SPCTPD/ACC/AAP/AHA Pediatric Training Statement e57 1. Introduction 1.1. Document Development Process The Society of Pediatric Cardiology Training Program Directors (SPCTPD) board assembled a steering commit- tee that nominated 2 chairs, 1 SPCTPD steering committee member, and 4 additional experts from a wide range of pro- gram sizes, geographic regions, and subspecialty focuses. Representatives from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American Heart Association (AHA) participated. The steering committee member was added to provide perspective to each task force as a “nonexpert” in that field. Relationships with industry and other entities were not deemed relevant to the creation of a general cardiology training statement; however, employment and affiliation information for authors and peer reviewers are provided in Appendixes 1 and 2, respectively, along with disclosure reporting categories. Comprehensive disclosure information for all authors, including relation- ships with industry and other entities, is available as an online supplement to this document. The writing committee developed the document, approved it for review by individuals selected by the participating organizations (Appendix 2), and addressed their comments. The final document was approved by the SPCTPD, AAP, and AHA, as well as endorsed by the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography in February 2015. It was endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography and approved by the ACC in March 2015. This document is considered current until the SPCTPD revises or withdraws it. 1.2. Background and Scope For over 25 years, noninvasive cardiac imaging has been the mainstay of anatomic and physiological assessment in pedi- atric cardiology and congenital heart disease. An ACC/AAP/ AHA combined task force published pediatric noninvasive car- diac imaging training guidelines in 2005, including guidelines for training in transthoracic (TTE), transesophageal (TEE), and fetal echocardiography, as well as in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). 1 These guidelines, which were also endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography, established standard goals, training methods, and expected levels of expertise for core and advanced levels of pediatric cardiology fellowship training. With continued advancement in the field of noninvasive imaging since the publication of these guidelines, the scope of training, expected level of expertise, and knowledge of exist- ing information technology infrastructure supporting these imaging modalities have evolved. Use of imaging techniques such as cardiac MRI, 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography, and new applications such as strain imaging have become more commonplace in everyday practice. Additionally, the noninvasive imaging work environment has incorporated Circulation is available at http://circ.ahajournals.org DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000193 The cover page, introduction, and other task force reports for these Training Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Programs are available online at http://circ.ahajournals.org (Circulation. 2015;132:e41–e42; e43–e47; e48–e56; e68–e74; e75–e80; e81–e90; e91–e98; e99–e106; and e107–e113). The American Heart Association requests that this document be cited as follows: Srivastava S, Printz BF, Geva T, Shirali GS, Weinberg PM, Wong PC, Lang P. Task force 2: pediatric cardiology fellowship training in noninvasive cardiac imaging. Circulation. 2015;132:e57–e67. 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Task Force 2: Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Training in Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography Shubhika Srivastava, MBBS, FAAP, FACC, FASE, Co-Chair; Beth F. Printz, MD, PhD, FAAP, FASE, Co-Chair; Tal Geva, MD, FACC; Girish S. Shirali, MBBS, FACC, FASE; Paul M. Weinberg, MD; Pierre C. Wong, MD; Peter Lang, MD, FAAP, FACC Downloaded from http://ahajournals.org by on December 3, 2021