TY - JOUR
T1 - The Supply and Demand of the Cardiovascular Workforce
T2 - Striking the Right Balance
AU - Narang, Akhil
AU - Sinha, Shashank S.
AU - Rajagopalan, Bharath
AU - Ijioma, Nkechinyere N.
AU - Jayaram, Natalie
AU - Kithcart, Aaron P.
AU - Tanguturi, Varsha K.
AU - Cullen, Michael W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American College of Cardiology Foundation
PY - 2016/10/11
Y1 - 2016/10/11
N2 - As the burden of cardiovascular disease in the United States continues to increase, uncertainty remains on how well-equipped the cardiovascular workforce is to meet the challenges that lie ahead. In a time when health care is rapidly shifting, numerous factors affect the supply and demand of the cardiovascular workforce. This Council Commentary critically examines several factors that influence the cardiovascular workforce. These include current workforce demographics and projections, evolving health care and practice environments, and the increasing burden of cardiovascular disease. Finally, we propose 3 strategies to optimize the workforce. These focus on cardiovascular disease prevention, the effective utilization of the cardiovascular care team, and alterations to the training pathway for cardiologists.
AB - As the burden of cardiovascular disease in the United States continues to increase, uncertainty remains on how well-equipped the cardiovascular workforce is to meet the challenges that lie ahead. In a time when health care is rapidly shifting, numerous factors affect the supply and demand of the cardiovascular workforce. This Council Commentary critically examines several factors that influence the cardiovascular workforce. These include current workforce demographics and projections, evolving health care and practice environments, and the increasing burden of cardiovascular disease. Finally, we propose 3 strategies to optimize the workforce. These focus on cardiovascular disease prevention, the effective utilization of the cardiovascular care team, and alterations to the training pathway for cardiologists.
KW - cardiovascular care team
KW - demographics
KW - fellowship
KW - prevention
KW - training pathway
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.070
DO - 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.070
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27712782
AN - SCOPUS:84994107388
VL - 68
SP - 1680
EP - 1689
JO - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
SN - 0735-1097
IS - 15
ER -