Committee on Accreditation for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography (COA-ACS)
Mary Alice Dilday
Staff
2530 Meridian Parkway, Ste. 450
Durham, NC 27713
Phone: (919) 465-9020
Email: coaacs@gmail.com
The Committee on Accreditation for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography serves, under the auspices of the CAAHEP, to promote and advance the quality of educational programs for advanced cardiovascular sonographers.
Board Members
Joy Guthrie, PhD, ACS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, FSDMS, FASE, Chair
Smadar Kort, MD, FASE, Vice Chair
Teresa Daniele, MD
Ken Horton, ACS, RCS, FASE
Bijoy Khandheria, MD, FASE
Elizabeth McIlwain, MHS, ACS, RCS, FASE
Carol Mitchell, PhD, RDMS, RDCS, RVT, RT(R), ACS, FASE
Marsha Neumyer, BS, RVT, FSDMS, FSVU, FAIUM
Matt M. Umland, RDCS, FASE
Michelle Bierig, MPH, RDCS, ACS, FASE
Thomas Skalko, PhD, CRTS, FDRT, CAAHEP Liaison
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Recorded Webinar - "How to Start an Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography Program"
This webinar presented in November 2020 was designed to provide information on the concept and role of an Advanced Cardiovascular Sonographer (ACS), why and how to start a program at your institution, and to answer questions about advanced cardiovascular education and training. Program Directors from two CAAHEP accredited ACS programs participated in the discussion to talk about their experiences with this professional career ladder pathway for sonographers. Review the recorded webinar here.
If you have additional questions about starting an ACS program, please feel free to contact the CoA-ACS.
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CoA-ACS Covid-19 Statement
CAAHEP-accredited advanced cardiovascular sonography programs are in the process of planning and making decisions on how best to respond to the impact of COVID-19. Since the spread of COVID-19 is continuing, please know the CoA-ACS supports you as you work through this public health crisis. We will work with our programs to help them navigate issues that impact our students. (
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American Society of Echocardiography COVID-19 Recommendations
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Attention Program Directors!
Are you interested in establishing a CAAHEP accredited Advanced Cardiac Sonography (ACS) program, but don’t know what is involved or how to get started? The Committee on Accreditation for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography (CoA-ACS), has created an ACS Toolkit to get you started.
In this toolkit you will find step by step instructions on what is required, how to go about creating an accredited ACS program, links to resources, a template job description, and a template of course descriptions. Please contact coaacs@gmail.com for a toolkit PDF.
The CoA-ACS is always ready to assist you. Please feel free to email or phone with any questions.
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ACS Sample Job Description Templates
Sample #1
Sample #2
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Sponsors for Committee on Accreditation for Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography (COA-ACS)
American Society of Echocardiography
Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography