Qualification, knowledge, tasks and responsibilities of the clinical perfusionist in Germany

Abstract

Consensus paper of the German Society of Cardiovascular Engineering, the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the German Society of Cardiology, the German Society of Pediatric Cardiology, the German Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, the German Interdisciplinary Association of Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine and the German Society of Medical Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine.

Keywords: Certification; Clinical perfusionists; European Certificate in Cardiovascular Perfusion; German Qualifications Framework; Medical professions; Professional recognition; Qualification of cardiovascular perfusionists; Qualified occupation; State-recognized occupation.