Pediatric & Congenital Heart Disease Council

The ASE Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council (PCHD) is dedicated to the following objectives:

• Support pediatric and congenital heart disease ultrasound interest areas by communicating issues of importance to the membership;
• Provide guidance to the Board regarding pediatric and congenital issues;
• Provide a forum for members with similar interests to network;
• Provide a representative (council chair) to ASE Board of Directors, as required;
• To provide educational offerings for those practicing cardiovascular ultrasound for pediatric patients and those with congenital heart disease, including guidance to Scientific Sessions Program Committee;
• To provide guidance on standards of care related to pediatric and congenital heart disease to the Guidelines and Standards Committee.

Awards

The Council has two awards, which alternate every other year:

• Founders’ Award for Lifetime Achievement in Echocardiography for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease will be awarded in June 2026 to Luc Mertens, MD, FASE of The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, ON.
• Excellence in Teaching in Pediatrics was awarded in June 2025 to Andrew Powell, MD, FASE of Boston Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

Guidelines

POCUS Nomenclature
Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography (TNE)
Comprehensive Pediatric TTE
Evaluation of Prosthetic Valve Function

What’s new from the PCHD Council?

New product alert… PCHD Modules
Check out the complete series below!

• Module 1: Fundamental of Pediatric Echo | Imaging of D-Transposition of the Great Arteries
• Module 2: Imaging of Tetralogy of Fallot | Imaging of Ventricular Septal Defects
• Module 3: Fetal Cardiology | 3DE in Congenital Heart Disease
• Module 4: Imaging of Double Outlet Right Ventricle | Imaging of Truncus Arteriosus
• Module 5: Imaging of TAPVR / PAVR | Imaging of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

PCHD in Echo Magazine
Conversation with Tal Geva Founders’ Award winner
Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Imaging Match
2024 Scientific Sessions PCHD Overview

Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Training and Fellowships

Pediatric Appropriate Use Criteria for Transthoracic Echocardiography: Performance Improvement Module

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