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Revolutionizing Medicine

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Tuesday, July 11 2023
Add to Calendar 20230711T000000Z 20230711T235900Z America/Chicago Revolutionizing Medicine <p>Reserve your complimentary seat now (in-person or ZOOM) for special guest lecturer, world-renowned pioneer in cardiothoracic surgery, David McGiffin, MB, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery with Monash University and Alfred Health.</p> <p>Every contributor across the healthcare community will benefit from this exclusive opportunity.</p> <p><strong>RSVP Email Alison Ralbovsky at alison.ralbovsky@dignityhealth.org</strong></p> <h2>Featuring</h2> <h3>David McGiffin, MB BS, FRACS, DMEDDHS</h3> <p><strong>Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Monash University and Alfred Health</strong></p> <p>Professor David McGiffin graduated from the University of Queensland Medical School and subsequently interned and trained in General Surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane before going on to train in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Prince Charles Hospital. In 1982, Professor McGiffin went to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar and undertook a Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He joined the faculty at the University of Alabama but returned to Australia in 1986 to work at The Prince Charles Hospital where he did adult and pediatric cardiac surgery and also set up the Queensland Heart Transplant Program. In 1992, Professor McGiffin returned to the University of Alabama at Birmingham. At UAB, his clinic duties included the full range of adult cardiac surgery, adult and pediatric heart transplantation, and adult lung transplantation. He commenced a pulmonary endarterectomy program for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.</p> <h2>When and Where</h2> <p>Choose from two available sessions</p> <h3><strong>July 11, 2023:&nbsp;"I Think, Therefore I Err"</strong></h3> <p>Creighton University - Phoenix Health Sciences Campus<br /> Audience: Health sciences professionals and learners<br /> Time: 8:00 - 9:00 am MST&nbsp; &nbsp;<br /> Location: Ballrooms A/B and<a href="https://creighton.zoom.us/j/98973858087)#success"> ZOOM</a></p> <h3><strong>July 11, 2023:&nbsp;"Revolutionizing Medicine: Unveiling Pioneering Insights from the Early Days of Cardiac Transplantation"</strong></h3> <p>Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center<br /> Audience: Transplant teams and staff<br /> Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm MST<br /> Location: Goldman Auditorium (box lunch provided) and ZOOM</p> <h2>Provided&nbsp;By</h2> <ul> <li>Norton Thoracic Institute Faculty Physicians, Surgery and Trauma</li> <li>Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center</li> <li>Arizona Health Education Alliance</li> <li>Creighton University Continuing Education&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> Creighton University Health Sciences – Phoenix Campus or Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2637

Location

Creighton University Health Sciences – Phoenix Campus or Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2637

Description

Reserve your complimentary seat now (in-person or ZOOM) for special guest lecturer, world-renowned pioneer in cardiothoracic surgery, David McGiffin, MB, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery with Monash University and Alfred Health.

Every contributor across the healthcare community will benefit from this exclusive opportunity.

RSVP Email Alison Ralbovsky at alison.ralbovsky@dignityhealth.org

Featuring

David McGiffin, MB BS, FRACS, DMEDDHS

Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Monash University and Alfred Health

Professor David McGiffin graduated from the University of Queensland Medical School and subsequently interned and trained in General Surgery at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane before going on to train in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Prince Charles Hospital. In 1982, Professor McGiffin went to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar and undertook a Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He joined the faculty at the University of Alabama but returned to Australia in 1986 to work at The Prince Charles Hospital where he did adult and pediatric cardiac surgery and also set up the Queensland Heart Transplant Program. In 1992, Professor McGiffin returned to the University of Alabama at Birmingham. At UAB, his clinic duties included the full range of adult cardiac surgery, adult and pediatric heart transplantation, and adult lung transplantation. He commenced a pulmonary endarterectomy program for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

When and Where

Choose from two available sessions

July 11, 2023: "I Think, Therefore I Err"

Creighton University - Phoenix Health Sciences Campus
Audience: Health sciences professionals and learners
Time: 8:00 - 9:00 am MST   
Location: Ballrooms A/B and ZOOM

July 11, 2023: "Revolutionizing Medicine: Unveiling Pioneering Insights from the Early Days of Cardiac Transplantation"

Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Audience: Transplant teams and staff
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm MST
Location: Goldman Auditorium (box lunch provided) and ZOOM

Provided By

  • Norton Thoracic Institute Faculty Physicians, Surgery and Trauma
  • Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
  • Arizona Health Education Alliance
  • Creighton University Continuing Education