi ion, acu e se ings
CanMEDS-Roles
Medical expe
Communica o
Collabo a o
Leade
Heal h ad oca e
Schola
P o essional
Knowledge
Iden i y clinical in e ac ions be ween cance and CVDs
Iden i y isk ac o s common o cance and CVD (e.g. ageing, smoking, alcohol abuse, unbalanced die and physical inac i i y)
Desc ibe CV oxici y o speci ic chemo- and adio he apies in cance pa ien s unde going ea men as well as cance su i o s and i s in luence on exe -
cise capaci y and quali y o li e
Desc ibe he p ognosis o di e en cance s
Discuss he speci ic ehabili a ion needs o cance pa ien s wi h o a isk o CVD (exe cise, psychological, p e en ion, social, educa ion)
Desc ibe he ole o exe cise in ca dio-oncology ehabili a ion o minimize he nega i e e ec s o cance he apies (e.g. ca dio- oxici y, a igue, bone
loss, lymphoedema, au onomic dys unc ion, dep ession, anxie y)
Discuss indica ions and in e p e a ion o exe cise capaci y es s (ECG exe cise es ing, CPET, 6MWT, s eng h es s)
Desc ibe he ole o exe cise and ca dio-oncology ehabili a ion o limi cance p og ession and elapses
Discuss he s a egies o limi disabili ies, impai ed quali y o li e and psychosocial dis ess induced by cance and CVD
Skills
Di e en ia e ca dio-oncology ehabili a ion in cance pa ien s om con en ional oncology ehabili a ion
Iden i y cance pa ien s wi h expec ed g ea e bene i s om ca dio-oncology ehabili a ion
Adap comp ehensi e ca dio-oncology ehabili a ion o he cance si ua ion (ac i e cance o cance su i o s)
Pe o m and in e p e exe cise capaci y es s (ECG exe cise es ing, CPET, 6MWT, s eng h es s) o ailo ed exe cise p esc ip ions
In e p e imaging in es iga ions pe o med in oncology pa ien s and de i e p ognos ic in o ma ion
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3.3 Manage a ca dio ascula p e en ion and ehabili a ion p og amme o an oncology
pa ien
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Iden i y he app op ia e ca dio-oncology ehabili a ion se ing ( esiden ial, ou -pa ien s, cen e-based, communi y-based, home-based) acco ding o
pa ien ’s p e e ences and possibili ies
Re iew cance his o y, cance he apies and ela ed side e ec s, d ug in e ac ions
E alua e he isk o CVD in ac i e cance and cance su i o s
Es ablish goals o isk ac o s con ol modula ed by he p esence o his o y o cance
Selec he app op ia e me hod o unc ional es ing in cance pa ien s
E alua e and ea cance - ela ed cachexia, sa copenia and anaemia
Adap ype and in ensi y o aining o cance localiza ion, cance s ages and speci ic sequelae (e.g. app op ia e in ensi y in case o cachexia o ail y, ole
o uppe body s eng h aining in b eas cance , ole o inspi a o y muscle aining in ho acic cance )
In e disciplina y wo k wi h he oncology eam, and o he heal hca e p o essionals
Make end o li e discussions possible o e minal pa ien s
P o ide iew/opinion abou e u n o wo k
A i udes
Aim o dec ease he isk o CVD in cance pa ien s
Conside ca dio-oncology ehabili a ion as a s anda d o ca e o cance pa ien s and su i o s a high isk o CVD
Deal op imis ically wi h cance
Collabo a e wi h oncologis s and o he ca e p o ide s in he ield o oncology
Reassu e and mo i a e cance pa ien s
Assessmen ools
MCQs
Di ec obse a ion, wo kplace-based assessmen s (e.g. DOPS, mini-CEX, ieldno es)
Case-based discussions, en us men -based discussions
Mul iple consul an epo s
Mul i-sou ce eedback
Le el o Independence
Le el 5 (pe o m he ac i i y wi hou supe ision, each and supe ise o he s)
Rela ed ESC guidelines and EAPC posi ion pape s
Zamo ano JL, Lancello i P, Rod iguez Munoz D, e al. 2016 ESC Posi ion Pape on cance ea men s and ca dio ascula oxici y de eloped unde he
auspices o he ESC Commi ee o P ac ice Guidelines: he Task Fo ce o cance ea men s and ca dio ascula oxici y o he Eu opean Socie y o
Ca diology (ESC). Eu Hea J 2016;37:2768–2801.
Rela ed AHA Scien i ic S a emen
Gilch is SC, Ba ac A, Ades PA, e al. Ca dio-oncology ehabili a ion o manage ca dio ascula ou comes in cance pa ien s and su i o s: a scien i ic
s a emen om he Ame ican Hea Associa ion. Ci cula ion 2019;139:e997–e1012.
Desc ip ion
Scope and ime ame:
Compe i i e a hle es, om e alua ion o eligibili y o compe i ion
Se ing:
Ou -pa ien se ing
Including:
E alua ion o pe sonal and amily his o y (including habi ual physical ac i i y le el, spo ype, i ness), physical examina ion, blood p essu e measu emen , 12-
lead ECG, u he es ing (ambula o y ECG moni o ing, echoca diog aphy, ad anced imaging, exe cise es ing, CPET), i app op ia e
Iden i ica ion o po en ial high- isk a hle es o sudden ca diac dea h and o o he CV condi ions ha may wo sen because o in ensi e a hle ic aining
Excluding:
Pe o ming specialis in es iga ions o in e en ional o su gical p ocedu es
CanMEDS oles
Medical expe
Communica o
Collabo a o
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4.1 Manage p e-pa icipa ion e alua ion in a compe i i e a hle e
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Leade
Heal h ad oca e
Schola
P o essional
Knowledge
Desc ibe physiological adap a ions o acu e and ch onic exe cise
Desc ibe physiological adap a ions in di e en si ua ions such as deep sea, high al i ude, low o high empe a u es
Assess he ype o p ac iced spo (skill, powe , mixed, endu ance), he speci ic me abolic ea u es and induced CV emodelling
Desc ibe he physiological CV adap a ion induced by egula exe cise and he no mal s. bo de line ECG indings in a hle es
Desc ibe he incidence o sudden ca diac dea h in a hle es and he mos equen and eme gen CV condi ions in ol ed
Desc ibe CV condi ions ha may wo sen because o in ensi e a hle ic aining and hose ha will bene i om p ima y p e en ion
Desc ibe how o es ablish a diagnos ic lowcha o sudden dea h p e en ion in he p esence o abno mal indings (including ECG and physical examin-
a ion indings) du ing p e-pa icipa ion e alua ion (PPE) in a hle es
Desc ibe indica ions o ca diac mul i-modali y imaging and gene ic es ing in PPE
Discuss he CV e ec s o he main doping subs ances
Skills
Ob ain a ele an his o y and pe o m an app op ia e physical examina ion, including habi ual physical ac i i y le el and spo ype (skill, powe , mixed,
endu ance)
E alua e he CV isk p o ile based on app op ia e isk calcula o s and he i ness le el o an a hle e o e 35 yea s o age and he bu den o isk ac o s
o CVD
Unde s and he esul s o physical examina ion and 12-lead ECG showing physiological, bo de line o pa hological indings
Iden i y he po en ial high- isk a hle es and u he e alua e he isk o sudden ca diac dea h o accele a ion o an inhe i ed p edisposi ion o exace ba-
ion o ca diac damage due o in e cu en illness esul ing om in ense and p olonged exe cise.
E alua e po en ial doping issues and subs ance abuse
Choose he app op ia e sc eening modali y in he p esence o abno mal indings (e.g. ECG exe cise es , CPET, echoca diog aphy, ambula o y ECG
moni o ing, ca diac compu ed omog aphy angiog aphy, ca diac magne ic esonance, gene ic es ing)
Pe o m and in e p e ECG exe cise es , CPET, echoca diog aphy, ambula o y ECG moni o ing i indica ed
In eg a e esul s om ad anced CV imaging and gene ic es ing in clinical decision-making
Ad ise ega ding exe cise and exe cise aining in a hle es wi h ca diac disease acco ding o his o y, clinical inding, diagnos ics and CPET
A i udes
Adop a non-judgemen al a i ude o an a hle e ega ding he /his li es yle o e e ed symp oms, i any
Communica e wi h he a hle e, amily, and he eam physician o op imize he managemen o po en ially abno mal indings du ing PPE and how his may
a ec spo s eligibili y
Communica e concep s o exe cise and exe cise p og amme wi h he a hle e
Mo i a e he a hle e o sys ema ically unde go PPE and explain he cos -e ec i eness conside a ion o his model
Assessmen ools
MCQs
Di ec obse a ion, wo kplace-based assessmen s (e.g. DOPS, mini-CEX, ieldno es)
Case-based discussions, en us men -based discussions
Mul iple consul an epo s
Mul i-sou ce eedback
Le el o independence
Le el 5 (pe o m he ac i i y wi hou supe ision, each and supe ise o he s)
Rela ed ESC guidelines and EAPC posi ion pape s
Pelliccia A, Sha ma S, Ga i S, e al. 2020 ESC Guidelines on spo s ca diology and exe cise in pa ien s wi h ca dio ascula disease. Eu Hea J
2020;doi:10.1093/eu hea j/ehaa605.
Bud s W, Pieles GE, Roos-Hesselink JW, e al. Recommenda ions o pa icipa ion in compe i i e spo in adolescen and adul a hle es wi h Congeni al
Hea Disease (CHD): posi ion s a emen o he Spo s Ca diology & Exe cise Sec ion o he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC),
he Eu opean Socie y o Ca diology (ESC) Wo king G oup on Adul Congeni al Hea Disease and he Spo s Ca diology, Physical Ac i i y and
P e en ion Wo king G oup o he Associa ion o Eu opean Paedia ic and Congeni al Ca diology (AEPC). Eu Hea J 2020;doi:10.1093/eu hea j/
ehaa501.
Heidbuchel H, Adami PE, An z M, e al. Recommenda ions o pa icipa ion in leisu e- ime physical ac i i y and compe i i e spo s in pa ien s wi h
a hy hmias and po en ially a hy hmogenic condi ions: Pa 1: Sup a en icula a hy hmias. A posi ion s a emen o he Sec ion o Spo s Ca diology
and Exe cise om he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC) and he Eu opean Hea Rhy hm Associa ion (EHRA), bo h associa ions
o he Eu opean Socie y o Ca diology. Eu J P e Ca diol 2020;doi:10.1177/2047487320925635.
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a hy hmias and po en ially a hy hmogenic condi ions. Pa 2: en icula a hy hmias, channelopa hies, and implan able de ib illa o s. Eu opace
2020;doi:10.1093/eu opace/euaa106.
Pelliccia A, Solbe g EE, Papadakis M, e al. Recommenda ions o pa icipa ion in compe i i e and leisu e ime spo in a hle es wi h ca diomyopa hies,
myoca di is, and pe ica di is: posi ion s a emen o he Spo Ca diology Sec ion o he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC). Eu
Hea J 2019;40:19–33.
Bo jesson M, Dellbo g M, Niebaue J, e al. Recommenda ions o pa icipa ion in leisu e ime o compe i i e spo s in a hle es-pa ien s wi h co ona y
a e y disease: a posi ion s a emen om he Spo s Ca diology Sec ion o he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC). Eu Hea J
2019;40:13–18.
Niebaue J, Bo jesson M, Ca e F, e al. Recommenda ions o pa icipa ion in compe i i e spo s o a hle es wi h a e ial hype ension: a posi ion s a e-
men om he spo s ca diology sec ion o he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC). Eu Hea J 2018;39:3664–3671.
Mon L, Pelliccia A, Sha ma S, e al. P e-pa icipa ion ca dio ascula e alua ion o a hle ic pa icipan s o p e en sudden dea h: Posi ion pape om he
EHRA and he EACPR, b anches o he ESC. Endo sed by APHRS, HRS, and SOLAECE. Eu opace 2017;19:139–163.
Desc ip ion
Scope and ime ame:
Leisu e- ime and compe i i e a hle es, om he ime he a hle e wi h suspec ed o known CVD sel - e e s o is e e ed o a consul a ion un il egula ol-
low-up
Se ing:
Mos commonly ou -pa ien se ing, bu also in-pa ien se ing and eme gency depa men
Including:
Assessmen wi h his o y, physical examina ion, basic and ad anced ools o in es iga ion, di e en ia ion o physiological adap a ion o exe cise om pheno-
ypes o CVD, iden i ica ion o isk ac o s o sudden ca diac dea h and high- isk condi ions, ecommenda ion o li es yle and pha macological ea men ,
exe cise p esc ip ion and counselling on leisu e- ime and compe i i e spo s
Excluding:
Pe o ming specialis in es iga ions o in e en ional o su gical p ocedu es, in e p e ing gene ic es esul s
CanMEDS oles
Medical expe
Communica o
Collabo a o
Leade
Heal h ad oca e
Schola
P o essional
Knowledge
Desc ibe pheno ypes o physiological adap a ion o exe cise
Recognize he challenges o di e en ia ing a hle e’s hea om hea disease
Iden i y isk ac o s o sudden ca diac dea h and high- isk condi ions
Ou line non-pha macological and pha macological ea men o a hle es wi h common CV condi ions
Ou line exe cise ecommenda ions in a hle es wi h CVD
Recognize he e hical and legal conside a ions o disquali ica ion om compe i i e spo s pa icipa ion
Skills
Ob ain a ocused his o y and pe o m app op ia e physical examina ion
P opose and pe o m app op ia e non-in asi e, i s -line clinical in es iga ions (12-lead ECG, ans ho acic echoca diog am, exe cise es ing/CPET, ECG
moni o ) o assess a hle es wi h suspec ed o known ca diac disease
P opose u he app op ia e ad anced in es iga ions, including gene ic es ing
In eg a e he esul s in an in e disciplina y se ing
Illus a e how isk s a i ica ion o a hle es wi h CVD in o ms hei managemen
P esc ibe ailo ed exe cise ecommenda ions based on CPET
Implemen ecommenda ions o exe cise p esc ip ion and eligibili y o pa icipa ion in compe i i e spo in a hle es wi h ca diac disease
P esc ibe comp ehensi e CV p e en ion and ehabili a ion o a hle es wi h CVD, i indica ed, and adop p og ammes app op ia ely
Con inued
4.2 Manage he wo k-up o an a hle e wi h suspec ed o known ca dio ascula disease
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A i udes
In eg a e he esul s o in es iga ions in an in e disciplina y se ing
Communica e e ec i ely esul s and exe cise ecommenda ions o he a hle es, eam doc o s, coaches, amilies
P omo e a sha ed-decision-making model, pa icula ly in condi ions wi h limi ed e idence ela ing o he isk o exe cise
Adop a holis ic app oach o he impac o exe cise es ic ion and disquali ica ion om compe i i e spo s on an a hle e, in e ms o psychological, phys-
ical, and inancial wellbeing
Assessmen ools
MCQs
Di ec obse a ion, wo kplace-based assessmen s (e.g. DOPS, mini-CEX, ieldno es)
Case-based discussions, en us men -based discussions
Mul iple consul an epo s
Mul i-sou ce eedback
Le el o independence
Le el 4 (pe o m he ac i i y unde dis an supe ision. In his con ex his means o wo k in a ne wo k wi h dedica ed spo s ca diology e e al cen es
in complica ed cases)
Rela ed ESC guidelines and EAPC posi ion pape s
Pelliccia A, Sha ma S, Ga i S, e al. 2020 ESC Guidelines on spo s ca diology and exe cise in pa ien s wi h ca dio ascula disease. Eu Hea J
2020;doi:10.1093/eu hea j/ehaa605.
Bud s W, Pieles GE, Roos-Hesselink JW, e al. Recommenda ions o pa icipa ion in compe i i e spo in adolescen and adul a hle es wi h Congeni al
Hea Disease (CHD): posi ion s a emen o he Spo s Ca diology & Exe cise Sec ion o he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC),
he Eu opean Socie y o Ca diology (ESC) Wo king G oup on Adul Congeni al Hea Disease and he Spo s Ca diology, Physical Ac i i y and
P e en ion Wo king G oup o he Associa ion o Eu opean Paedia ic and Congeni al Ca diology (AEPC). Eu Hea J 2020;doi:10.1093/eu hea j/
ehaa501.
Heidbuchel H, Adami PE, An z M, e al. Recommenda ions o pa icipa ion in leisu e- ime physical ac i i y and compe i i e spo s in pa ien s wi h
a hy hmias and po en ially a hy hmogenic condi ions: Pa 1: Sup a en icula a hy hmias. A posi ion s a emen o he Sec ion o Spo s Ca diology
and Exe cise om he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC) and he Eu opean Hea Rhy hm Associa ion (EHRA), bo h associa ions
o he Eu opean Socie y o Ca diology. Eu J P e Ca diol 2020;doi:10.1177/2047487320925635.
Heidbuchel H, A belo E, D’Ascenzi F, e al. Recommenda ions o pa icipa ion in leisu e- ime physical ac i i y and compe i i e spo s o pa ien s wi h
a hy hmias and po en ially a hy hmogenic condi ions. Pa 2: en icula a hy hmias, channelopa hies, and implan able de ib illa o s. Eu opace
2020;doi:10.1093/eu opace/euaa106.
Pelliccia A, Solbe g EE, Papadakis M, e al. Recommenda ions o pa icipa ion in compe i i e and leisu e ime spo in a hle es wi h ca diomyopa hies,
myoca di is, and pe ica di is: posi ion s a emen o he Spo Ca diology Sec ion o he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC). Eu
Hea J 2019;40:19–33.
Bo jesson M, Dellbo g M, Niebaue J, e al. Recommenda ions o pa icipa ion in leisu e ime o compe i i e spo s in a hle es-pa ien s wi h co ona y
a e y disease: a posi ion s a emen om he Spo s Ca diology Sec ion o he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC). Eu Hea J
2019;40:13–18.
Niebaue J, Bo jesson M, Ca e F, e al. Recommenda ions o pa icipa ion in compe i i e spo s o a hle es wi h a e ial hype ension: a posi ion s a e-
men om he spo s ca diology sec ion o he Eu opean Associa ion o P e en i e Ca diology (EAPC). Eu Hea J 2018;39:3664–3671.
Desc ip ion
Scope and ime ame:
Heal hy indi iduals, a hle es, indi iduals wi h CVD isk ac o s, and CVD pa ien s. F om indica ion o using CPET un il communica ing he esul s
Se ing:
In-pa ien , ou -pa ien , exe cise physiology labo a o y, on ield
Including:
Pe o ming a comp ehensi e CPET on a bicycle o eadmill, o o he ypes o e gome e s, o using mobile de ices unde eal-li e condi ions (i.e. pa ien ’s
wo kplace, a hle e on he ield), wi h and wi hou in asi e measu emen s, in e p e ing and epo ing he esul s
Excluding:
Complex cases wi h a p edominan pulmona y p oblem which should be managed in coope a ion wi h a pulmona y specialis
Con inued
Chap e 5: Ca diopulmona y exe cise es ing
5.1 Use ca diopulmona y exe cise es ing o diagnosis, isk s a i ica ion and exe cise
p esc ip ion
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Supplemen a y ma e ial
Supplemen a y ma e ial is a ailable a Eu opean Jou nal o P e en i e
Ca diology online.
Con lic o in e es : MP ecei ed esea ch g an s om he cha i -
able o ganisa ion Ca diac Risk in he Young which suppo s ca diac
sc eening o young indi iduals. No o he au ho decla ed a con lic o
in e es in he con ex o his co e cu iculum.
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Apply app op ia e indica ions and a oid con aindica ion o CPET
Pe o m CPET calib a ion and quali y con ol
P epa e he pa ien o a hle e
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In eg a e CPET in he e alua ion o heal hy indi iduals, CV pa ien s and a hle es
Recognize he s eng hs and weaknesses o CPET in a clinical si ua ion and in ela ion o o he diagnos ic modali ies
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Case-based discussions, en us men -based discussions
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Le el o independence
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