Shariff RER, Beng KH, Ghazi AM. The Great Asian Mismatch - Training Versus Care in Heart Failure.
J Card Fail 2022;
28:1378-1381. [PMID:
35636726 DOI:
10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.05.007]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Prevalence of heart failure (HF) in South-East Asia (SEA) is relatively higher to western countries, and yet there is a lack of established fellowship programmes within the region to help cultivate HF specialist. Part of this may be due to a misunderstanding that HF training and curriculums requires incorporation of advanced therapies such as ventricular assist device implantation and heart transplantation, which is rarely performed in the region. Developing a structured curriculum tailored to the needs of HF care in SEA may help provide for this sub-specialty the much needed, and long-overdue recognition it deserves. Collaboration between local societies and their international counterparts is an important starting point. Customization of local and regional curriculums, depending on local needs and capabilities, allows for the gap in this 'Great Asian Mismatch' to be bridged and to ensure that equitable training is delivered for all.
Collapse