Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) is the leading nonprofit medical society representing invasive and interventional cardiology. 
Founded in 1978, SCAI’s mission is to lead the global interventional cardiovascular community through education, advocacy, research, and quality patient care.
SCAI has dedicated its work to advancing the profession and is the designated society for guidance, representation, professional recognition, education, and research opportunities for invasive and interventional cardiology professionals. 
For more than 40 years, SCAI has personified professional excellence and innovation globally, fostering a trusted community of more than 4,000 members dedicated to medical advancement and lifesaving care for patients with cardiovascular disease.  
SCAI now has a membership of over 4,000 invasive/interventional cardiologists and cath lab team members. Today SCAI's mission is to lead the global interventional cardiovascular community through education, advocacy, research, and quality patient care. Focus areas for SCAI include establishing standards and guidelines for all aspects of cardiac catheterization and angiography, training, credentialing, safety, and quality assurance for cardiovascular procedures.

History of SCAI

On June 5, 1978, SCAI held its first Annual Meeting. It instituted a committee structure designed to develop new information that would be used to promote and guide future laboratory activities. Emphasis was placed on registration of all procedures performed by members, development of quality standards for laboratories, establishment of criteria for credentialing physicians and directors, and presentation of guidelines for training in cardiac catheterization and angiography.
SCAI now has a membership of over 4,000 invasive/interventional cardiologists and cath lab team members. Today SCAI's mission is to lead the global interventional cardiovascular community through education, advocacy, research, and quality patient care. Focus areas for SCAI include establishing standards and guidelines for all aspects of cardiac catheterization and angiography, training, credentialing, safety, and quality assurance for cardiovascular procedures.

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Furthering the education and exchange of information within the structural heart disease interventional cardiology community
Over the past decade, the innovation of less-invasive, catheter-based, and hybrid surgical techniques for treating structural heart disease (SHD) have led to the expansion of treatment options affording enhanced patient care and safety. SCAI addresses unique topics facing interventional cardiology through the structural and valvular heart disease lens. 
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Source: https://scai.org/