TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Training and Certification in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography A1 - Swaminathan, Madhav A2 - Mathew, Joseph P. A2 - Nicoara, Alina A2 - Ayoub, Chakib M. A2 - Swaminathan, Madhav PY - 2018 T2 - Clinical Manual and Review of Transesophageal Echocardiography, 3e AB - Since its introduction into the perioperative arena,1 transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has become an integral part of the care received by patients undergoing heart surgery. The use of TEE in surgical care continues to expand to other areas, such as liver transplantation, lung transplantation, major vascular surgery, and persistent hemodynamic instability in the operating room. Evolving areas such as transcatheter treatment of structural heart disease involve critical procedural guidance using TEE, which may be performed by anesthesiologists or cardiologists depending on institutional preference. Anesthesiologists have been actively involved with perioperative TEE (PTE) since its inception, and some degree of training in PTE has become an integral, accepted component of all anesthesiology residencies in the United States. The American Board of Anesthesiology includes an expectation of echocardiographic recognition of normal cardiac anatomy using TEE in their primary certification content outline under “advanced topics.”2 In addition, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) includes the placement and use of TEE as a competency requirement for any accredited anesthesiology residency program.3 For trainees in a cardiology program, the American College of Cardiology defines the overall requirements for training in the Core Cardiology Training Statement (COCATS), currently in version 4, with requirements in echocardiography described by task force 5.4 This chapter reviews the training and certification requirements for competence in PTE with a brief historical context and an emphasis on the current status in the United States. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/10 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171728513 ER -