Founded in 1998, the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) is a non-profit

Non-profit organization

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 international society dedicated to the belief that heart disease

Heart disease

Heart disease, cardiac disease or cardiopathy is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases affecting the heart. , it is the leading cause of death in the United States, England, Canada and Wales, accounting for 25.4% of the total deaths in the United States.-Types:-Coronary heart disease:Coronary...

 can be eliminated as the number one cause of death

Cause of Death

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 worldwide. Because we know that time translates to muscle

Muscle

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 during a heart emergency, the Society bridges EMS

Emergency medical services

Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...

, emergency medicine

Emergency medicine

Emergency medicine is a medical specialty in which physicians care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a variety of illnesses and undertake acute...

, cardiology

Cardiology

Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...

, nursing

Nursing

Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....

 and other professions jointly focused upon improving timely, quality care for cardiac patients.

In order to disseminate best practice

Best practice

A best practice is a method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved with other means, and that is used as a benchmark...

s and processes in heart care the Society promotes protocol-based medicine and promotes the adoption of process improvement

Process improvement

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 science by healthcare providers, ideally delivered through a Chest Pain Center model to address acute coronary syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome is usually one of three diseases involving the coronary arteries: ST elevation myocardial infarction , non ST elevation myocardial infarction , or unstable angina ....

 and acute heart failure.

SCPC pursues our mission through the following services:

• Education
  Education
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• Accreditation
  Accreditation
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• Best Practice Guidelines
• Process Improvement
• Collaboration with Professional Societies
• Membership