Training activity information
Details
Discuss results of extended protocols for valve disease with a healthcare professional, including:
- aortic stenosis
- aortic regurgitation
- mitral stenosis
- mitral regurgitation.
Type
Developmental training activity (DTA)
Evidence requirements
Evidence the activity has been undertaken by the trainee​.
Reflection on the activity at one or more time points after the event including learning from the activity and/or areas of the trainees practice for development.
An action plan to implement learning and/or to address skills or knowledge gaps identified.
Considerations
- Escalation protocols
- Patient centred care and support
- Communication skills
- Anatomy and physiology
- Differential diagnoses
- Limitations of diagnostic test
- Local, national, and international guidelines
- Patient pathways
- Multidisciplinary team decision making and working
- Scope of personal professional practice
- Decision making protocols
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 |
Outcome
Explain imaging results to patients and other health care professionals. |
| # 3 |
Outcome
Distinguish and justify actions based on clinical and ECG findings. |
| # 5 |
Outcome
Appraise new guidelines and evidence to inform practice. |
| # 6 |
Outcome
Demonstrate safe practice in line with local, British Society of Echocardiography (BSE), national and international guidelines, and standards. |
| # 7 |
Outcome
Assess and evaluate a patient’s clinical presentation and make recommendations for cardiac imaging. |
| # 8 |
Outcome
Evaluate cardiac care pathways. |
| # 9 |
Outcome
Summarise complex information into concise and logical reports for specialist and non-specialist audiences. |