2019 Presidential Address of The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association: “WHY”

Jacobs, Jeffrey P.

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.11.068

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“…5,6 Similarly, professional advocacy will ensure that we have the necessary resources to make life better for our patients and their families. 5,6 The Organizing Committee of the Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery has made advocacy for our patients a top priority of World Congress.…”

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“…Furthermore, professional advocacy is the responsibility of all who are dedicated to paediatric and congenital cardiac care; such advocacy will ensure that healthcare professionals have the necessary resources to deliver consistent excellent care for our patients and their families. 5,6 Similarly, professional advocacy will ensure that we have the necessary resources to make life better for our patients and their families. 5,6 The Organizing Committee of the Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery has made advocacy for our patients a top priority of World Congress.…”

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Advocacy at the Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

Zheleva,

Verstappen,

Overman

et al. 2023

Cardiol Young

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The Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (WCPCCS) will be held in Washington DC, USA, from Saturday, 26 August, 2023 to Friday, 1 September, 2023, inclusive. The Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery will be the largest and most comprehensive scientific meeting dedicated to paediatric and congenital cardiac care ever held. At the time of the writing of this manuscript, The Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery has 5,037 registered attendees (and rising) from 117 countries, a truly diverse and international faculty of over 925 individuals from 89 countries, over 2,000 individual abstracts and poster presenters from 101 countries, and a Best Abstract Competition featuring 153 oral abstracts from 34 countries. For information about the Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, please visit the following website: [www.WCPCCS2023.org]. The purpose of this manuscript is to review the activities related to global health and advocacy that will occur at the Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Acknowledging the need for urgent change, we wanted to take the opportunity to bring a common voice to the global community and issue the Washington DC WCPCCS Call to Action on Addressing the Global Burden of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases. A copy of this Washington DC WCPCCS Call to Action is provided in the Appendix of this manuscript. This Washington DC WCPCCS Call to Action is an initiative aimed at increasing awareness of the global burden, promoting the development of sustainable care systems, and improving access to high quality and equitable healthcare for children with heart disease as well as adults with congenital heart disease worldwide.

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Advocacy at the Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

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Verstappen,

Overman

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Cardiol Young

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“…It is the professional responsibility of cardiothoracic surgeons to both mentor and sponsor the next generation of cardiothoracic surgeons and simultaneously to ensure diversity in the field. 1 Part of this process is assuring that differences in opportunity never exist based on race, gender, or any other sociodemographic source of bias. The values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to this process and must never be compromised.…”

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Never too early: the impact of a shadowing programme in paediatric and congenital cardiac surgery for undergraduate college students

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Purpose:Diversification of the medical and cardiothoracic surgical workforce represents an ongoing need. A congenital cardiac surgery shadowing programme for undergraduate students was implemented at the University of Florida Congenital Heart Center.Methods:Students shadowing in the Congenital Heart Center from 17 December 2020 through 20 July 2021 were sent a survey through Qualtrics to evaluate the impact of their shadowing experience. The main objectives of the survey were to determine the personal relationship(s) of the students to physicians prior to shadowing, how the presence or absence of physicians in the family of a given student related to the exposure of the student to a medical setting prior to shadowing, and the interest of the students in medicine and cardiothoracic surgery prior to and after the shadowing experience. Survey responses included “Yes/No” questions, scaled responses using a Likert scale, selection lists, and free text responses. When applicable, t-tests were utilised to assess differences between student groups.Results:Of the 37 students who shadowed during the study period, 26 (70%) responded. Most students were female (58%, n = 15), and the mean age was 20.9 ± 2.4 years. Students spent a mean duration of 95 ± 138 hours shadowing providers as part of the shadowing programme. Likert scale ratings of interest in the professions of medicine, surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery all increased after the shadowing experience (p < 0.01). Students with a family member in medicine had more clinical exposure prior to the shadowing programme (p < 0.01).Conclusion:A surgical shadowing programme at a Congenital Heart Center may have an important formative impact on the views of undergraduate students regarding potential careers in surgery and medicine. Additionally, students without family members in medicine tend to have less prior exposure to medicine and could likely benefit more from this type of shadowing programme.

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Impact of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association James W. Brooks Scholarship

Kim

Mavroudis

Jacobs

et al. 2023

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

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2019 Presidential Address of The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association: “WHY”

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Advocacy at the Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

Advocacy at the Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

Never too early: the impact of a shadowing programme in paediatric and congenital cardiac surgery for undergraduate college students

Impact of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association James W. Brooks Scholarship

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