Landmark Lectures at the 8th Scientific Meeting

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Landmark Lectures at 8th Scientific Meeting of the WSPCHS,
Washington Aug 26–Sept 1, 2023

As you know, the 2023 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery is also the 8th Scientific Meeting of World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS).
 
A hightlight of every scientific meeting are the lectures from preeminently surgeons from around the world.

Sixteen Plenary Session Landmark Lectures will take place in the mornings on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7:30 AM-9:15 AMET. Three Landmark Lectures will be presented by surgeons.

Download the latest program here.

A Warmest Welcome to Our African Colleagues

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The publication of this issue of the World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, volume 14, No. 4, marks another milestone for the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, and its official publication, the World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WJPCHS). In this issue, we welcome our colleagues from the African Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (Figure 1). We are delighted and proud to announce that the African Society has selected WJPCHS as the official journal of their organization. You will notice that their logo is now on the front cover of this issue!

In memoriam Dr. Gerhard Ziemer

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In memoriam

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Dr. Gerhard Ziemer
1953 – 2022

We announce with sorrow the sudden passing of our longtime colleague and friend, Gerhard Ziemer.

Gerhard was the Founding President of the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association and Past President of the Society of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery “Aldo R. Castañeda”. Gerhard was also a strong advocate for the establishment of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and was a founding member of its Governing Council.

On behalf of the World Society, we express our sincere condolences to his wife, Sabine and to his family.

Farewell dear friend and esteemed colleague!

— WSPCHS Governing Council

Multi-institutional Retrospective Clinical Study

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We welcome your participation in a multi-institutional retrospective clinical study of the rare form of d-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA), with Intact Ventricular Septum (IVS) and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (LVOTO).

[Survey closed ]

Inclusion criteria:
d-TGA, IVS
LVOTO (Fixed, Dynamic or both)

Exclusion criteria:
Presence of a VSD

Time Period:
1992 -2022

Participating Organizations:
ECHSA
WSPCHS
CHSS
AEPC

Principal Investigators:
Vladimiro Vida, Padova, Italy
Christo I. Tchervenkov, Montreal, Canada

TGA, IVS, LVOTO Working Group:
Vladimiro Vida, Padova, Italy
Christo I. Tchervenkov, Montreal, Canada
James D. St. Louis, Augusta, USA
George E. Sarris, Athens, Greece
David M Overman, Minneapolis, USA
James K. Kirklin, Birmingham, USA
Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Gainesville, USA
Claudia Herbst, Vienna, Austria
Andrzej Kansy, Warsaw, Poland
Husain Esmaeil, Montreal, Canada
Alvise Guariento, Padova, Italy
Claudia Cattapan, Padova, Italy

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