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 European 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), and 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 American Heart Association, Oxford University, and other organizations to produce clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements related to the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Secretaries General
Secretary General Tenure Marko Turina 1986 - 1993 Torkel Aberg 1994 - 2002 Bruce Keogh 2003 - 2008 Pieter Kappetein 2009 - 2017 Domenico Pagano 2017 – 2021Rafael Sádaba2021 - present
Presidents President Year Francis Fontan 1986 - 1987 Keyvan Moghissi 1987 - 1988 Fritz Sebening 1988 - 1989 Hans Huysmans 1989 - 1990 Maurizio Cotrufo 1990 - 1991 Ramiro Rivera 1991 - 1992 Jaroslav Stark 1992 - 1993 Armand Piwnica 1993 - 1994 Hans Borst 1994 - 1995 Toni Lerut 1995 - 1996 Ernst Wolner 1996 - 1997 Eugene Baudet 1997 - 1998 David Wheatley 1998 - 1999 Joachim Hasse 1999 - 2000 Marcos Murtra 2000 - 2001 Marko Turina 2001 - 2002 Walter Klepetko 2002 - 2003 James Monro 2003 - 2004 Torkel Aberg 2004 - 2005 Tom Treasure 2005 - 2006 Siegfried Hagl 2006 - 2007 Paul Sergeant 2007 - 2008 Erino A. Rendina 2008 - 2009 Pascal Vouhe 2009 - 2010 Ottavio Alfieri 2010 - 2011 Ludwig K. von Segesser 2011 - 2012 Jose Luis Pomar 2012 - 2013 Paul Van Schil 2013 - 2014 Martin Grabenwöger 2014 - 2015 Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr 2015 - 2016 Miguel Sousa Uva 2016 - 2017Marian Zembala2017 - 2018Ruggero De Paulis2018 - 2019Peter Licht2019 - 2020Mark Hazekamp2020 - 2021
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