Mavroudis Constantine, Williams William G
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Florida Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL, USA
Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society Data Center, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2015 Oct;6(4):541-50. doi: 10.1177/2150135115604840.
The Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society is a group of over 100 pediatric heart surgeons representing 72 institutions that specialize in the treatment of patients with congenital heart defects. The Society began in 1972 and incorporated as a not-for-profit charitable organization in 2004. It has become the face and voice of congenital heart surgery in North America. In 1985, the Society established a data center for multicenter clinical research studies to encourage congenital heart professionals to participate in improving outcomes for our patients. The goals of the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society are to stimulate the study of congenital cardiac physiology, pathology, and management options which are instantiated in data collection, multi-institutional studies, and scientific meetings. Honest and open discussion of problems with possible solutions to the challenges facing congenital heart professionals have been the strength of the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society. It is imperative for the growth of an organization to know from where it came in order to know to where it is going. The purpose of this article is to review the history of the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society.
先天性心脏病外科医生协会是一个由100多名小儿心脏外科医生组成的团体，代表着72家专门治疗先天性心脏病患者的机构。该协会始于1972年，并于2004年注册成为一个非营利性慈善组织。它已成为北美先天性心脏病外科领域的代表和声音。1985年，该协会设立了一个多中心临床研究数据中心，以鼓励先天性心脏病专业人员参与改善我们患者的治疗效果。先天性心脏病外科医生协会的目标是推动对先天性心脏生理学、病理学和管理方案的研究，这些研究体现在数据收集、多机构研究和科学会议中。诚实地公开讨论先天性心脏病专业人员所面临挑战的问题及可能的解决方案，一直是先天性心脏病外科医生协会的优势所在。一个组织要发展壮大，必须了解其起源才能知道前进的方向。本文的目的是回顾先天性心脏病外科医生协会的历史。
