ESC & SSC

SCOT is integrated as an official working group within the Swiss Society of Cardiology (SSC). At the same time, we are in exchange with the “ESC Committee for Young Cardiovascular Professionals”, which have a comparable relationship to the ESC as we have to the SSC. In the following we list important working groups of these societies.

European Society of Cardiology

ESC – as the most important European body in cardiology, the ESC offers a wide range of resources that may be valuable for you. Some is free of charge, some is restricted to ESC Professional Members. Membership for cardiologists in training offers a wide range of benefits, including access to the online textbook ESC CardioMed, which covers the entire field of cardiology and incorporates the latest guidelines; access to ESC 365, an online platform with congress slides and videos available year-round; as well as reduced fees for the ESC Congress. Click here to join. Note that you can also complete combined memberships: ESC + a working group. If you are particularly interested in a subspecialty, this can be very interesting. More information here.

ESC Young Community – the European counterpart to the ESC. Your community for building a global network.

The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) not only organizes its own annual congress but also offers regular podcasts (EHRA Cardio Talk) and webinars. With a membership (which can also be combined with ESC membership), you gain access to all webinars (around 50% are open to everyone, while 50% are exclusive to members), the opportunity to apply for grants, and full access to ESC 365.

EAPCI – The European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions offers a unique network for everyone interested in working with PCIs. The free membership provides, among other benefits, access to webinars and an EAPCI certificate. More information can be found here.

ACVC – die Association for Acute CardioVascular Care bietet mit den ACVC Talks kurze Videos zu Themen wie EKG, Echo Challenge, Biomarker, und Forschung. Live sind die Videos jeweils gratis, jedoch sind on-demand Videos den Mitgliedern vorenthalten.

Curious, but your favorite subspecialty isn’t listed yet? Here you can find all ESC subspecialty groups.

Swiss Society of Cardiology

The Swiss Society of Cardiology (SSC) is a professional association and scientific society for cardiologists in Switzerland. Its purpose is to foster relationships among its members, to promote science as well as education, training, and continuing education in the field of cardiology, to organize scientific meetings (such as the Echo Course in Lucerne and the Annual Congress), and to support the development of the next generation of qualified cardiologists and researchers.

As a SCOT member, you do not need to become a member of the SGK until you have completed your training, but it is highly recommended to do so in order to benefit from the network and the events, to have a say within the society and thus to be able to help shape the cardiological landscape in Switzerland. We would also like to encourage you to attend the General Assembly, which takes place during the annual SSC Congress.

The SSC has 12 working groups that represent the interests of different communities and can provide a wide range of support. These include, among others, the Working Group for Cardiologists in Private Practice, the Interest Group Women in Cardiology, and the Working Group for Heart Failure. A complete list of all working groups can be found here. A complete list of all working groups can be foundhere