At the institution the necessary infrastructure must be present for surgery on the heart and great vessels of babies and older children. At the training institute the patient care must be of such a standard as to be able to meet the training requirements within the time set. The trainee is sufficiently acquainted with the above mentioned non-invasive cardiologic investigations. During the paediatric cardiologic training the trainee performs cardiac catheterizations and angiography, especially on neonates and young infants, so that these operations can be performed independently and safely.
Adequate opportunity is provided to obtain skill in echocardiography and chest X-ray diagnosis.
Discussions concerning patient care are held regularly. Joint discussions with the heart surgeon are held regularly. The trainee is acquainted with the embryogenitic and anatomic aspects of congenital cardiac abnormalities. All relevant equipment is of sufficient high quality to garantee optimal training. The trainee becomes familiar with the psycho-social problems of the patients and the parents.