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IAC Echocardiography Accreditation 2013 Update. Pam Burgess, BS, RDCS, RDMS,RVT, FASE Beverly Gorman, RDCS Director of Accreditation - Echocardiography. A Look at the Past. ICAEL. Incorporated in 1996 Not for profit organization Four sponsoring organizations 12 board members.
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Pam Burgess, BS, RDCS, RDMS,RVT, FASE Beverly Gorman, RDCS Director of Accreditation - Echocardiography
ICAEL • Incorporated in 1996 • Not for profit organization • Four sponsoring organizations • 12 board members
Sponsoring Organizations American College of Cardiology
Additional Types of Cases for SE You may submit: • Abnormal wall motion at rest • Inducible wall motion abnormality with stress • Stress case using contrast (may be normal or abnormal)
Standard Revisions • Clear Standards • Clarification of shoulds and musts • One IAC format
Standard Revisions • Pediatric Standard Revisions
2013 Adult Standard Revisions Published in August 2012 Effective January 1, 2013
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Pediatric Facilities Physicians in IAC accredited pediatric facilities may earn Maintenance of Certification Part 4 credit • IAC QI project – “Documentation of Final Report Completeness” is approved by the American Board of Pediatrics • Free and only available to physicians in accredited pediatric echocardiography facilities