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Review
. 2023 Mar;44(3):540-548.
doi: 10.1007/s00246-022-03048-y. Epub 2022 Nov 23.

Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Standards for Training in Exercise Medicine and Curriculum Outline

J H Huang  1 , S G Wittekind  2 , A R Opotowsky  3   4 , K Ward  5   6 , A Lyman  7 , N Gauthier  8 , M Vernon  2 , A W Powell  3   4 , D A White  9 , T J Curran  8 , W B Orr  10 , P Stephens  11 , B Robinson  12 , T D Pham  13 , W A Mays  4 , D Burstein  14 , M Carr  5   6 , S Paridon  11 , J Rhodes  8 , P Koenig  5   6
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Review

Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Standards for Training in Exercise Medicine and Curriculum Outline

J H Huang et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Over the past 2 decades, fundamentals of exercise medicine, including clinical exercise testing, assessment and promotion of physical activity, exercise prescription, and supervised exercise training/rehabilitation programming have demonstrated considerable clinical value in the management of children and adolescents with congenital and acquired heart disease. Although the principles of exercise medicine have become an integral component in pediatric cardiology, there are no standardized training recommendations for exercise physiology during pediatric cardiology fellowship at this time. Thus, the Pediatric Cardiology Exercise Medicine Curriculum Committee (PCEMCC) was formed to establish core and advanced exercise physiology training recommendations for pediatric cardiology trainees. The PCEMCC includes a diverse group of pediatric cardiologists, exercise physiologists, and fellowship program directors. The expert consensus training recommendations are by no means a mandate and are summarized herein, including suggestions for achieving the minimum knowledge and training needed for general pediatric cardiology practice.

Keywords: Cardiac rehabilitation; Exercise physiology; Fellowship training; Pediatric cardiology; Training recommendations.

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Declarations

Conflict of interest No funding was received to assist with the preparation of this manuscript. In addition, this manuscript has been formally endorsed by the Society of Pediatric Cardiology Training Directors.

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a Fellowship program has an existing standardized exercise curriculum. b How important do you think it is to have a standardized exercise curriculum
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