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 costs only 50 euros and offers a wide range of benefits, including access to the online textbook “ESC CardioMed”, which covers the entire field of cardiology and includes the current guidelines; access to ESC 365, an online platform with slides and videos from the congress available throughout the year; and a 50% discount on 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.

EHRA – the European Heart Rhythm Association – organizes, in addition to its own congress, regular podcasts, the EHRA Cardio Talk, and webinars. With a membership (+40 euros as an addition to ESC membership), you gain, among other benefits, access to all webinars (about 50% are open to everyone, 50% are reserved for members), the opportunity to apply for a grant, and 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 SSC is a professional association and scientific society for cardiologists in Switzerland. Its purpose is to foster relationships among society members, promote scientific research, and support education, training, and continuing education in cardiology, organize scientific meetings (Echo Course in Lucerne and Annual Congress), and promote the development of qualified young 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 (held each year at the SSC Annual Congress).

Die SGK hat 12 Arbeitsgruppen, welche Interessen unterschiedlicher Gruppierungen repräsentieren und eine Vielzahl an unterschiedlichen Unterstützungsmöglichkeiten bieten können. Darunter die Arbeitsgruppe für Kardiologen in der Praxis, die Interessengemeinschaft Women in Cardiology oder die Arbeitsgruppe für Herzinsuffizienz. Eine Auflistung von allen Arbeitsgruppen findet ihr hier