Recommended Curriculum for Training in Pediatric Transplant Infectious Diseases

Abstract

A working group representing the American Society of Transplantation, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and International Pediatric Transplant Association has developed a collaborative effort to identify and develop core knowledge in pediatric transplant infectious diseases. Guidance for patient care environments for training and core competencies is included to help facilitate training directed at improving the experience for pediatric infectious diseases trainees and practitioners in the area of pediatric transplant infectious diseases.

Training in transplant infectious diseases: A survey of infectious diseases and transplant infectious diseases fellows in the United States and Canada

“…As such, exposure and training in transplant infectious diseases (TID) are an emerging and increasingly important component of ID subspecialty training. As of 2017, 11 TID‐specific fellowship programs, consisting of at least 1 year of focused TID training after the completion of general ID fellowship, have been developed to specifically address this need …”

“…As of 2017, 11 TID-specific fellowship programs, consisting of at least 1 year of focused TID training after the completion of general ID fellowship, have been developed to specifically address this need. 2,3 To assess experiences and identify gaps in TID training in ID and TID fellowship programs, the American Society of Transplantation,…”

A review of transplant infectious diseases and pediatric transplant infectious diseases curriculum

“…Leaders from programs across the United States and Canada gave collective input, with discussion and debate around various aspects of training. The pediatric TID curriculum guidelines followed in 2015 to address potential differences in the approach to training [21 ▪▪ ].…”

Capacity building in pediatric transplant infectious diseases: An international perspective

“…The recently published Recommended Curriculum for Training in Pediatric Transplant Infectious Diseases was developed to promote training in pediatric transplant infectious diseases. Current curriculum guidelines for North American training in pediatric ID do not delve deeply enough into either transplant‐related specific ID knowledge or knowledge of transplant medicine and transplant‐related systems to support the full potential of pediatric transplant ID.…”

“…For those professionals training in pediatric transplantation that need to complete some of their training in overseas transplant programs, establishing durable relationships with larger centers that can provide a broad experience including pediatric transplant ID can prove worthwhile. Finally, bodies such as the ID Care Committee of IPTA may be able to play an advocacy role to begin to standardize the core knowledge for training such as those recently published as a collaborative effort .…”