The Global Heart Forum - First Pan-African Cardiothoracic Surgery (PACaTS) Summit

Pan-African Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (PASCaTS) & Global Heart Forum summit will be held on 22-24 February 2025 in Accra, Ghana. 

In collaboration with German Heart Centre Berlin and Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, PASCaTS and Global Heart Forum will host an event at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons venue featuring lectures by renowned experts in surgery and interventional procedures of complex Congenital Heart, Inflammatory and Degenerative Structural Heart Disease, Chest Trauma, Mediastinal and Lung Cancer. These lectures will cover Advanced Diagnostics, Treatment Options and Recovery, as well as Impact of Humanitarian Heart Surgery Programs in Africa. One session will highlight the life saving potential of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular medicine.

The summit is a platform to share cutting-edge knowledge that is crucial for cardiothoracic and vascular clinical practice and research with the ultimate goal of improving patient care in Africa.

Simulation camps for Hands- On Experience in Valve Repair and CABG Surgery will be provided to a limited number of practicing surgeons to improve their surgical skills.

Participants have the opportunity to present their own research, network, and strengthen collaborations.

The summit provides specialized tracts for Cardiac Anesthesiology and Critical Care Management, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Nursing and future cardiothoracic surgeons of Africa.

Registration and further information available at https://www.pascats.com/program