Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Identifying Palliative Care Competencies for Cardiology Fellowship Training: A National Delphi Consensus Study
Authors' conclusion
This Delphi study achieved consensus on 14 core PC skills that CVD fellows should master by the end of their training. There is an opportunity to include these competencies in formal expectations for cardiology fellowship training programs, which may contribute to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered cardiovascular care.
Study context
- Population
- Experts in cardiovascular disease (CVD), palliative care (PC), and medical educationinitially consented to participate, of the 120 experts identified · Responded to the first and second rounds 31 · Responded to the third round 28
- Participants
- 36 experts
- Outcome
- Competencies reaching consensus (of 35 potential PC competencies)
- Follow-up
- By the end of round 2
Methodological detailsconsensus threshold >75% established a priori for each round, 3 Delphi rounds, 5-point Likert scale
- Consensus threshold >75% established a priori for each round
- 3 Delphi rounds
- 5-point Likert scale
Recommendations
As reported in the abstract
Competencies that had reached consensus
28
82%
Competencies that reached >95% consensus
8
Further findings
Classification of competencies · Round 3
- Competencies deemed "core"
- 14 (50%)
- Competencies deemed "desirable"
- 14 (50%)
Participation
- Experts identified
- 120
- Initially consented to participate
- 36 (30%)
Original publication
Identifying Palliative Care Competencies for Cardiology Fellowship Training: A National Delphi Consensus Study. JACC Adv. Published 13 January 2026. doi:10.
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