RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TRAINING OF ECHOC ARDIOGRAPHERS AND FOR PERFORMING ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

The considerable advances achieved in the field of echocardiography ha ve made this investigation an essential diagnostic tool. Under the aus pices of the French Society of Cardiology, the Working group on Echoca rdiography publishes its practical recommendations for optimising the training of echocardiographers (theoretical instruction and practical courses) and for performing echocardiography (understanding the clinic al problem, referral to previous examinations, necessary recordings an d measurements, and appropriate equipment). In the future, these recom mendations should be updated to take into account continuing technical improvements and changes in methods of studying cardiac disease by ec hocardiography