The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) is a membership organisation devoted to the practice of
cardiothoracic surgery. The mission statement of the association is to advance education in the field of cardiac, thoracic and vascular interventions; and promote research into cardiovascular and thoracic physiology, pathology and therapy, with the aim to correlate and disseminate the results for the public benefit. Within the EACTS there is a large number of committees working on various issues in order to improve cardio-thoracic surgery.
Organizational history
EACTS was founded as a
Europe
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an organisation. However, its membership is now spread all over the world in all continents representing some 70 countries. Since its foundation in 1986 more than 3500 members have been admitted, and the interest in applying for membership has grown considerably during the last few years.
Annual meeting
The EACTS Annual Meeting is the largest cardio-thoracic meeting in the world focusing on scientific developments and research in the following specialities: Acquired Cardiac Disease, Congenital Heart Disease, Vascular Disease and Thoracic Disease.
Journals
The EACTS publishes two journals focused on high-quality research and cardio thoracic surgery education and one website featuring video based cardio-thoracic tutorials these are
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EJCTS)Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS)
an
Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (MMCTS)
Quality Improvement Programme
The Quality Improvement Programme was launched in 2012 to facilitate continuing improvement of clinical outcomes in adult cardiac surgery through improving education, and various research initiatives.
The organisation has collaborated with the European Society of Cardiology
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is an independent Nonprofit organisation, non-profit, non-governmental professional association that works to advance the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases of the heart and blood vessels, a ...
, the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate Heart, cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability ...
, Oxford University
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, and other organizations to produce clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements related to the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Secretaries General
Presidents
References
External links
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Health in Berkshire
Heart disease organizations
International medical associations of Europe
Organisations based in Berkshire
Scientific organizations established in 1986
Surgical organizations
Thoracic surgery