Congenital CMR Case Conference- P-CHD Section Business Meeting 2022

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The meeting was a wide-ranging update on the Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease section of SCMR, led by chair Josh Robinson. He reported strong growth in membership to 717 worldwide, including more technologists and trainees, while noting that many members remain in a grace period and that improving engagement is a key goal. He highlighted the section’s active steering committee, increased support from SCMR headquarters, and the strong performance of its education, research, survey, and newsletter efforts. Leadership transitions were also announced, including outgoing members Inge Vosk and Amanda Pottersnack, and newly elected steering committee members John Soslow, Barbara Burkhart, and David Anise. Sarah Mania introduced her role supporting the section’s operations, website, meeting minutes, and communications.<br /><br />Several major updates followed. Lars discussed SCMR board priorities, including strategic planning, global outreach, faster imaging exams, and efforts to secure a guaranteed board seat for the pediatric/congenital section. Mark Fogel provided updates on upcoming pediatric/congenital imaging guidelines and on CPT coding efforts, including possible future codes for 4D flow, strain, parametric mapping, and a dedicated congenital code. Tim Sleznik reviewed the highly successful virtual scientific sessions and invited feedback for the hybrid 2022 meeting in San Diego.<br /><br />Subcommittees then shared rapid-fire progress reports on multicenter research, PRISM mentoring, education, early career support, machine learning, quality improvement, Flickr/post-processing priorities, and societal liaison work. The section ended by emphasizing continued collaboration, stronger support for CME and recorded content, more in-person interaction, and the importance of keeping momentum through regular business meetings.

Keywords

Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

SCMR

membership growth

steering committee

education efforts

research initiatives

CPT coding

imaging guidelines

virtual scientific sessions

hybrid meeting