Cardiovascular Imaging Advocacy Group

We are a group of cardiovascular imagers that want our subspecialty be recognized by ACGME and ABMS. Single and multimodality Level 3 in Echo, CCT, CMR and Nuc

[Sadi Raza, MD FACC @SadiRazaMD]

@DrRyanPDaly @mswami001 @AnkurFactorial @onco_cardiology @venkmurthy @purviparwani @OKhaliqueMD @RonBlankstein @DrMarthaGulati @CVImager @tiffchenMD @iamritu There is no extra revenue for being boarded in anything non-ABIM...for better or for worse insurers, state medical boards and hospital privileges use ABIM certification to allow you to practice...beyond that you don’t get paid more to read an echo, nuc, mri, ct etc etc

[Madhav Swaminathan @mswami001]

@SadiRazaMD @DrRyanPDaly @AnkurFactorial @onco_cardiology @venkmurthy @purviparwani @OKhaliqueMD @RonBlankstein @DrMarthaGulati @CVImager @tiffchenMD @iamritu https://t.co/5F4oUhHROK

[Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD @onco_cardiology]

Please check my math. But this is not considering days off, hours studied, only online board reviews and dropping IM board. Estimated total adjusted to an inflation rate of 10.55%/5 yrs in a 35 yrs practice is $70,680.00 for a multimodality cardiologist imager.

[Cardiovascular Imaging Advocacy Group @CVImager]

$22,500 without considering inflation and most people don’t get this covered by their employer!!!! 😮

[Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD @onco_cardiology]

Calculating the total expense in boards for the cardiologist imager, if you take & keep IM + Cards + Echo + Nuc/CT/CMR the total expense for a person that will practice for 34 yrs (retiring in their 65) will be a total of $22,595.00. Assuming CMR Boards recert will be 400 q10y

[Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD @onco_cardiology]

Sharing preliminary findings of my poll n=52. @CVImager

[Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD @onco_cardiology]

ICYMI economic injury to #FIT & Early careers. Taxing in sense of adding burnout and insult to injury to Cardiologists & CV imagers. System needs optimisation. @CVImager

[Cardiovascular Imaging Advocacy Group @CVImager]

Please renew @AmerMedicalAssn membership so we enable @SCMRorg a seat in the table in regards to #WhyCMR reimbursements ➡️ https://t.co/jgYdNZLZo6 DM @onco_cardiology , @chiarabd or @purviparwani to update your status!!

[Cardiovascular Imaging Advocacy Group @CVImager]

Poll about Cards Board certifications #CardioTwitter https://t.co/TtGw55kEPL

[Cardiovascular Imaging Advocacy Group @CVImager]

#ACCImaging are you listening? @ACCinTouch #ACC19 #iecho

[Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 @DrMarthaGulati]

@AChoiHeart @purviparwani @onco_cardiology @mmamas1973 @DocSavageTJU @fischman_david @AnastasiaSMihai @avolgman @iamritu @DrLaxmiMehta @MinnowWalsh @willsuh76 @KhandelwalMD @JGrapsa @biljana_parapid @DrToniyaSingh @ACCinTouch @MihaiTrofenciuc @akates1 @DrRyanPDaly Given what PARTNER3 may show, isn't it time #CVImaging #ACCImaging starts discussing how we pay for Structural imaging? Should they get part of the RVUs for TAVR and MitralClip? How do you do it at your hospital? hard to use so much time with minimal RVU return for imager #ACC19

[David H. Wiener, MD @DavidWienerMD]

@DrMarthaGulati @AChoiHeart @purviparwani @onco_cardiology @mmamas1973 @DocSavageTJU @fischman_david @AnastasiaSMihai @avolgman @iamritu @DrLaxmiMehta @MinnowWalsh @willsuh76 @KhandelwalMD @JGrapsa @biljana_parapid @DrToniyaSingh @ACCinTouch @MihaiTrofenciuc @akates1 @DrRyanPDaly A less contentious approach than dividing measly RVUs is for the hospital to build salary support for CV imager into their business plan, and exempt that part of her/his time from RVUs. It's a necessary expense for the mission, just like staff & hybrid lab. @ACCinTouch @ASE360

[Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 @DrMarthaGulati]

@DavidWienerMD @AChoiHeart @purviparwani @onco_cardiology @mmamas1973 @DocSavageTJU @fischman_david @AnastasiaSMihai @avolgman @iamritu @DrLaxmiMehta @MinnowWalsh @willsuh76 @KhandelwalMD @JGrapsa @biljana_parapid @DrToniyaSingh @ACCinTouch @MihaiTrofenciuc @akates1 @DrRyanPDaly @ASE360 We need to write this with @DeeDeeWangMD I think and start doing this.

[Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD @onco_cardiology]

Our #iecho colleagues need the support of everyone. Without their expertise we all suffer.

[Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD @onco_cardiology]

If you are interested in #whyCMR & #CardioOnc, please follow @CardioOnCMR. Official @Twitter account of @SCMRorg CardioOncology Special Interest Group. #CardioTwitter. Chair: @CardioOnc_MR_CT

[Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD @onco_cardiology]

@purviparwani @JACCJournals @AChoiHeart I wonder what’s @RadiologyACR take on this subject. @ACCinTouch #ACCImaging and @RadiologyACR should work together again for the future of CV Imagers. Improving access to cardiac CT & MRI to our pts is fundamental. The field is robust in terms of evidence & data. Not so in access

[Cardiovascular Imaging Advocacy Group @CVImager]

Collaboration 🤝

[JACC Journals @JACCJournals]

It's important for cardiology fellows and early career professionals to build bridges with radiologists. However, multiple challenges remain to breaking down silos. Read #JACC FIT/EC Page: https://t.co/QLpmC3ukfo #ACCImaging #CardsRads @purviparwani @AChoiHeart @ChrisKramerMD

[Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD @onco_cardiology]

@MasriAhmadMD @AkhilNarangMD @venkmurthy @purviparwani @JACCJournals @AChoiHeart @rajdoc2005 @AmitRPatelMD @RezaEmaminia @JoaoLCavalcante @CVImager Many unfortunate stories. Our #ACCImaging Council needs to address this. I volunteered myself and applied to the Council & if selected, this will be my first item in agenda to bring up. I will tirelessly advocate for our imagers. We need less consensus statements & more action!!

[Cardiovascular Imaging Advocacy Group @CVImager]

We need a path towards @acgme accreditation for training in Cardiovascular Imaging!!

[Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD @onco_cardiology]

Insightful letter from @JACCJournals JACC Imaging 👉🏼 https://t.co/LcnVvtVh4X about employment landscape after formal non-ACGME fellowship training in CV multimodality imaging. As assessed by PDs, 16% of graduates found it “very easy” to find a job.

[Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD @onco_cardiology]

Great document & stellar authors from #EACVI, leading the field on how multimodality should be done. A must read. @escardio We should learn from them.