Pediatric & Congential Heart Disease Council

Cardiovascular Pediatric & Congential Heart Disease Council Steering Committee

The ASE Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council (PCHD) is dedicated to the following objectives:

• Support pediatric and congenital heart disease ultrasound interest areas by communicating issues of importance to the membership;
• Provide guidance to the Board regarding pediatric and congenital issues;
• Provide a forum for members with similar interests to network;
• Provide a representative (council chair) to ASE Board of Directors, as required;
• To provide educational offerings for those practicing cardiovascular ultrasound for pediatric patients and those with congenital heart disease, including guidance to Scientific Sessions Program Committee;
• To provide guidance on standards of care related to pediatric and congenital heart disease to the Guidelines and Standards Committee.

Awards

The Council has two awards, which alternate every other year:

• Founders’ Award for Lifetime Achievement in Echocardiography for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease was awarded in 2024 to Tal Geva, MD, FASE of Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA.
• Excellence in Teaching in Pediatrics was awarded in June 2023 to Peter Frommelt, MD, FASE of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI.

What’s new from the PCHD Council?

Guidelines

• POCUS Nomenclature
• Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography (TNE)
• Comprehensive Pediatric TTE
• Evaluation of Prosthetic Valve Function
  

Products

Echo in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: On Demand provides recordings from the two-day virtual course, presenting the latest information on established and emerging cardiovascular ultrasound technologies, clinical care and practical considerations in children and adults with congenital heart disease.

• Module 1
• Module 2
• Module 3
• Module 4
• Module 5

 

PCHD in Echo Magazine

• Conversation with Tal Geva Founders’ Award winner
• Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Imaging Match
• 2024 Scientific Sessions PCHD Overview
• Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Training and Fellowships
• Pediatric Appropriate Use Criteria for Transthoracic Echocardiography: Performance Improvement Module