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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2010 Oct;160(4):605–618. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.07.011

Table 4.

Available educational tools/resources for physicians and other health care providers

Source Type of Tool
Conferences Practice
Guidelines		 Professional
Training/
Support		 Research
Registries		 Print/Media
Materials		 Online
Resources		 Other
National Organizations American College of Cardiology (ACC)

  • Annual scientific sessions;

  • Arrhythmias in the Real World 2008/2010

  • Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Death, 2006;

  • Device Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities, 2008

  • National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR-ICD Registry)

  • Journal Scan

  • Cardiosource;

  • Accel (audio);

  • Featured events from annual meeting;

  • Cardiovascular Recognition Program (CVRP)
American Heart
Association
(AHA)

  • Annual scientific sessions;

  • Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Death, 2006;

  • Device Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities, 2008;

  • ECC Guidelines

  • Cultural Competency Initiative

  • National Registry of Cardiopulmonar y Resuscitation Investigators (NRCPR);

  • GWTG-HF;

  • GWTG-Stroke
Heart Rhythm
Society (HRS)

  • Annual scientific sessions;

  • SCA 360 Resource Center

  • ICD Registry

  • SCA-related webcasts for self-study
Special Interest Groups American Black
Cardiologists
(ABC)
National
Alliance for
Hispanic Health

  • National Hispanic Cardiology Leadership Network

  • Cultural proficiency training for health care professionals;

  • Alliance/ Merck Ciencia (Science) and Scholars Program

  • Training manuals for health educators

  • Developing Spanish versions of Cardiosource

  • Partnerships with AHA and ACC;

  • Proyecto Ciencia
Sudden Cardiac
Arrest Association
WomenHeart
Industry Boston
Scientific

  • Close-the-Gap Initiative

  • Partnerships with national organizations
Medtronic, Inc

  • SCA Prevention Pathways and Tools;

  • Physician continuing education programs

  • Partnerships with national organizations
St. Jude Medical

  • Local educational symposia

  • Publication of ACC/AHA/HRS Guidelines booklets

  • SCA 360 Resource Center;

  • Peer-to-peer Physician Education Programs;

  • EP and Cardiology fellows training seminars;

  • Allied Health Professional seminars

  • Presentations on SCA

  • Partnerships with national organizations