From national dissemination efforts to hospital-led use, a growing community is putting resilience into practice.
Since the RESIL-Card online tool was launched in March 2026, the focus has shifted from developing and testing the tool to bringing it into practice.
Across Europe, cardiovascular professionals and organisations are now engaging with RESIL-Card in different ways – from countries taking the lead in national dissemination, to others exploring how the tool could be introduced, and hospital teams choosing to use it directly.
Three pathways, one shared goal: strengthening the resilience of cardiovascular care
Leading national dissemination
In several countries, national professional networks and organisations have stepped forward to help raise awareness of RESIL-Card and encourage its use among cardiovascular care teams.
GISE, the Italian working group of Interventional Cardiology, is coordinating national dissemination efforts with an ambitious objective: 100 cathlabs have committed to using RESIL-Card and sharing their experience with the tool. This approach is helping to build a growing pool of real-world experience that could serve other cardiovascular teams across Europe.
Exploring national engagement
In other countries, discussions are underway with national professional groups or health policy organisations to identify how RESIL-Card could best be introduced and promoted within the national cardiovascular community.
Hospital-led use
Elsewhere, individual hospitals and cardiovascular teams are taking the initiative themselves, using the online tool to assess their care pathways, identify vulnerabilities and discuss opportunities for action.
This growing engagement reflects an important step in the RESIL-Card journey. The tool was designed to be adaptable to different healthcare contexts and developed by and for cardiovascular professionals, with the input from health system experts and patient representatives across Europe. Its purpose is now to support teams in turning resilience from a concept into a practical element of preparedness and continuous quality improvement of the patient care pathway.
Behind every country on this map are people taking the next step, bringing RESIL-Card to their colleagues, their hospitals and their cardiovascular communities.
Is your country or hospital already using RESIL-Card?
Explore the RESIL-Card online tool
👉🏻 https://www.wecareabouthearts.org/resil-card/online-tool/
