Introduction about CSCTVA
The Chinese Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology (CSCTVA),with a status of an independent legal entity, is a national level I (the highest level) academic organization approved by the Chinese government. The society’s aims are: to enhance the scientific research, exchange and cooperation at home and abroad, to promote the development of national guidelines and standards on cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia in China, to elevate the level of scientific research on cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, standardization of clinical diagnosis and treatment by healthcare practitioners, and international impact on clinical anesthesia and scientific research, to reduce surgical mortality and morbidity and to improve the health of the people.
CSCTVA was founded in Beijing on March 20, 2015 in the Great Hall of the People. It has 28 professional branches with more than 4000 members. It has hold about 300 academic activities in which several tens of thousand physicians participated. It has developed 4 expert consensus or clinical guidelines, and has held three International Health Industry Summit Forums and expositions. CSCTVA is keen on public welfare activities, it has launched activity such as “To Light the Life with Connection of Hearts and Hands” and has trained more than 200,000 persons to master the techniques of first aid and CPR throughout China.