EACTA - The European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists 2.82

VISION:

Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery and interventional cardiology now offer more than ever an exploding/expanding arsenal of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities to a population with increasing morbidity challenging all involved medical subspecialties to offer the highest quality of care. It is clear that cardiovascular and thoracic anaesthesia and intensive care are undeniably essential.

However all this happens in a rapidly changing world where globalisation implies more than ever change with possibilities as well as constraints. Medical Associations like EACTA will have to reinvent their role as well as their methods in order to be able to fulfil their mission in education and research.

Therefore EACTA endeavours to become within the next 5 years the leading and most dynamic Society in this field by grasping and exploring exciting possibilities offered by IT, networking & communications and by implementing the newest insights in educational methods. Conscious of the Global Village we are living in, this will be done outreaching beyond Europe, and looking for equally dynamic and visionary management & industrial partners, as well as related Medical Societies and convinced this may merit.