title: [International communications and exchanges in cardiothoracic surgery].
abstract: The importance of international communications and mutual exchanges have become more vital than ever in every field including our specialty of cardiothoracic surgery. The communications should be not only on individual or institutional bases but also at the level of academic Societies. The Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery has played a critical role as the key Society on the third pole of the globe to communicate with the organizations in other continents, such as the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery, the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons as well as Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSNet). In order for the Japanese cardiothoracic surgeons to continue to be respected and hold the leadership in Asian community of our specialty, it is mandatory to promptly improve the domestic problems concerning the postgraduate training of cardiothoracic surgeons.
authors.affiliation: JR Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furuse
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D007391:International Cooperation; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000639:trends