Conversion from Level A to Level B CTCA Specialist Recognition

The Conjoint Committee has established a pathway for Level A CTCA Specialists to convert their existing registration to Level B recognition.

Please review the Guidelines for conversion below to determine if you meet the requirements to convert to a Level B. Applicants will need up to 300 recertification cases (depending on where you are in your recertification cycle) and will also need 150 cases co-reported with a Level B CTCA specialist. To determine if a specialist is a Level B please refer to the register.

The following resources have been developed to assist interested Level A specialists in pursuing this pathway:

CTCA Training Requirements

In order to be recognised as a CTCA Specialist, Cardiologists, Nuclear Medicine Physicians and Radiologists will need to demonstrate that they have completed the requisite training criteria.

Please download the CTCA training requirements which outline what training and experience you need to achieve, and what evidence of this you need to provide, in order to be recognised as either a Level A or Level B CTCA Specialist.

Please click here to download a copy of the current Guidelines.

Application Resources

Initial Certification

Specialists who wish to apply for CTCA certification must apply under the initial certification application process. Please click here for application form and requirements.

Recertification

CTCA specialists need to recertify every 3 years. Reminder emails will be sent in the lead up to your recertification due date. Please note that recertification requirements for those recertifying after 1 July 2024 have changed. Please click here for application form and requirements.

To check your recertification due date please check the Register of Specialists.

Declaration Form - Declaration of CTCA CPD compliance signed form is required for Level A recertification after 6 years of accrediation confirming the specialist is still active in reporting CTCA plus 4 hours of cardiac imaging CPD per year in 2 out of 3 categories. Signed formed also required for Level B recertification confirming over 300 cases over 3 years plus 6 hours of cardiac imaging CPD per year in a minimum of 2 out of 3 CPD categories

Conversion from a Level A to a Level B

CTCA specialists who wish to convert from a Level A to a Level B need to apply for conversion at the end of their recertification cycle. Further information will be released shortly.

The Application Process

The CTCA application process is designed to assist specialists in achieving recognition of their experience and training.

Your application will be reviewed by the Conjoint Committee secretariat in the first instance to check that it is complete. If necessary, the secretariat will contact you if they require any further information and/ or documentation. After your application finalised you will receive an email with instructions on paying the invoice.

Once complete, an expert panel will assess your application. The panel has one member from each of the three parent bodies (AANMS, CSANZ, RANZCR). If your application is successful, you will be advised of this in writing within 2 weeks of the meeting date and your name will be published onto the CTCA website as either a Level A or Level B CTCA Specialist.

If one or more panel members do not approve your application, it passes to the full Conjoint Committee (9 members), who will consider your application. You may then be asked for more information, or to clarify something in your application. In total, there are three rounds of consideration open to applicants, after which you will need to reapply (for a fee of $425 incl. GST).

For more information, please contact the Conjoint Committee.