2024 State of the State Report

TOP ACCOMPLISHMENT

The Women in Cardiology Committee created The Postpartum Hypertension Clinic Development Toolkit to help clinicians, health care teams, and health systems develop postpartum hypertension care programs for individuals with a recent hypertensive disorder of pregnancy – chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, and postpartum hypertension.  Three other chapters and the Prevention and Reproduction & Cardio-obstetric Health Committee, members came together to identify and gather clinical resources, guideline references, successful clinic models, timelines, touching on many subjects including coding and billing, funding, and operations.  The 59-page toolkit was placed on acc.org https://www.acc.org/HTNinPregnancy

 

1. Increase Relevance as the CV Professional Home (in particular, highlight any activity/ies that advance diversity and inclusivity, health equity, and/or member wellness)

ACCOMPLISHMENT

Completed our partnership with CardioNerds to deliver Narratives in Cardiology a multimedia educational series jointly developed by the PaACC Fellows in Training Section and the CardioNerds Platform to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in cardiology.  Each of the sixteen episodes was downloaded at least 10,000 times.

OPPORTUNITY

Build on the success of the series that was based on personal stories and delivered inspiration. 

 

2. Generate and Deliver Actionable Knowledge

ACCOMPLISHMENT

CVTeam adjusted programming to gain attendance at virtual programming; Lunch & Learn sessions focused on CVTeam taught clinical education.

OPPORTUNITY

Continue to find speakers from the membership to share their clinical knowledge.

ACCOMPLISHMENT

FIT leadership designed non-clinical programming to bring via virtual platforms so all FITs could access knowledge not delivered in training.             

OPPORTUNITY

Continue virtual programming, but also add in-person component in cities where several training programs are located.

ACCOMPLISHMENT

Joined with other Mid-Atlantic Chapters to deliver education and networking program that included FIT Abstract contest, emerging faculty, and leadership positions to build experience at regional level.

OPPORTUNITY

Build on the success and solid reputation of the meeting.

 

3. Advance Quality, Equity, and Value of CV Care

ACCOMPLISHMENT

Proactively built a relationship with the ACOG Pennsylvania Chapter and identified the idea that providing blood pressure cuffs to OB patients with certain risk factors would advance care.  Worked with lobbyist teams to find sponsors and got language included in Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

OPPORTUNITY

Work to educate lawmakers on the intersection of CV medicine and maternal care.

ACCOMPLISHMENT

Thanks to the determined efforts of Pennsylvania members, SB 1281, which proposed burdensome licensure requirements for cardiovascular (CV) technologists, was defeated—a victory for patients, providers, and the comprehensive cardiovascular team.

OPPORTUNITY

Remain vigilant on burdensome requirements that especially effect rural areas of the state. 

 

4. Ensure Organizational Growth and Sustainability

ACCOMPLISHMENT

Continued the relationship with the Italian Federation of Cardiology sending mid-career members to preceptorships and Italian national meeting.

OPPORTUNITY

Build on the personal relationships to increase programming.