Task Force 5: Requirements for Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 46; no. 7; pp. 1396 - 1399
• Main Authors: Kulik, Thomas, Giglia, Therese M., Kocis, Keith C., Mahoney, Larry T., Schwartz, Steven M., Wernovsky, Gil, Wessel, David L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 04.10.2005; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Airway management; Anatomy & physiology; Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Heart; Hospitals; Hypertension; Intensive care; Intubation; Ostomy; Primary care; Ventilation
• ISSN: 0735-1097; 1558-3597
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.07.019

[...]this should not preclude trainees from attaining the specified requirements through interaction with pediatric cardiologists, pediatric intensivists, neonatologists, pediatric cardiac surgeons, and other practitioners. Because the advanced practitioner must be board eligible or board certified in pediatric cardiology, it is implied that the pediatric cardiology training be done in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-approved training program. Levels of expertise In formulating the core training requirements, it was expected that all board-certified pediatric cardiologists should be proficient in the following: 1) the evaluation and (at least) initial stabilization of the hemodynamically compromised pediatric patient with heart disease; and 2) consultation with surgeons, pediatric intensivists, neonatologists, and others regarding the medical, and preoperative and postoperative management of pediatric patients with heart disease. [...]it is important that the pediatric cardiologist be familiar with critical care-related issues, often specific to a given cardiac lesion, when providing consultation in the context of the critically ill patient. [...]core requirements apply to all trainees seeking board certification in pediatric cardiology.