Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society
A Section of the the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia

The Communications Committee is seeking CCAS members to serve as journal article reviewers for the CCAS/Congenital Heart International Professionals (CHiP) Journal Watch Collaborative. Through this collaboration, we contribute a few article reviews a year to the network, which are published on the CHiP Network website. These reviews are also featured in our CCAS Newsletter which will be posted on the CCAS Website. We invite you to provide your expert insights and perspectives to this joint venture.

If you would like to contribute, please contact the CHiP Network Article Review Editors Dr. Amy Fang, at [email protected] and Dr. Rebecca Hamilton at [email protected].

Are you interested in being part of the team that plans CCAS’s annual national meeting? Do you want to be more involved in your Society? What could you bring to the team?

The CCAS Education Committee is looking for Program Co-Chairs to work in tandem with the meeting Program Chairs and Program Shadows to plan the educational programs for the CCAS 2026 Annual Meeting.

Eligibility Guidelines:

• Availability to participate in planning meetings (Zoom) and email communication with planning team members
• CCAS Member in good standing (trainee members not eligible)
• Approval from your division/department leadership to serve in the role (time commitment)
• Members who have previously served as SPA, CCAS, or SPPM Program Chair are not eligible

Expectations:

• The position will require a 4-year commitment, advancing through: Junior Co-Chair, Senior Co-Chair, Program Chair, Immediate Past Chair/Webinar Director.
• The Co-Chairs will be responsible for assisting the Chair with Moderator Coordination (Junior Co-Chair), Workshop and PBLD coordination (Senior Co-Chair).
• The Co-Chairs will be responsible for assisting the Chair with the main program (Lecture and Speaker coordination, SPA joint session planning).
• The planning team will report to the CCAS Vice President/Education Chair.
• The Chair will assist the Immediate Past Chair with biannual webinar planning.

This represents an ideal opportunity for faculty who are interested in getting more involved in the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society.

Interested candidates should submit a one-page statement and CV to Jenny Patterson at [email protected] no later than April 21, 2025. The statement should outline your reason for wanting to be a Program Co-Chair, as well as your experience/service within CCAS (or other organization).

If you are eligible and qualified and not selected to serve in this particular cycle, we will keep your application and CV on file for consideration for future meetings and opportunities within CCAS.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kim Battle at [email protected].

Are you interested in being part of the team that plans CCAS’s annual national meeting? Do you want to be more involved in your Society? What could you bring to the team?

The CCAS Education Committee is looking for Program Shadows to work in tandem with the meeting Program Chairs and Co-Chairs to plan the educational programs for the CCAS 2026 Annual Meeting.

Eligibility Guidelines:
• Availability to participate in planning meetings (Zoom) and email communication with planning team members
• CCAS Member in good standing with 7 or less years postgraduate training (trainee members not eligible)
• Approval from your division/department leadership to serve in the role (time commitment)
• Members who have previously served as shadows or program chairs (SPA, CCAS, or SPPM) are not eligible

Expectations:
• The position will require a 1-year commitment
• The Program Shadow will be responsible for working with the Program Chair and Research Committee Chair to coordinate abstract submissions and Professor Poster Rounds

This represents an ideal opportunity for faculty who are between 3 and 7 years out of fellowship and interested in getting more involved in the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society.

Interested candidates should submit a one-page statement and CV to Jenny Patterson at [email protected] no later than April 21, 2025. The statement should outline your reason for wanting to be a Program Shadow, as well as your experience/service within CCAS (or other organization).

If you are eligible and qualified and not selected to serve in this particular cycle, we will keep your application and CV on file for consideration for future meetings and opportunities within CCAS.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kim Battle at [email protected].

The Society of Thoracic Surgery and Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society (STS-CCAS) Database is a joint effort between the STS and the CCAS to create a resource for local quality improvement, national benchmarking, and research in congenital cardiac anesthesia. Starting in 2010, it has grown into a large resource with over 100,000 cases containing anesthesia data.

We are calling for a Vice-chair for this STS-CCAS Committee from 2025-2027. The expectation is that this is a 2-year position, after which the Vice- chair will become the Chair for 2 years and then the Past-chair for 2 years. As the Vice-chair, the individual will be responsible for attending monthly online meetings with the STS congenital database group. In addition, there will be a gradual transition of roles and responsibilities given the large and complex nature of this database. It will also be expected that the Vice-chair will join the STS as an associate physician member. Please see the STS website for further details.

If you are interested in this position, please send your recent CV. In addition, a letter of interest is necessary. Please email your CV and letter of interest to Jenny Patterson at [email protected]. The deadline for submissions is March 10, 2025. Any prior involvement in the STS database at the local level and past or current participation with the CCAS STS database committee should be highlighted.

Morgan Brown
Chair, STS Database Committee, Past Chair, 2025-2027

Justin Long
Vice-Chair, STS Database Committee, Chair, 2025-2027

The CCAS Quality and Safety Committee is comprised of congenital cardiac anesthesiologists from multiple institutions who meet quarterly to work on projects and discuss topics related to quality improvement and safety. Since the inception of this committee in 2021, we have undertaken projects to develop checklists for emergencies in congenital cardiac anesthesia, propose specific quality metrics, review intraoperative cardiac arrests using STS data and analyze best practices for arterial line placement.

Our ideal candidates are passionate about quality improvement, patient safety issues, and are excited to contribute to the CCAS. Committee members serve a 2-year term.

For current members of the committee who wish to rejoin for an additional 2-year term, you will need to reapply. There will be 3-5 reappointments for prior members. We ask that you submit a paragraph describing why you would like to continue and what you see the committee working on in the next 2 years.

For non-members of the committee who are interested in joining, we ask for a paragraph describing why you would like to be on the committee and a copy of your most recent CV. There will be 3-5 open positions starting in March 2025.   If you are not selected, our quarterly meetings are open for everyone to participate. However, projects will be generally restricted to committee members.

All nominations should be received by March 7, 2025. 

Please email the requested documents to [email protected].

Thank you all for your contributions to the CCAS Quality and Safety Committee. The future is bright for this committee! We look forward to future collaboration and projects that enhance the quality and safety of our practices.

Lisa Caplan, MD 2025-2027 Chair

Stephen Gleich, MD Past-chair (2023-2025)