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Creating and implementing a novel international interprofessional bootcamp in paediatric cardiac critical care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 September 2025

Candace Mannarino Open the ORCID record for Candace Mannarino [Opens in a new window] ,
Dorothy Beke ,
Louise Callow ,
Meghan Marie Chlebowski Open the ORCID record for Meghan Marie Chlebowski [Opens in a new window] ,
Justine M. Fortkiewicz ,
Melissa Jones Open the ORCID record for Melissa Jones [Opens in a new window] ,
Megan Matiasek ,
Mary E. McBride ,
Felina Mille  and
Jennifer Christine Munoz Pareja
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Candace Mannarino*
Affiliation:
Divisions of Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Dorothy Beke
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Louise Callow
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Nurse Practitioner, Congenital Heart Center, CS Mott Children’s Hospital Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Meghan Marie Chlebowski
Affiliation:
The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Justine M. Fortkiewicz
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiac Critical Care, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
Melissa Jones
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiac Critical Care, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
Megan Matiasek
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Mary E. McBride
Affiliation:
Divisions of Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Felina Mille
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiac Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Jennifer Christine Munoz Pareja
Affiliation:
Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Holtz Children’s Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Christine Riley
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiac Critical Care, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
Zahidee Rodriguez
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Lindsey Justice
Affiliation:
The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Corresponding author: Candace Mannarino; Email: Cmannarino@luriechildrens.org
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Abstract

Objective:

To determine the feasibility of developing and implementing a multidisciplinary bootcamp for early-career Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care practitioners.

Setting:

A one-day pre-conference bootcamp at the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual Meeting in December 2022.

Subjects:

Physicians, fellows, nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, and respiratory therapists who work primarily in paediatric cardiac critical care units.

Methods:

A modified Delphi needs assessment with interprofessional content experts for the development of a mixed didactic and simulation-based bootcamp at the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Annual Meeting in December 2022, with pre- and post-testing to evaluate knowledge gain and additional surveys to assess perceived value.

Results:

Eighty-three course participants came from a variety of professions and represented institutions nationally and internationally. Most participants (77%) had two or more years of professional experience, aligning with the bootcamp’s focus on advanced learners. The bootcamp received strong participant evaluations: 84.1% (37/44) strongly agreed that the bootcamp improved their clinical knowledge. Ninety-seven percent (43/44) reported increased confidence in the ability to care for paediatric cardiac critical care patients. The bootcamp demonstrated a significant improvement in participant knowledge, with pre-test scores averaging 54.9% (95% CI: 49.9–59.9) compared to post-test scores of 64.5% (95% CI: 59.7–69.2), achieving statistical significance (p < 0.05).

Conclusions:

Our pilot bootcamp has shown an improvement in immediate knowledge retention with valuable insights gathered to enhance future bootcamps. The results of this advanced interprofessional bootcamp evaluation will inform future iterations for providers in paediatric cardiac critical care.

Keywords

Congenital heart diseasepaediatric cardiac intensive care unitpaediatricseducationbootcamp

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Cardiology in the Young , First View , pp. 1 - 6
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