Renowned pediatric cardiac surgeon arrives to Cayman Islands to share latest advances at The Cayman Heart Fund’s (CHF) 10th Annual International Symposium”
The Cayman Heart Fund’s 10th Annual International Symposium, hosted by the Cayman Heart Fund, a nonprofit, non-government organization dedicated to educating the public, influencing policy and supporting access to high quality health care through various programs and initiatives, welcomes internationally renowned pediatric cardiac surgeon Dr. Steven Bibevski of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, part of Memorial Healthcare System. The one-day event is scheduled to take place at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort on March 23rd, 2017 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, where speakers will share information regarding the latest research, current technology and advancements in preventative cardiovascular medicine.Dr. Bibevski, certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, will elaborate on “Innovative Therapies in Congenital Heart Surgery” and will share insights about a case study from Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. His presentation will focus on the use of artificial heart support for children awaiting heart transplant and the latest product in the market for pediatric valvular repair.
Dr. Bibevski will speak specifically on the use of PediMag (an extracorporeal centrifugal pump recently introduced for the infant population), which has been utilized in the pediatric population for short-term cardiac support, commonly as a bridge to decision or transition to Berlin Heart (the original ventricular assistive device approved for placement in pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure). He will also discuss how a hand-made valve, made by CorMatrix, is helping children unable to benefit from traditional techniques undergo valvular repairs.
“I am very excited and honored to speak at this years Cayman Heart Fund’s 10th Annual International Symposium. As physicians, our focus is on the health, well-being and healing of our patients. We are very fortunate to have an experienced group of experts who gather together in search for ways of innovating treatments while delivering compassionate care to our patients,” stated Dr. Bibevski.
About Memorial Global Health:
Memorial Global Health provides personalized coordination of specialized and emergency medical services for adult and pediatric international patients. Memorial Healthcare System offers premier clinical expertise throughout their six hospitals including Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, exclusively dedicated to the care of children. For more than 60 years, the physicians, nurses, specialists and healthcare professionals at Memorial have placed patients and their families at the heart of everything they do. The skilled team at Memorial offers patient-and-family-centered care by partnering with patients and their families.
About Memorial Healthcare System:
Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest public healthcare systems in the United States and has served South Florida since 1953. Since, the South Florida community has benefited from compassionate healthcare delivered according to the service vision of Deeper Caring, Smarter Healthcare. Memorial has six hospitals and more than 150 employed physicians, who compose the Memorial Physician Group, a nursing home, home health services, research, and primary and urgent care centers and the South Broward Community Health Services. In 2013, Memorial Health Network led the way in putting the clinically integrated healthcare delivery model into action. By expanding on this new framework, Memorial will continue to improve the quality, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the services they proudly provide.
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