title: SCAI expert consensus statement for advanced training programs in pediatric and congenital interventional cardiac catheterization.
abstract: Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiology is the practice of catheter-based techniques that improve cardiac physiology and circulation through the treatment of heart disease in children and adults with congenital or acquired heart defects. Over the last decade, and since last published training guidelines for pediatric cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology were published in 2005 [1] the field of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Catheterization has evolved into a predominantly interventional discipline. As there is no sub-specialty certification for interventional cardiac catheterization in pediatrics, the Congenital Heart Disease Committee of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions has put together this consensus statement for advanced training in pediatric and congenital interventional cardiac catheterization. The statement puts forth recommendations for program infrastructure in terms of teaching, personnel, equipment, facilities, conferences, patient volume and trainee assessment. This is meant to set a standard for training programs as well as giving applicants a basis on which to judge and compare programs.
authors.affiliation: Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Armsby
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Beekman
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fagan
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hagler
authors.forename: Ziyad M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Hijazi
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Holzer
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ing
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kreutzer
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Latson
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vincent
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000193:education*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002983:Clinical Competence; D032921:Consensus; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: advanced training; interventional congenital catheterization