Dear colleagues and friends,

In this letter—and in alignment with previous editorial remarks made by our President-elect, Dr. Alfredo Bravo—I would like to reinforce the call for active participation of all our CACI members.

I would like to highlight the existence of our Code of Ethics, voted upon during Assembly and available to all members, which is not mere formality but a call for empathy among colleagues. If we all apply this empathy and put this mutual consideration into practice, labor-related conflicts will decrease to the point of disappearing.

In addition, and in accordance with the previous letter and with the opening of a new cohort in our program, we have begun to work on a new set of regulations for students, establishing requirements both for the training Departments supporting candidates as well as for the applicants themselves.

Regarding the training Departments, they must have a CACI-certified cath lab and provide a registry of procedures performed at the training center, and the Head of Department must be a CACI member with at least five years since certification.

Regarding the applicant, they must hold a medical degree and a specialist degree in Cardiology, Radiology, or Pediatric Cardiology, as well as at least one year of certified practical experience in a Department of Hemodynamics.

Upon fulfillment of these requirements, the applicant will be eligible to sit for the entrance examination—of exclusionary nature—for the CACI Interventional Cardiologist Specialization Program, which is currently the only training program with ministerial certification for our specialty.

The intention of this Executive Committee, with support from our Advisory Council, is to further elevate the academic level of the admission process for those pursuing the specialty, prioritizing the medical excellence of future trainees while safeguarding the quality of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as well as the radiological biosafety of both patients and professionals in training. Similarly, the number of available positions will be established in accordance with the healthcare needs of our country.

Regarding institutional activities, at this point in the year we have carried out the four institutional CACI sessions detailed below.

• May: Acute Aortic Syndrome, at the CACI Auditorium.

• June: Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Disease, at the Instituto de Cardiología de Corrientes Auditorium.

• August: High-Risk Angioplasty, at the CACI Auditorium.

• September: Modern Coronary Angioplasty, at the Cordoba Province Legislative Building Auditorium.

We also held the 10th CACI Conference aimed at medical auditors and healthcare funders, an activity that brings together, year after year, an increasing number of representatives from all union and private medical insurance companies across the country.

Additionally, building refurbishments were carried out at our headquarters, the first since its inauguration in 2008.

We continued with the 14th CACI@SAC “Dr. Liliana Grinfeld” Symposium, held within the framework of the 51st Congress of the Argentine Society of Cardiology.

Another important milestone that should be highlighted is the emergence of new provincial associations. Currently, we have five associations (ACIC, in Cordoba; AEHITE, in Entre Rios; the Salta Interventional Cardiology Civil Association, in Salta; ACIBA, in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area; ACISFe, in Santa Fe), while two more are under organization (in San Luis and Misiones), with the aim of finally consolidating our Federation: CACI.

We are now approaching the National CACI Congress; this year, it will take place at the Costa Galana Hotel in Mar del Plata from December 12 to 14. During this meeting, we will also hold the 3rd edition of CACI VALVE on Friday, December 12.

I hope to count on all of you; CACI is built by all of us.

I look forward to seeing you very soon at the CACI MDQ Congress.

Thank you for the support and collaboration of each and every one of you.

Dr. Juan José Fernández
President of CACI
revista@caci.org.ar

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