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Joint Spring Meeting 2012

Joint Meeting of the Sociedad Latina de Cardiología y Cirurgía Cardiovascular Pediátrica and the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Topics:

Symposium on Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections and Other Pulmonary Vein Anomalies

Summit on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery in Latin America: Current Status and Future Directions

March 19, 20, 2012 — Lima, Peru
Sheraton Hotel, Lima, Peru

Honorary Founding Members

  • Robert H. Anderson
    UK
  • Eugene H. Blackstone
    USA
  • Aldo R. Castaneda
    Guatemala
  • Denton A. Cooley
    USA
  • George R. Daicoff
    USA
  • Gordon K. Danielson
    USA
  • Marc R. DeLeval
    UK
  • Wen X. Ding
    China
  • Anthony R. Dobell
    Canada
  • Francis M. Fontan
    France
  • Yasunaru Kawashima
    Japan
  • Guielermo Kreutzer
    Argentina
  • Yves Lecompte
    France
  • Christopher R. Lincoln
    UK
  • Roger B. B. Mee
    Australia
  • William I. Norwood Jr.
    USA
  • Lucio Parenzan
    Italy
  • Claude Planchè
    France
  • Donald N. Ross
    UK
  • Jaroslav F. Stark
    UK
  • George A. Trusler
    Canada
  • Andreas E. Urban
    Germany
  • Richard Van Praagh
    USA
  • John A. Waldhausen
    USA
  • Bill Williams
    Canada
  • Magdi Yacoub
    UK

Research Committee

As part of the mission of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, a Research Committee has been created with the goals of encouraging, developing and overseeing clinical research in pediatric and congenital heart surgery across the world. There will be an emphasis on regional and long-term outcomes involving lesions or pathologies in different geographical areas. In addition, the Research Committee will work to define the resources available for these types of outcomes research in all regions of the world.

Chairs

James D St.Louis MD
Kansas City, USA

George Sarris MD
Athens Greece

Fundraising Committee

The Fundraising Committee of the World Society shall be responsible for planning fundraising activities in order to support the work of the World Society to achieve its goals and fulfill its mission. The Fundraising Committee shall be composed of one to three members per continent in addition to the President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary and Executive Director. The Chair of the Fundraising Committee shall be designated by the President and approved by the Governing Council.

Co-Chair
Christo I. Tchervenkov, Montreal, Canada

Co-Chair
Giovanni Stellin, Padova, Italy

Publications Committee

The Publications Committee of the World Society shall oversee the development and maintenance of a website for the World Society, shall also oversee the establishment of a scientific journal, shall find a publisher for the journal, and shall oversee the business relationships between the World Society and a publisher. The Publications Committee shall have advisory oversight for all official publications of the World Society and shall make recommendation to the Editor and the Governing Council. The Publications Committee shall be composed of one or two members per continent in addition to the President, First Vice-President and Secretary of the World Society. The President shall designate a Chair to the Publications Committee, to be approved by the Governing Council. The Publications Committee shall seek and recommend an Editor of the scientific journal of the World Society when such a journal becomes established. The Editor shall then selected by a vote of the Governing Council.

Chair
Richard A. Jonas, Washington, D.C., USA

Database Committee Working Group

The Database Committee of the World Society is to work towards the creation of a Global Database for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. This goal shall be achieved in cooperation with existing continental databases and other societies. The Database Committee shall be composed by one to three members per continent in addition to the President, First Vice-President and Secretary of the World Society. The Chair of the Database Committee shall be designated by the President and approved by the Governing Council.

Chair
James K. Kirklin Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Secretary
James St. Louis Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Jorge L. Cervantes-Salazar Mexico City, Mexico

Sertac M. Cicek Istanbul, Turkey Craig

Collum Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Frank Edwin Accra, Ghana

Kirsten Finucane Auckland, New Zealand

Jose Fragata Lisbon, Portugal

Rodney Franklin Middlesex, United Kingdom

Krishna S. Iyer New Delhi, India

Jeffrey P. Jacobs St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Marshall L. Jacobs Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Hani Najm Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Kisaburo Sakamoto Shizuoka, Japan

Nestor F. Sandoval Bogota, Colombia

Christo I. Tchervenkov Montreal, Canada

Henry L. Walters Detroit, Michigan, USA