The pediatric cardiology training program includes the following components:
- Clinical evaluation of patients, including heart patients, clinical work, preparation of patients for cardiac catheterizations and heart surgeries, follow-up of patients in the immediate post-operative stage in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and treatment of patients in the pediatric cardiac unit until discharge.
- Echocardiography, including performance and interpretation of echo Doppler studies and theoretical studies and instructed training.
- Stress tests and evaluation of arrhythmia.
- Catheterizations – cardiac, diagnostic and therapeutic catheterizations for children - performance and interpretation.
- Clinical departmental meetings including preoperative multidisciplinary discussions, departmental lectures and journal clubs.
- Rotation in cardio-thoracic surgical department and in adult cardiology.
- Cardiac life-saving procedures in children such as a trial balloon septostomy, pleural and pericardial top – mastering and performance.