Task Force 6: Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Training in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015-08, Vol.66 (6), p.723-731
• Main Authors: Stout, Karen, MD, FACC, Valente, Anne Marie, MD, FACC, Bartz, Peter J., MD, FASE, Cook, Stephen, MD, FACC, Gurvitz, Michelle, MD, MS, FACC, Saidi, Arwa, MD, FACC, Ross, Robert D., MD, FAAP, FACC
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Advisory Committees - standards; Cardiology; Cardiology - education; Cardiology - standards; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Children & youth; clinical competence; Clinical Competence - standards; Colleges & universities; Committees; congenital heart disease; Employment; fellowship training; Heart; Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis; Heart Defects, Congenital - therapy; high-risk pregnancy; Hospitals; Humans; Internal Medicine; Internship and Residency - methods; Internship and Residency - standards; Medicine; Patients; pediatric cardiology; Pediatrics - education; Pediatrics - standards; Peer review; Reporting requirements; Societies, Medical - standards; SPCTPD/ACC/AAP/AHA Training Statement; Task forces; Training; transition of care; Writing
• ISSN: 0735-1097; 1558-3597
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.03.011

A smooth transition of patients from pediatric to adult care is the first step in ACHD care, and in most medical systems, that responsibility lies with the pediatric providers. [...]education on the transition process, awareness of the needs of ACHD patients, systems available for care of ACHD patients, and resources to ensure adequate cardiac care are all important parts of the pediatric cardiology curriculum in ACHD. Name Employment Representation Consultant Speakers Bureau Ownership/Partnership/Principal Personal Research Institutional/Organizational or Other Financial Benefit Expert Witness Regina Lantin-Hermoso Texas Children's Hospital ACC ACPC Council None None None None None None Carole Warnes Mayo Clinic--Professor, Medicine ACC BOT None None None None None None Eric Williams Indiana University School of Medicine--Professor (Cardiology) and Associate Dean; Indiana University Health, Cardiology Service Line Leader ACC CMC Lead Reviewer None None None None None None Table 3 Advanced Training in Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Proposed Requirements Applicable to Trainees From a Pediatric Cardiology Training Background CHD indicates congenital heart disease.