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- Position Statements for Clinical Practice
- Position Statements for Performance of Investigations and Procedures
- Training and Competence
- Training and Certification
- Position Statements
Position Statements for Clinical Practice
- Acute Coronary Syndromes Guidelines (2016)
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Recommendations for Standards of Care (2016)
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (2019)
- Atrial Fibrillation (2018)
- Brugada Syndrome (2015)
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (2016)
- Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring (2017)
- Down Syndrome – Routine Cardiac Assessment of Newborns (2016)
- Assessing Fitness to Drive (2016)
- Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy (2016)
- Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (2016)
- Familial Long QT Syndrome (2016)
- Heart Failure (2018)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (2016)
- Inherited aortopathies including Marfan Syndrome (2016)
- NHMRC – Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines Portal
- Paediatric Cardiology – Standards of Practice (2016)
- Prevention of Accidental Exposure to High Voltage Electric Shocks During the Preparation for Burial of Deceased Persons with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
- Reducing Risk in Heart Disease (Updated 2012)
- Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Australia (2nd Edition) (2012)
- Use of antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary stents undergoing non-cardiac surgery (2009)
Position Statements for Performance of Investigations and Procedures
- Ambulatory ECG Monitoring (2012)
- Cardiac Genetic Investigation of Young Sudden Unexplained Death and resuscitated Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (2011)
- Clinical Exercise Stress Testing in Adults (2014)
- Lead Extraction Protocol Document – Extraction of Implanted Cardiac Device Leads
- Genetic Testing of Inherited Cardiac Disorders (2011)
- Noninvasive Coronary Artery Imaging (2010)
- Paediatric Cardiac Catheterisation (2011)
- Paediatric Echocardiography (2016)
- Paediatric Electrocardiograms (2016)
- Performance of and Support Facilities for a Primary PCI Service (2014)
- Support Facilities for Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) including Guidelines on the Performance of Procedures in Rural Sites (2016)
Training and Competence
- Adult Cardiac Clinical Electrophysiology (2017)
- Adult Echocardiography (2015)
- Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs): Selection, Implantation and Follow Up (2017)
- Consensus Statement of Standards for Interventional Cardiovascular Nursing Practice (2017)
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) (2014)
- ANZAPNM/CSANZ/RANZCR Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in CT Coronary Angiography – Training Requirements for CTCA Specialists (2014)
- ANZAPNM/CSANZ/RANZCR Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in CT Coronary Angiography – Recertification Information and Transition Arrangements
- Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterisation and Coronary Angiography (2014)
Training and Certification
- Adult Cardiology Advanced Training Curriculum
- Paediatric Cardiology Advanced Training Curriculum
- Lead Extraction Certification – Application Criteria
- Lead Extraction Certification / Recertification Criteria
- Lead Extraction Certification – Application Form
- Lead Extraction – Appeals Process
- Lead Extraction Protocol