SATA Cardiothoracic Transplantation Educational Committee Mission Statement and Message from the Chair
Dear SATA members,
Committee Co-Chair
The SATA Cardiothoracic Transplantation Educational Committee’s primary mission is to provide an educational forum that our society members can access through the web portal. The committee will develop and implement up-to-date, innovative, and quality educational information. This information will be disseminated to society members periodically. The rapid growth of thoracic solid organ transplantation has made the care of these patients ever-evolving and demanding. The anesthesiologist must face the challenges that thoracic organ transplantation presents and provide high-quality perioperative management to achieve transplantation success. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the transplant community has encountered unprecedented hurdles, and anesthesiologists have been called on to step into various roles to overcome these obstacles. Our committee’s mission is to submit quality educational materials to SATA members to advocate for our professional interests, professional development, and scholarly activity; promote active communication among members; and provide a cohesive platform for members to engage in academic discussion. We encourage all enthusiastic members to contribute their transplant anesthesiology experiences and success stories to advance our knowledge and skills in the field of transplantation anesthesiology.
Committee Co-Chair
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Goals and Objectives:
- Submit up-to-date innovative cardiothoracic transplantation educational materials
- Share institutional cardiothoracic transplantation anesthesia protocols
- Create a transesophageal echocardiography library/echo corner relevant to cardiothoracic transplant cases
- Review current controversies regarding thoracic organ transplantation literature
- Provide pro and con debates that address current areas of controversy in solid thoracic organ transplantation
- Feature interesting and challenging thoracic organ transplantation anesthesia cases
Committee Action Plan:
- Develop and implement more high-quality educational materials
- Expand the number of Cardiothoracic Transplantation Educational Committee members
- Encourage society members to get involved and share their complex cases to benefit the education of the entire society
- Reinforce members’ engagement and actively contribute educational content, research, and committee activities