[HSF] Ahh, the Holiday Transfer. Would anyone do anything different?

[Tea Acuff]

So surgery is a "state of mind"? Interesting. Very interesting!

tea


----- Original Message ----
From: Ben Bidstrup <benjamin.bidstrup at bigpond.com>
To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2007 5:39:30 AM
Subject: Re: [HSF] Ahh, the Holiday Transfer. Would anyone do anything different?

Roger Mee gave a talk on this very subject at the Asian Association 
Meeting in Bali (immediately preceding the World Climate Conference). 
It is far more than just a few surgeons, but a state of mind starting 
at the top.

Applicable to adults surgery as well.

>that leads to an important question : what are the variables and parameters
>that determine the success of a certain surgical program ... let it be a
>paediatric and neonatal cardiac Surgical program at a certain area -
>Country-  ........... is it just the Surgical Competency to perform a
>certain set of procedures ?? .... I suppose it is enough then to have some
>surgeons trained at the best centres in the world and return them back
>"home" to perform such "Procedures" in any case anatomically diagnosed as a
>certain Syndrome .... !!!! ......... is raising the surgical standards in a
>certain milieu just limited to the ability to perform a certain technique
>???? ... ani ? .. your input ? ..
>
>On Nov 30, 2007 6:02 AM, <Hgrmd at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>  Bill,
>>  Not to sound corny, but what you are doing really represents America  at
>>  its best.  I'm proud that guys like you can go out to these developing
>>  areas
>>  and help raise the surgical standards.  Keep on keeping on.
>>
>>  Hal
>>
>>
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