In July, 2013, ACE published updated standards for cardiac intervention procedures to align with the published 2012 clinical competency document for PCI which included information on physician training, clinical competency criteria the updated expert consensus.
ACE hasn’t stopped since.
The New PVI Standards were launched by ACE to broaden its accreditation and quality review services in November, 2014. To follow, along with our current accreditation programs in Carotid Artery Stenting, Diagnostic Catheterization and PCI, we announced new accreditation and external quality review services for EP and ICD Accreditation in May, 2015. The EP and ICD standards are a comprehensive review of interventional procedures in patients and adults with heart rhythm disorders. ACE’s most recent launch was new standards for Congenital Heart Disease, launched in June, 2015. Expect to see standards for Transvalvular Therapies in early 2016.
2015 has seen many changes at ACE, but one our most difficult changes is still ahead. It is with great personal regret but warm wishes that I announce the retirement of Marcia Schallehn. Interventional cardiology will not be the same without Marcia; her departure marks the end of an era for ACE, cardiac catheterization laboratories, and the medical device business. In her career, Marcia mentored many people, and we are all very grateful for her vision, commitment and expertise. We wish Marcia well in her next great adventure.