Mission

The vision of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery is that every child born anywhere in the world with a congenital heart defect should have access to appropriate medical and surgical care.

Official Journal of the World Society

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World Journal becomes the official journal of CHSS and ECHSA

 

World Database for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

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Save the Date!!

For the first time ever, the World Summit for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery will be held in Bologna, Italy on June 5 – 8, 2024 and it will be hosted by the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS), the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA) and the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society (CHSS).

The World Summit will include the participation of the Italian Society of Pediatric Cardiology (SICP), the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), the African Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, the Asian Association for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and the Sociedad Latina de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular Pediátrica.

We expect to bring together more than 500 delegates, representing the leading experts in the field from all over the world!

For all the details, includimg program, registration, and housing etc, please visit:

https://worldsummitPCHS2024.org

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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!

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.

Aldo R. Castañeda Lecture
at 8th Scientific Meeting of the WSPCHS
Washington Aug 26–Sept 1, 2023


Dear Colleagues,

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 highlight of every scientific meeting of the WSPCHS is the Aldo R. Castañeda Lecture.

dearani joeAt the 2023 World Congress, the Landmark Lecture by Joe Dearani on Monday morning August 28, 2023 will be the 8th Aldo R. Castañeda Lecture of World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.

 

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