BSE/ACTA
Transoesophageal Echocardiography Accreditation
Download Transoesophageal Echocardiography Accreditation Documentation
The Accreditation Committee wishes to align TOE accreditation with the transthoracic
process.
Logbook
reports should contain a minimum dataset and
five of these will be checked against
the acquired images. Therefore, candidates
who sit the 2010 examination must submit five
digitally
stored studies with each logbook. One study
should be normal and one should show an example
of aortic
stenosisImage acquisition, optimization and
interpretation will be assessed. It is important
that all reports
and digital images are completely anonomysed
( removal of all patient identifier data like
name, date of birth, address and hospital or
NHS number).
The
BSE Education Committee recently produced guidelines
on performing a comprehensive
TOE examination. It is recognised that it
may not be possible to acquire all the recommended
views in all patients. In particular, there
are certain probe positions that may be poorly
tolerated
in awake patients. Cases must be submitted
as digital loops and stills within a Powerpoint
presentation or uploaded onto www.bsecho.org when this facilty becomes available. Reports
should include quantitative measurements,
observations, summary and conclusion.
An example of the marking schedule for the digital studies is included in the
accreditation document
Henry Skinner, Accreditation Committee
