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Cardiology across continents: an interactive, case-based learning series

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

Daniel Peck Open the ORCID record for Daniel Peck [Opens in a new window] ,
Ashley Neal ,
Andrew Redington ,
Jeffrey P. Jacobs Open the ORCID record for Jeffrey P. Jacobs [Opens in a new window] ,
Scott Wirth ,
Katie Brandewie ,
Patricia Bastero ,
Justin T. Tretter Open the ORCID record for Justin T. Tretter [Opens in a new window]  and
Raman Krishna Kumar Open the ORCID record for Raman Krishna Kumar [Opens in a new window]
Daniel Peck*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Ashley Neal
Affiliation:
The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Andrew Redington
Affiliation:
The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Jeffrey P. Jacobs
Affiliation:
Congenital Heart Center, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Scott Wirth
Affiliation:
The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Katie Brandewie
Affiliation:
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Patricia Bastero
Affiliation:
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Justin T. Tretter
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Children’s and The Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Raman Krishna Kumar
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, KL, India
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Corresponding author: D. Peck; Email peck0194@umn.edu
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Abstract

Heart University [https://www.heartuniversity.org/] is a free educational website providing structured training curricula with knowledge-based testing and access to webinars and conference recordings for practicing and in-training providers of paediatric and congenital cardiac care. To date, there are over 15,000 registered website users from over 140 countries on Heart University, with over 2,000 training modules and/or recorded educational videos. Heart University has developed an “asynchronous” educational lecture series entitled “Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care in Resource-Limited Settings.” This recorded lecture series is specifically focused on topics relevant to practicing paediatric and/or congenital cardiac care in low-resource settings.

A relatively new initiative, “Cardiology Across Continents,” supplements the existing educational resources for providers of paediatric and/or congenital cardiac care in low-income countries and lower-middle-income countries by providing an additional live, interactive, case-based forum. Sessions occur every 1–2 months and focus on challenging cases from diagnostic or management perspective with a view to promote collaboration between partnered institutions. “Cardiology Across Continents” is an expanding initiative that facilitates learning and collaboration between clinicians across varied practice settings via interactive case discussions. We welcome trainees and providers of paediatric and congenital cardiac care to join the sessions and invite any insight that can enhance learning for clinicians around the world. This manuscript describes “Cardiology Across Continents” and discusses the development, history, current status, and future plans of Heart University.

Keywords

Paediatric cardiologyremote learninglow- and middle-income countries
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Cardiology in the Young , First View , pp. 1 - 3
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