It Takes a Village: Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Training and Education Practices among ACTION Centers

The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in the number of ventricular assist devices (VADs) implanted in children. Despite the increases, the procedure remains uncommon at individual centers making patient, family and staff education challenging. ACTION (Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network) is the first pediatric VAD quality improvement network. The initial goal of ACTION is stroke reduction. We sought to describe the education and care delivery structure among members of the ACTION pediatric VAD quality improvement collaborative.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 16, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: K. Fields, B. Hawkins, J. Lantz, M. Mehegan, J. Murray, L. Burkhart, C. Villa Tags: 471 Source Type: research