Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 12 , Pages 1414-1416 , December 2009

Advancing Recognition of the Responsibilities of Cardiac Sonographers

  • Alan S. Pearlman, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Seattle, Washington
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Alan S. Pearlman, MD, FASE, Division of Cardiology, Box 356422, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98015.
    • ,
  • David B. Adams, RCS, RDCS, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Durham, North Carolina
    • ,
  • Carol D. Kraft, BS, RDCS

      Affiliations

    • Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Sandra A. Witt, RDCS, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Cincinnati, Ohio

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  3. Pearlman AS, Gardin JM, Martin RP, Parisi AF, Popp RL, Quinones MA, et al. Guidelines for optimal physician training in echocardiography: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography Committee for Physician Training in Echocardiography. Am J Cardiol. 1987;60:158–163
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  6. Ryan T, Armstrong WF, Pearlman AS, Stewart WJ. Task Force 4: Training in echocardiography. In Beller GA, Bonow RO, Fuster V, et al. ACC revised recommendations for training in adult cardiovascular medicine core cardiology training II (COCATS 2); revision of the 1995 COCATS training statement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;39:1242–1246
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  10. Rosenbloom J, Dempsey AL, Gillam LD, Davis CL, Gresser C, Kraft CD, et al. Licensure of the cardiac sonographer: an overview of issues and activities. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2001;14:1212–1219
  11. Thomas JD, Adams DB, Devries S, Ehler D, Greenberg N, Garcia M, et al. Guidelines and recommendations for digital echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2005;18:287–297

 Disclosures: David Adams: consultant, Philips and GE Health Care; lecturer, ESP, Inc. Sandra Witt: consultant, Intersocietal Accreditation Commission. Alan Pearlman, Carol Kraft: no conflicts to disclose.

PII: S0894-7317(09)00908-0

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.10.003

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 12 , Pages 1414-1416 , December 2009

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