The World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: its mission and history.
The World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS) was established in 2006 to assemble pediatric and congenital heart surgeons from all continents and regions of the world and their colleagues from related specialties dealing with pediatric and congenital heart disease. Since its birth, it has held a highly successful inaugural scientific meeting in 2007 in Washington, DC, and a World Summit on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery Services, Education, and Cardiac Care for Children and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease in 2008 in Montreal. It currently has 549 members from 71 countries and in a short period of time has become the largest organization in the world of pediatric and congenital heart surgeons. Its brief history already seems to be a guarantee of a promising future. Projects in the areas of research, training and education, patient care, and community service will allow the Society to reach its goals. By bringing together professionals from every region of the world, the WSPCHS should play a significant role in the improvement of care for children and adults with congenital heart disease around the world.
Tchervenkov
Christo I
CI
Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Québec, Canada. christo.tchervenkov@muhc.mcgill.ca
Stellin
Giovanni
G
Kurosawa
Hiromi
H
Jacobs
Jeffrey P
JP
Mavroudis
Constantine
C
Bernier
Pierre-Luc
PL
Maruszewski
Bohdan
B
Kreutzer
Christian
C
Cicek
Sertac
S
Kinsley
Robin H
RH
Nunn
Graham R
GR
Jonas
Richard A
RA
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