Background: In the absence of uniform European regulations, there have been many differences in the training of perfusionists across Europe. Furthermore, there has been no uniform or single European accreditation of the profession. One of the objectives of The European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (EBCP) is to standardise and monitor training of perfusionists across Europe whilst offering support in accordance with national regulations. This goal is particularly imminent as there have been numerous newly founded National perfusion societies, particularly from Eastern European countries, which are now established members of EBCP.Purpose: In this article, we provide an updated overview or 'snapshot' of current European perfusion training programs that were accessible in 2022. Nationally acquired data refers to 2022 unless stated otherwise. The last overview of Perfusion education in Europe was reported over 15 years ago including 20 countries.Research Design: For this report thirty-two national EBCP delegates plus representatives from Austria were contacted at the beginning of 2023 to complete a pro forma questionnaire about their national perfusion training programmes. The data has been summarized in this article and five additional derived parameters were calculated.Results: We received responses from 31 countries, providing specific national training characteristics which are summarized, listed and benchmarked by country in this article.Conclusion: There have been several national and supranational initiatives towards the recognition of perfusion as a profession in Europe, however so far without success for the majority of countries. For this reason, it remains essential for EBCP, as the only European professional perfusionist body, to define education standards and competencies for perfusionists and to monitor training by accreditation of dedicated perfusion schools across Europe.

Aou Careggi Hospital Firenze Italy

Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department of Surgery Children's University Hospital Riga Latvia

Clinical Center of Montenegro Clinic for Cardiac Surgery Podgorica Montenegro

Clinical Perfusion Services Mater Dei Hospital Msida Malta

Department of Anesthesia North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation Tallinn Estonia

Department of Cardiac and Transplant Surgery Clinic Hospital Dubrava Zagreb Croatia

Department of Cardiac Surgery Children's Hospital Agia Sophia Athens Greece

Department of Cardiac Surgery MBAL Heart and Brain Pleven Bulgaria

Department of Cardiac Surgery University Medical Center Maribor Slovenia

Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos Kaunas Lithuania

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Pomeranian Hospitals Ltd Wejherowo Poland

Department of Cardiovascular and Transplant Surgery University Clinic for state Cardiac Surgery Skopje North Macedonia

Department of Clinical Perfusion Children's Health Crumlin Ireland

Department of Extracorporeal Circulation Institute Dedinje Belgrade Serbia

Department of Perfusion Bayindir Hospital Sogutozu Ankara Turkey

Department of Perfusion Clinique NCT Alliance St Gatien St Cyr sur Loire France

Department of Perfusion Herz und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein Westfalen Nordrhein Westfalen Germany

Department of Perfusion Hospital Clínic Barcelona Spain

Department of Perfusion INCCI Haerz Zenter Luxembourg

Department of Perfusion Nottingham University Hospitals Trust Nottingham UK

Department of Perfusion Rigshospitalet Copenhagen Denmark

Department of Perfusion Sarajevo Clinical Center Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

Department of Perfusion University Hospital Antwerp Edegem Belgium

Department of Perfusion University Hospital Pilzen Czech Republic

Department of Perfusion University Hospital Zürich Zürich Switzerland

Department of Perfusion UZ Leuven Leuven Belgium

Department of Thoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology Uppsala Akademiska Hospital Uppsala Sweden

Department of Thoracic Surgery St Olavs Hospital Trondheim Norway

Heart institute Ministry of Health of Ukraine Kyiv Ukraine

Operative Manager of Cardiac Anesthesia TAYS Heart Hospital Tampere Finland

Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central Lisboa Portugal

Sint Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein Netherlands

Perfusion. 2025 Apr;40(3):799-800. doi: 10.1177/02676591241249325. PubMed

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