Heart Rhythm Society
Encyclopedia
The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) is an international non-profit organization
that promotes education and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients. The Society was founded in 1979 and counted 5,100 members from over 70 countries as of January, 2009. The Official Journal of the Heart Rhythm Society is HeartRhythm, which provides readers basic and clinical scientific developments devoted to arrhythmias, devices, and cardiovascular electrophysiology. The HRS is headquartered in Washington, DC, USA.
The Society also provides several educational initiatives including courses held throughout the year, certification and CME
programs and an annual conference, called Scientific Sessions.
, whose election to the Presidency for the 2012-13 term was revealed at the May 2009 meeting of the Society, will become the second non-American to serve in that capacity. The first was Bernard S. Goldman in 1982. Both Dr. Gillis, Medical Director of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
, and Dr. Goldman are Canadian.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
that promotes education and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients. The Society was founded in 1979 and counted 5,100 members from over 70 countries as of January, 2009. The Official Journal of the Heart Rhythm Society is HeartRhythm, which provides readers basic and clinical scientific developments devoted to arrhythmias, devices, and cardiovascular electrophysiology. The HRS is headquartered in Washington, DC, USA.
Mission statement
The Society is dedicated "to improve the care of patients by promoting research, education and optimal health care policies and standards."Activities
The Heart Rhythm Society's government advocacy efforts center on operating as an intermediary between regulatory agencies and its members. The society promotes programs to take action regarding legislation, creates and endorses clinical guidelines, and helps its members find funding opportunities from government agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH).The Society also provides several educational initiatives including courses held throughout the year, certification and CME
Continuing medical education
Continuing medical education refers to a specific form of continuing education that helps those in the medical field maintain competence and learn about new and developing areas of their field. These activities may take place as live events, written publications, online programs, audio, video, or...
programs and an annual conference, called Scientific Sessions.
Presidents
Presidents of the Heart Rhythm Society from conception are listed below. Note that the leadership cycle is five years, with service as President being in the fourth year. This allows the Society to project presidents three years hence. Anne M. GillisLibin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
The Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta is a partnership between the Calgary Health Region and the University of Calgary. Its mandate comprises all cardiovascular research, education and service delivery, with a service area extending from Saskatchewan, Southern Alberta and Eastern British...
, whose election to the Presidency for the 2012-13 term was revealed at the May 2009 meeting of the Society, will become the second non-American to serve in that capacity. The first was Bernard S. Goldman in 1982. Both Dr. Gillis, Medical Director of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
The Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta is a partnership between the Calgary Health Region and the University of Calgary. Its mandate comprises all cardiovascular research, education and service delivery, with a service area extending from Saskatchewan, Southern Alberta and Eastern British...
, and Dr. Goldman are Canadian.
- J. Warren Harthorne, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1979-1981
- Seymour Furman, MD, CCDS 1981-1982
- Bernard S. Goldman, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1982-1983
- Robert G. Hauser, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1983-1984
- Albert L. Waldo, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1984-1985
- Jerry C. Griffin, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1985-1986
- Paul C. Gillette, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1986-1987
- Michael Bilitch, MD 1987
- Doris J. W. Escher, MD, FHRS 1988
- Melvin M. Scheinman, MD, FHRS 1988-1989
- Douglas P. Zipes, MD, FHRS 1989-1990
- Victor ParsonnetVictor ParsonnetVictor Parsonnet is cardiac surgeon who contributed significantly to the evolution of cardiac pacemaking.-External links:* http://www.hrsonline.org/ep-history/notable_figures/bios/victor_parsonnet...
, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1990-1991 - James D. Maloney, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1991-1992
- Gerald C. Timmis, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1992-1993
- David G. Benditt, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1993-1994
- Nora Goldschlager, MD, FHRS 1994-1995
- Ralph Lazzara, MD, FHRS 1995-1996
- John D. Fisher, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1996-1997
- Sanjeev Saksena, MBBS, MD, FHRS 1997-1998
- David L. Hayes, MD, FHRS, CCDS 1998-1999
- Gerald V. Naccarelli, MD, FHRS 1999-2000
- David S. Cannom, MD, FHRS 2000-2001
- Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, FHRS 2001-2002
- Mark H. Schoenfeld, MD, FHRS, CCDS 2002-2003
- Michael E. Cain, MD 2003-2004
- Stephen C. Hammill, MD, FHRS 2004-2005
- Anne B. Curtis, MD, FHRS, CCDS 2005-2006
- Dwight W. Reynolds, MD, FHRS 2006-2007
- Bruce D. Lindsay, MD, FHRS, CCDS 2007-2008
- N. A. Mark Estes III, MD, FHRS, CCDS 2008-9
- Richard L. Page, MD, FHRS 2009-10
- Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS 2010-11
- Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS 2011-12
- Anne M. GillisLibin Cardiovascular Institute of AlbertaThe Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta is a partnership between the Calgary Health Region and the University of Calgary. Its mandate comprises all cardiovascular research, education and service delivery, with a service area extending from Saskatchewan, Southern Alberta and Eastern British...
, BSc, MD, FRCPC 2012-13