Welcome to the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society
2013 Annual Meeting
October 20-21, 2013 | Westin O'Hare, Chicago, IL
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2013 Program and Registration information
A Message from the President
John W. Brown, M.D.
CHSS President 2012-2014
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It's been an exciting and productive year for the CHSS! I am fortunate to have become President at such a wonderful time for the Society and thank Dr. Erle Austin, CHSS President from 2010 – 2012 for paving the way.
The CHSS & ECHSA 3rd Joint Meeting on September 13-15, 2012 was a great success. The meeting had record attendance and industry support! Thank you to Local Host Dr. Carl Backer and Program Chair Dr. Bill Gaynor, the Joint Program Committee and the Local Host Committee for your outstanding contributions.
2013 Dues Update
At the CHSS Members Business Meeting in Chicago, the membership voted to increase the Institutional Membership dues to $6,000. This decision came after discussion of the deficit the CHSS Data Center will face on a yearly basis. As you know, the CHSS Institutional dues are used to support the CHSS Data Center and their continuing research which is so important to our specialty.
Please ensure we have the correct billing information for your institution and correct institutional representative. To view the list of Institutional Members please click here. If there are any updates needed please contact the Association Office.
If you choose to pay your individual dues online you will also be able to allocate an amount to be contributed to the Kirklin Ashburn Fund. Individual dues will remain at $500 per year.
2013 Membership Applications
The Membership also voted to increase the membership cap from 120 to 150 Active Members during the Member Business Meeting. Another enhancement includes an updated membership process to an electronic system. Interested candidates can create a new application online and select their CHSS sponsors. Sponsors will then receive an email to submit their letters of endorsement via the member only area. CHSS members can also log into the members only area and create a membership application for a potential candidate. The applicant would then receive an automated notification to complete an application. We believe this online process will provide greater ease of application tracking and communications. If you have any questions regarding the process, please contact the Association Office.
I look forward to serving as your President over the next two years and hope to see everyone at the next Annual Meeting on October 20-21, 2013 in Chicago.
John W. Brown, M.D.
CHSS President 2012-2014
John W. Kirklin/David Ashburn Fellowship Endowment Fund
The Kirklin/Ashburn Fellowship Fund was established to support the CHSS Data Center Research Fellow. In 2008, CHSS changed the name of the John W. Kirklin Fellowship Endowment Fund to the John W Kirklin/David A. Ashburn Fellowship Endowment Fund. This change was made in recognition of Dr. David Ashburn, the very first Kirklin Fellow, who was tragically killed when his flight crashed on June 4, 2007 after procuring a donor organ for transplantation.
The CHSS Data Center, located at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, plays a crucial role in recording, analyzing and tracking the data of many patients with congenital heart disease. Moreover, the Research Fellow is critical to furthering the goals of both the CHSS and the Data Center while providing an outstanding research experience for a young trainee. In order to recruit the very best talent available, we must ensure that the John W. Kirklin/David Ashburn Fellowship Fund is fully supported.
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