Welcome to the Ninth International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion

摘要

On behalf of the organizing committee, we are pleased to welcome you to the Ninth International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion at the Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA, USA, May 8-11, 2013. The main purpose of the proposed meeting is to bring together internationally known clinicians, bioengineers, basic scientists, and industry participants involved in research on pediatric mechanical cardiac support systems and pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) procedures (1). The primary focus will be to describe explicitly the problems with current pediatric mechanical circulatory support systems, methods, and techniques during acute and chronic support and suggest solutions with novel approaches. During the past 9 years, we have not changed our main focus, but we have added more hands-on wet labs and simulations with the newest devices and techniques to give the highest possible educational opportunities to the diverse participants (2-5).