Clinical competence in myocardial perfusion scintigraphic stress testing: general training guidelines and assessment.

Abstract:

:The suggestion by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) to more than triple the number of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) procedures carried out by the NHS each year is a challenge both in terms of numbers of gamma cameras available to carry out the scans and qualified staff to supervise stress tests. In the past, exercise and pharmacological stress testing have been supervised only by doctors but, increasingly, this is taken on by suitably trained non-medical professionals such as nurses, radiographers and clinical technologists. The expansion of the numbers of non-medical professionals qualified to supervise stress testing will be key to meeting NICE's recommendations. This paper sets out how potential new stressors should be identified, what their training should cover and discusses the standards of competence they should meet. It provides guidelines for training non-medical stressors to perform a safe and efficient stress test during MPS and advice for maintaining competency.

journal_name

Nucl Med Commun

authors

Jones I,Latus K,Bartle L,Gardner M,Parkin V,Guideline Development and Writing Group, British Nuclear Medicine Society and British Nuclear Cardiac Society.

doi

10.1097/MNM.0b013e32818a6e72

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-07-01 00:00:00

pages

575-82

issue

7

eissn

0143-3636

issn

1473-5628

pii

00006231-200707000-00010

journal_volume

28

pub_type

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