Formation of the ACC CHD/PC
Section
List
of CHDPC Section Members to Date
CHD
& PC Section Meeting at ACC.06
Dear
Colleagues in Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric
Cardiology:
In March 2004, the ACC Board of Trustees
invited the Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology
Committee and the Women in Cardiology Committee to participate
in a two-year pilot program to model the establishment
of member Sections for the organization.
It is intended that a member Section
will provide a framework for us to work together to
achieve objectives of high interest to our community
but which may not be a priority for the ACC membership
as a whole. The collection of modest dues will fund
small projects of our choosing. During the pilot period,
the Section will be governed by the CHD/PC Committee
whose members are appointed by the ACC president.
After careful consideration, and consultation
with other organizations and senior leaders, the Committee
launched our section in January 2005 with letters of
invitation sent to all ACC members with an interest
in congenital heart disease. We are pleased that the
response has been highly enthusiastic with over 500
members enrolled by the end of March. Our first meeting,
attended by 150 Section members, was held on Sunday,
March 6, in Orlando, Florida, where potential objectives
were presented for consideration and feedback submitted
by Section members. Based on the preliminary objective
rankings, working groups are being formed. As these
groups develop plans for moving forward, we will update
this page with this information.
If you have not already done so, we hope
you will join the Section by completing the membership
form and mailing it, along with $35 in annual dues
($25 fellows and cardiac care associate members) to
the ACC. All Section members are urged to participate
in the Section by providing your feedback at Section
meetings, or by sending your suggestions to CHDPCSection@acc.org.
You are also invited to volunteer for Section workgroups.
We are both grateful to the Leadership
of the ACC and thrilled that we have been given this
opportunity to strengthen and empower the voice of the
Congenital Heart Disease community and to develop a
Section of Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology.
Please work with us to make sure our
Section has major input on CHD issues and to make it
an ongoing dynamic entity in cardiology.
Sincerely,
Congenital
Heart Disease and Pediatric Cardiology Committee
We will update this information
as your responses are received. |
