Title: Forum on Cardiovascular Pathology Training
1Forum on Cardiovascular Pathology Training
- Introduction
- Quo vadis Cardiovascular Pathology ?
- Gaetano Thiene, SCVP President
USCAP 2004 Vancouver BC, Canada March 6-12, 2004
2from Topol EJ - Circulation 2003108III-6-III13
3from Lenfant C N Engl J Med 2003349868-874
4Forum on CV pathology trainingMajor achievements
in the fight against cardiovascular diseases
the role played by CV pathology
- Clinical and surgical anatomy of congenital heart
disease - Development of endovascular prostheses
- Endomyocardial biopsy and cardiac transplantation
monitoring - Plaque vulnerability, coronary thrombosis,
myocardial infarction and sudden death - Timing and progression of ischemic myocardial
injury - Discovery of novel genetically determined morbid
entities - Arrhythmogenic disease and clearing-up the
mistery of sudden death in the young and athletes
5Cardiac Operations in Infants and Children
6Forum on CV pathology training CV Pathology in
the era of clinical imaging and molecular
pathology Pending questions 1/2
- Is there still a room for traditional
cardiovascular pathologist and clinico-pathologic
correlation? - Which link between cardiovascular and forensic
pathology? - The professional profile of a modern
cardiovascular pathologist from naked-eye to
double elix? - Gregarious or leader in the mission for research
of new knowledge? - CV Pathology and the Department of Pathology
which diagnostic burden does deserve a
specialist?
7Cardiovascular Pathology Service University of
Padua, ItalyJanuary-December 2001No Reports3309
8Forum on CV pathology training CV Pathology in
the era of clinical imaging and molecular
pathology Pending questions 2/2
- Does the current training fit with the new
demands? Is there a need for a subspecialty? Can
a Master (one year) be enough? - The ideal training cardiology cultural
background and pathology skill? - Should the journal (the flag of our Society)
devote more space for education? - Overall, does the Society pay enough attention to
the new generation of cardiovascular pathologists
and their education?