Drs. Jeffrey Jacobs and Duke Cameron invite you to an informal dinner conversation on the Birth of Paediatric Heart Surgery. Drs. Jacobs and Cameron will interview a panel of global experts on the evolution of the treatment of tetralogy of Fallot and the historical importance of this lesion in the development of paediatric cardiac surgery. Through interactive dialogue, we will explore the development of the Blalock Taussig Shunt by Alfred Blalock, Helen Taussig, and Vivien Thomas at Johns Hopkins in 1944, revolutionizing the treatment of pediatric heart disease. We will review the history, anatomy, incidence, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of tetralogy of Fallot and look ahead to the future.

HOSTS

Duke E. Cameron, MD, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida

PANEL OF EXPERTS

Professor Robert H. Anderson, MD, FRCPath, London, England
Joel S. Brenner, MD, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Paul J. Chai, MD, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
Allen D. Everett, MD, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Marshall L. Jacobs, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cheul Lee, MD, PhD, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Republic of Korea
Jeremy M. Ringewald, MD, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
Norman H. Silverman, MD, DSc, FACC, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Gary E. Stapleton, MD, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
Luca A. Vricella, MD, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

 

TOPICS OF DISCUSSION

History of Surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot • Anatomy • Population- Based Analysis of Patients • Echocardiography • Fetal Echocardiography • Cardiac Catheterization • Modern Surgical Management • Surgical Pulmonary Valve Insertion • Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Insertion • Lessons Learned from Continental Multi- institutional Databases

After attending this dinner symposium, participants will demonstrate the ability to:

• Relate the historical relevance of tetralogy of Fallot.
• Describe the anatomy, incidence, and prognosis of tetralogy of Fallot.
• Diagnose and treat tetralogy of Fallot.
• Predict future advances in the management of patients with tetralogy of Fallot.




Suzanne.Anderson@allkids.org

Space is limited. Online registration will close when capacity is reached.

Topics and presenters subject to change.

Alfred Blalock, Photograph #147431, Courtesy of The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Vivien Thomas, Photograph #148922, Courtesy of The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Alfred Blalock by Isabella Hunner Parsons, 1945, Oil on Canvas, Courtesy of The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Photograph by Aaron Levin.

Vivien Thomas by Bob Gee, 1969, Oil on Canvas, Courtesy of The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Photograph by Aaron Levin.

Helen Taussig Photograph, Courtesy of the Estate of Yousuf Karsh.