The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has announced it has named the USF Health Center of Advanced Learning and Simulation (CAMLS), which offers the first hybrid catheterization lab used exclusively for training, as its first Center of Excellence in Education and Training, according to a press release.
The designation means that the ACC recognizes the education and training facility offered at CAMLS for its “broad-based curricula and relevant institutional and program accreditations obtained by University of South Florida (USF) Health on behalf of CAMLS,” according to the press release.
“The American College of Cardiology is honored to designate CAMLS as our first Center of Excellence in Education and Training,” said ACC CEO Jack Lewin, MD. “CAMLS is leading the way in innovative health technology.”
USF Health is comprised of Morsani College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Public Health, the College of Pharmacy, the School of Biomedical Sciences and the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, and the USF Physician's Group, the press release reports.
To mark its entry into the world of education and training for hybrid catheterization, USF Health held the grand opening for its $38 million, 90,000-square foot CAMLS facility in downtown Tampa on March 30.
The hybrid OR that CAMLS is now known for allows health professionals to do both minimally invasive and open surgical procedures in the same operating room, significantly safer for patients, according to the press release. This means that cardiovascular surgeons can work side-by-side with interventional cardiologists to perform surgery at the same time, something that used to require multiple operations, and particularly dangerous for high-risk patients.
Hybrid labs are equipped with the same lighting, sterile field and anesthesia capabilities required for open-heart surgeries, joined with the imaging technology for procedures cardiovascular interventions that are performed through the skin
“We're really excited about our affiliation with the American College of Cardiology and what this partnership means for improving patient outcomes and reducing medical errors,” said Deborah Sutherland, PhD, CEO of CAMLS, in the press release. “We look forward to working with the ACC to develop a host of events for cardiologists and other health professionals working in the cardiology area over the coming years.”
Edited by
Jennifer Russell
