AmSECT Pediatric Perfusion Committee
Mission Statement
The mission of the Pediatric Perfusion Committee of AmSECT is to improve the care of children undergoing the application of extracorporeal circulation and associated techniques.
Chairman
Vincent F. Olshove
Committee Members
Ed Darling
Gary Grist
Eric Jenkins
Scott Lawson
Mary McCall
E-mail peds@amsect.org
Committee Goals
- Body of Knowledge: To define expand, and document a body of knowledge for pediatric perfusion.
- To develop guidelines of practice and qualifications for performing pediatric perfusion.
- To encourage and promote the sharing and dissemination of knowledge and information regarding pediatric perfusion.
- To define, develop, and make available appropriate pediatric education experiences for perfusion students, practicing perfusionists and other medical professionals.
- To represent the interests of pediatric perfusion to other organizations affecting the field.
- To encourage original research into problem areas not well defined.