ESCed – the European Society of Cardiology’s new educational website

The European Society of Cardiology (EBAC), in association with the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC), has set up ESCed, http://www.ESCed.org, as a one-stop resource for case studies, guidelines, references and abstracts. ESCed registrants can compare answers and clinical decisions with colleagues across Europe and earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits by following the on-line courses.

Professor Roberto Ferrari, Ferrara, Italy, Chairman of the ESC Education Committee states, “ESCed is based on a patient management-led core curriculum and delivered through a series of case studies with a hands-on approach to patient management. The internet is an ideal way to link medical professionals from all over Europe and enable them to interact and discuss key topics with their colleagues. It is my belief that ESCed will swiftly become a leading resource and discussion forum in European cardiology”.

Dr Keith McGregor, ESC Scientific Programmes Director, comments, “The clear course structure of ESCed is easy to follow and very dynamic, with new case studies and materials being added on a continual basis. Feedback from registrants is crucial to keeping ESCed up to date and ensuring the site is user-friendly. ESCed users can also offer case studies or other educational materials to be uploaded onto the system and shared with their colleagues. We have designed ESCed to be a fully-interactive on-line tool and encourage comments and suggestions from all visitors and registrants”.

All ESCed content is in accordance with ESC Guidelines and been authorised for CME credits by both the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC) and the European Accreditation Committee for CME in Europe (EACCME). For more details on CME in Europe see http://www.ebac-cme.org.