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4 June 2014
Dear Catheter Laboratory Unit Manager
Re: Complementary ISCAP cardiac catheterisation manual to cath labs in Africa!
The Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) is privileged to announce that the Interventional Society of
Catheter Laboratory Allied Professionals (ISCAP), a working group of the South African Society of Cardiovascular
Intervention (SASCI) has offered to donate a cardiac catheterisation training manual to each cath lab unit in Africa.
ISCAP wishes to support educational partnerships with cath labs across Africa. This partnership will ultimately
benefit the interventional cardiology patient in Africa and is a first step towards achieving this goal.
This manual was compiled by experienced South African catheter laboratory professionals over a two-year period
and is issued under the auspices of SASCI and ISCAP. It was launched at the recent AfricaPCR course in Cape Town,
South Africa, and was well received by cardiologists and allied professionals alike. The printing of the manual was
primarily supported by B Braun South African, and Medtronic Africa offered to hand-deliver each manual. PASCAR
wishes to thank these partners for their unconditional contribution` to interventional cardiology education in Africa.
ISCAP would appreciate your feedback/opinion. Please forward comments and your contact details to George Nel
), who will forward it to the respective societies.
Visit
and
for more information.
With appreciation,
Professor Bongani M Mayosi, DPhil, FCP (SA)
President, Pan-African Society of Cardiology
PASCAR Society Office –
T +27 83 458 5954, F +27 86 603 9885,
