2006 ACC/AHA Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Invasive Electrophysiology Studies, Catheter Ablation, and Cardioversion

October 1, 2006—Developed in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society, this competence statement was designed to assist in the assessment of physicians’ competence on a procedure-specific basis. The update specifies the minimum education, training, experience, and cognitive and technical skills necessary for the competent performance of invasive cardiac electrophysiology, catheter ablation, and cardioversion.

See 2015 ACC/AHA/HRS Advanced Training Statement on Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (A Revision of the ACC/AHA 2006 Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Invasive Electrophysiology Studies, Catheter Ablation, and Cardioversion) and 2017 ACC/HRS Lifelong Learning Statement for Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialists.