Roelofse, JamesLeroy, Piet L.Krauss, Baruch S.Krauss, Baruch S.2025-06-052025-06-052025Leroy, P.L., Krauss, B.S., Costa, L.R., Barbi, E., Irwin, M.G., Carlson, D.W., Absalom, A., Andolfatto, G., Roback, M.G., Babl, F.E. and Mason, K.P., 2024. Procedural sedation competencies: a review and multidisciplinary international consensus statement on knowledge, skills, training, and credentialing. British Journal of Anaesthesia.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.07.036https://hdl.handle.net/10566/20474Procedural sedation is practised by a heterogeneous group of practitioners working in a wide array of settings. However, there are currently no accepted standards for the competencies a sedation practitioner should have, the content of sedation training programmes, and guidelines for credentialing. The multidisciplinary International Committee for the Advancement of Procedural Sedation sought to develop a consensus statement on the following: which competencies should medical or dental practitioners have for procedural sedation and how are they obtained, assessed, maintained, and privileged. Using the framework of Competency-Based Medical Education, the practice of procedural sedation was defined as a complex professional task requiring demonstrable integration of different competencies. For each question, the results of a literature review were synthetised into preliminary statements. Following an iterative Delphi review method, final consensus was reached. Using multispeciality consensus, we defined procedural sedation competence by identifying a set of core competencies in the domains of knowledge, skills, and attitudes across physical safety, effectiveness, psychological safety, and deliberate practice. In addition, we present a standardised framework for competency-based training and credentialing of procedural sedation practitioners. © 2024 The Author(s)encompetenciescredentialingentrustable professional activitymedical educationprivilegingArticle