Alfredo Gamboa
King Faisal Cardiac Center, Saudi Arabia
Title: Highlights in a starting pediatric cardiac surgery program, the role of the heart team
Biography
Biography: Alfredo Gamboa
Abstract
Establish a congenital pediatric cardiac surgery program represents a big challenge for an institution, however guarantee safety and sustainable pediatric cardiac surgery program requires not only high levels of administrative, institutional support and investment but also and most important: multidisciplinary heart team work, with clear short term, mid term and long term vision which is a key to succeed in the establishment of the program. Conscience on the heart team evolution and gradually growth is even more important than the personal talents and skills, a multidisciplinary approach taking special care into the details is mandatory to guarantee these gradual and sustainable advances according to the established plan. Define a complexity scale taking on count not only pathologies but also others factors is very important to win experience for the team in a planned and protected way that allows to built the heart team confidence and advance in complexity. We will present the strategy used to establish and evaluate the pediatric cardiac surgery program at the King Faisal Cardiac Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.