COCATS 4 Task Force 14: Training in the Care of Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 65; no. 17; pp. 1887 - 1898
• Main Authors: Warnes, Carole A., MD, FACC, Bhatt, Ami B., MD, FACC, Daniels, Curtis J., MD, FACC, Gillam, Linda D., MD, MPH, FACC, Stout, Karen K., MD, FACC
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 05-05-2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: ACC Training Statement; Adult; Adults; Advisory Committees - standards; Cardiology; Cardiology - education; Cardiology - standards; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Children & youth; clinical competence; Clinical Competence - standards; COCATS; Colleges & universities; Committees; congenital heart disease; Councils; Education, Medical, Graduate - standards; Employment; fellowship training; Heart; Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis; Heart Defects, Congenital - therapy; Hospitals; Humans; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Patient Care - methods; Patient Care - standards; Physicians; Reporting requirements; Societies, Medical - standards; Talent management; Task forces; Training; Writing; congenital heart disease; fellowship training; clinical competence; COCATS; ACC Training Statement
• ISSN: 0735-1097; 1558-3597
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.03.030

There is no Level II training curriculum or qualifying examination in ACHD. [...]only Level I and III training apply to ACHD.\n Please refer to http://www.acc.org/guidelines/about-guidelines-and-clinical-documents/relationships-with-industry-policy for definitions of disclosure categories, relevance, or additional information about the ACC Disclosure Policy for Writing Committees.ACC = American College of Cardiology; CV = cardiovascular. Name Employment Representation Consultant Speakers Bureau Ownership/Partnership/Principal Personal Research Institutional/Organizational or Other Financial Benefit Expert Witness Richard Kovacs Indiana University, Krannert Institute of Cardiology--Q.E. and Sally Russell Professor of Cardiology Official Reviewer, ACC Board of Trustees None None None None None None Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy Kansas University Cardiovascular Research Institute Official Reviewer, ACC Board of Governors None None None None None None Howard Weitz Thomas Jefferson University Hospital--Director, Division of Cardiology; Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University--Professor of Medicine Official Reviewer, Competency Management Committee Lead Reviewer None None None None None None Michael Emery Greenville Health System Content Reviewer, Sports and Exercise Cardiology Section Leadership Council None None None None None None Elyse Foster University of California San Francisco--Professor, Medicine and Anesthesia; Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology Laboratories Content Reviewer, ACPC Section Leadership Council None None None None None None Larry Jacobs Lehigh Valley Health Network, Division of Cardiology; University of South Florida--Professor, Cardiology Content Reviewer, Cardiology Training and Workforce Committee None None None None None None Andrew Kates Washington University School of Medicine Content Reviewer, Academic Cardiology Section Leadership Council None None None None None None Michael Landzberg Boston Children's Hospital--Medical Director, Adult Congenital Heart and BACH Pulmonary Hypertension Service Departments of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Surgery Content Reviewer, ACPC Section Leadership Council None None None None None None Arash Sabati Children's Hospital of Los Angeles Content Reviewer, ACPC Section Leadership Council None None None None None None Table 2 Core Competency Components and Curricular Milestones for Training in Caring for Adults With Complex Congenital Heart Disease (Ebstein's Anomaly, Tetralogy of Fallot, Complex Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Single Ventricle Physiology/Fontan) Add = additional months beyond the 3-year cardiovascular fellowship.