| Literature DB >> 29945512 |
Jeffrey P Jacobs1,2, Christo I Tchervenkov3, Giovanni Stellin4, Hiromi Kurosawa5, Constantine Mavroudis1,2, Marcelo B Jatene6, Zohair Al-Halees7, Sertac M Cicek8, Nestor F Sandoval9, Carl L Backer10, Jorge Cervantes11, Joseph A Dearani12, Tjark Ebels13, Frank Edwin14,15, Kirsten Finucane16, Jose Fragata17, Krishna S Iyer18, Robin H Kinsley19, James K Kirklin20, Christian Kreutzer21, Jinfen Liu22, Bohdan Maruszewski23, James D St Louis24, George E Sarris25, Richard A Jonas26.
Abstract
The World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS) is the largest professional organization in the world dedicated to pediatric and congenital heart surgery. The purpose of this article is to document the first decade of the history of WSPCHS from its formation in 2006, to summarize the current status of WSPCHS, and to consider the future of WSPCHS. The WSPCHS was incorporated in Canada on April 7, 2011, with a head office in Montreal, Canada. The vision of the WSPCHS is that every child born anywhere in the world with a congenital heart defect should have access to appropriate medical and surgical care. The mission of the WSPCHS is to promote the highest quality comprehensive cardiac care to all patients with congenital heart disease, from the fetus to the adult, regardless of the patient's economic means, with an emphasis on excellence in teaching, research, and community service.Entities:
Keywords: database (all types); history; professional affairs; quality of life
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Year: 2018 PMID： 29945512 DOI： 10.1177/2150135118775962
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg ISSN： 2150-1351