Mechanical Circulatory Support Core Competency Curriculum
Fourth Edition
Published 1 September 2018
Diyar Saeed, MD, PhD; Nir Uriel, MD; Simon Maltais, MD, PhD; Stephan Schueler, MD, PhD, FRCS; Jennifer Cowger, MD, MS

The purpose of this compendium is to provide a curriculum of core competencies in mechanical circulatory support. The ISHLT Academy provides a concise synopsis of clinical knowledge and associated essential professional skills to facilitate the mastery of all surgical, medical and nursing aspects involved in the care of patients receiving mechanical circulatory support devices.
The core curriculum should also serve programs providing mechanical circulatory support with a tool to review their standards of care, develop protocols and implement guidelines established in mechanical circulatory support systems.
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Destination Mechanical Circulatory Support: Proposal for Clinical Standards
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Consensus Statements from the ISHLT Consensus Conference: Heart Failure Related Cardiogenic Shock
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ISHLT Consensus Statement on Short Telomere Syndrome and Lung Transplantation

