EUROPEAN CERTIFICATION OF CLINICAL COMPETENCE IN ADULT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY ISSUED IN BELGIUM

In accordance with the European proposals, adapted guidelines are prop osed for a certification of clinical competence in adult echocardiogra phy, with transoesophageal echocardiography as a special option. The c onditions required to be candidate to the certification, the exemption s of practical training for long-term echocardiographers and the organ isation of the training itself are successively considered. Standards for training, site accreditation, official logbook characteristics, mi nimal numbers of examinations and minimal stage duration are defined. Content of theoretical training, as well as organisation of formal and informal education and of final examination, are described.