Essentials of Cardiovascular Care for Older Adults (ECCOA) is a case-based learning curriculum, funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, that spans topics including pharmacology, physiology, syncope, heart failure, prevention, and others. The curriculum was developed in response to national mandates to improve the understanding and care of older adults put forth in ACGME post-graduate training guidelines and Cardiology Fellowship Guidelines. The last iteration of the ECCOA curriculum, consisting of 14 modules and was certified for Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Nursing Education (CNE), Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC).
The curriculum is currently being updated for re-certification in 2019.