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Pilot Survey Fetal cardiology Training and Services
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Country you work in:
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Center you work in:
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How many other centers in your country:
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I consent to participate in this survey study (choose) Yes/ No
Yes
No
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I consent to have the findings of this AEPC study published in a peer-reviewed journal (choose)
Yes
No
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Role of person completing form (choose)
Fetal cardiologist
Paediatric and Fetal Cardiologist
Paediatric Cardiology trainee
Fetal Cardiology trainee
Other (please specify)
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Is there fetal cardiology service in your country?
Yes
No
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Is there any fetal cardiology training services in your country?
Yes
No
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If there are no fetal cardiology services in your country how are foetuses screened for cardiac anomalies?
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Are there dedicated fetal cardiologists at your centre? (choose)
Yes
No
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What is the training background of persons obtaining fetal echocardiograms and performing fetal counselling at your centre? (Choose as many as appropriate)
Paediatric Cardiology
Perinatology/obstetrician
Fetal cardiology
Sonographer
Mix of the above
Other (please specify)
12.
How many (number) of trained fetal cardiologists (advanced) performing fetal cardiac evaluations are working at your centre ?
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Where do you perform the fetal cardiac assessments? (Choose as many as appropriate)
Children’s hospital outpatient clinic
Fetal-medicine or obstetric centre outpatient clinic
A separate unit, please describe
Other (please specify)
14.
How many (number) fetal cardiac assessments are performed at your centre per year?
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How many (number) fetal CHD cases are assessed at your centre per year?
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Do you offer fetal intervention for CHD at your centre?
Yes
No
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Do you provide subspeciality training (advanced) in fetal cardiology at your centre?
Yes
No
18.
Is there a standard fetal echocardiogram imaging protocol at your center?
Yes
No
19.
What national and/or international guidelines for fetal cardiology training do you apply in your centre and/or area?
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Do you include fetal cardiology training as part of core pediatric cardiology training in your center?
Yes
No
21.
What is the duration (months) of fetal cardiology training for subspeciality fellows (advanced) training in your center?
> 1 2 months
< 12 months
Please enter exact duration (months) if known
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Do you recommend performing screening views (4CH, Outflow tracts, arch, 3VV) first prior to a more detailed examination for fetal cardiology subspeciality (advanced) trainees?
Yes
No
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Please describe your centre criteria for a fetal cardiology subspeciality fellow to independently perform fetal cardiology counselling in the setting of an abnormal fetal echocardiogram/assessment?
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How do you teach fetal cardiology counselling (choose as many as appropriate)?
By having fellows in training observing fetal cardiology consultations
Didactic teaching/ Formal course on counselling
By observing fellows in training providing fetal cardiology counselling under the supervision of a trained fetal cardiologist
Other (please specify)
25.
What is the number of independently performed normal fetal cardiac assessments required to be recognized as a trained fetal cardiologist (advanced level) at you centre?
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What is the number of independently performed abnormal fetal cardiac assessments required to be recognized as a trained fetal cardiologist (advanced level) at you center?
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Is there an objective measure for assessing the quality of fetal echocardiographic imaging in your centre?
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
28.
Please describe your measures for assessing fetal echocardiogram imaging quality in your centre
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Does the fellow (core or advanced) generate the report after the fetal scan? (choose)
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
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Do you provide feedback to the fellow on their fetal echocardiographic imaging quality?
Yes
No
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Do you provide feedback to the fellow on their fetal echocardiographic imaging quality?
During fetal imaging
After fetal imaging
Other (please specify)
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How often do you provide feedback to the trainee on their fetal echocardiogram imaging skills (Choose as many as appropriate)?
Feedback is provided for all trainees imaging cases in conjunction with senior review of outpatient clinic visit fetal imaging and reporting
Feedback is provided for trainees imaging cases in conjunction with outpatient clinic visit fetal evaluations only when requested by the trainee
Feedback is provided for trainees only in conjunction with training evaluation and feedback discussion meetings outside of outpatient clinic visits
Other (please specify)
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Please describe how you provide feedback to the fellow on their counselling?
34.
Is there simulation in fetal cardiology training at your centre?
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
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How do you assess competence in fetal cardiology core training?
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How do you assess competence in fetal cardiology advanced training?
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Is there a regular or an (ARCP) annual review of competency progression for your fetal subspeciality (advanced) fellows in training?
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
38.
What assessment tools do you use in fetal echocardiographic imaging training?
Exit Exam
EACVI exam
Case based discussion
Workplace based assessments
OSCE
None of the above
Other (please specify)
39.
What kind of fetal cardiology research requirements are included in your centres subspeciality fetal cardiology training program?
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Is there a certification for subspeciality fellows in fetal cardiology in your centre or area?
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
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Is there a minimum number of fetal echocardiograms and counselling that fetal cardiologists are expected to perform to maintain competence?
Yes
No
How many expected to be performed?
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How do fetal cardiologists maintain their skills at your centre?
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Is there Continuing Medical Education (CME) for fetal cardiologists at your centre?
Yes
No
Comment
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Is there a formal feedback process for missed cases (both false normal and false abnormal fetal cardiac evaluations with significant clinical impact) at your centre?
Yes
No
Comment"
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Are multidisciplinary meetings including fetal cardiologist, specialist nurses and midwifes, perinatologists and obstetricians, neonatologists and intensivists, surgeons, social workers, psychologists involved in the care of families arranged at your center?
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
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Do fetal cardiologists undertake fetal cardiology service quality evaluation and improvement at your centre?
Yes
No
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Do fetal cardiologists independently perform fetal cardiology research at your centre?
Yes
No
48.
Is your centre engaged in fetal cardiac collaborative research projects across European centres?
Yes
No
49.
Would you like to participate in more fetal cardiology collaborative research projects across European centres?
Yes
No
50.
What more could AEPC do to support you in fetal cardiology imaging and care?
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Please add your name if you would like acknowledgement for your contribution
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