Pediatric Transplant CouncilAnnual MeetingBeth Kaufman, Chair

Melanie Everitt, Vice Chair

Elfriede Pahl, Past Chair

Accomplishments over past year

1. Pediatric Communications Workforce re-established

1. Application of IT to Council, LINKS

2. Launch of Pediatric Transplant Discussion Google Group (60 members)

3. Development of Pediatric Transplant Master Academy for Montreal 2013

4. Pediatric Lung Transplant Monograph

Goals and plans for coming year1. Pediatric Transplant Master Academy

2. Review of Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Guidelines for Training in Advanced Heart Failure, Transplantation, and Pulmonary Hypertension

3. Pediatric Transplant Core Competencies

4. Recruitment of new pediatric workforce leaders and pediatric council representatives/liaisons to other ISHLT Committees (I2C2, BSTR, Pharm)

5. Engagement with Pediatric Transplant Google Group

6. International Pediatric Lung Transplant Consortium

1. Revision of treatment protocols

2. Completion of Pediatric Lung Transplant Monograph

Goals and plans for coming year

Creation of new workforce:

Pediatric Heart Failure • Initiative from pediatric heart failure specialists (via

Pediatric Heart Transplant Study group) to form an organized consortium

• ISHLT Pediatric Council – best home to foster development and collaboration (rather than independent organization)

• Introductory meeting during Prague conference with >20 international participants, workforce leader identified.

Pediatric Heart Failure WorkforceGoals

– Accelerate advancement of field via international collaboration

– Develop consensus guidelines for pediatric heart failure management

– Increase involvement of pediatric and CHD heart failure specialists in ISHLT

– Strengthen collaboration among heart failure centers for trials/registries

– Develop educational material for clinicians, patients, and families

Key discussion points and action items for the Board

1. Approval for development of Pediatric Heart Failure Workforce within the Pediatric Council

2. Consider increase in number of independently sponsored Pediatric Council symposia in annual meeting to represent diversity of field

Over 20 symposia submissions for pediatric lung and cardiac transplant

Items needing budget consideration

• Conference calls – 13– Education Workforce 8 calls

• Core Competencies development• Final planning for Master Academy

– Communications Workforce 2 calls – Pediatric Heart Failure Workforce 3 calls

• Meeting room at ISHLT Montreal 2013 – 1 hour for new Pediatric Heart Failure

Workforce– 1 hour for Pediatric Council meeting

Acknowledgment of council/committee leaders

• Outgoing leaders– Elfriede Pahl

– Beth Kaufman to Past Chair

• Incoming leaders– Melanie Everitt to Chair

– Vice Chair elections in May

• Important liaisons (ie, Board liaison)– Richard Kirk, Board Liaison

– Christian Benden, TP Singh Program Committee Representatives