3CPR Message from the Chair
Paul B. Yu, MD, PhD, FAHA
Dear 3CPR and American Heart Association Community,
I am honored to serve as the new Chair for the American Heart Association Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation (3CPR) and look forward to working closely with all of the talented and dedicated members of this community.
On behalf of the 3CPR Council, I want to express my immense gratitude to our immediate past Chairs, Drs. Bradley Maron and Sarah Perman, for their inspirational leadership. We owe much of our growth as a community to their hard work, creativity and vision.
The 3CPR Council remains the premier destination for scientists, physicians, and allied clinical providers with interests in resuscitation, cardiac intensive care, perioperative care, pulmonary hypertension and cardiopulmonary disease. It is my hope that our work will help bridge the common clinical and scientific challenges faced by the diverse community of researchers, clinicians, and stakeholders that are served by 3CPR.
In support of these efforts and of our wider Heart Association mission, the 3CPR Council is empowered by a very strong leadership and administrative team that includes our new Chair Elect Dr. Jane Leopold, an accomplished physician-scientist with a long record of leadership contributions to the Heart Association, a dynamic Early Career Committee that has led many important initiatives for our Council, and a talented membership pool spanning all scientific and clinical disciplines, career and training stages. We will continue to strive for best-in-class programming for the Scientific Sessions each year, with cutting-edge content spanning basic, translational, clinical, and population health topics as a means for showcasing the most impactful work in our field, much of which has been driven by the members of the 3CPR community. 3CPR members are responsible for programming of Resuscitation Science Symposium, a scientific conference held for critical care and emergency professionals to have lively discussions focusing on recent advances in treating cardiopulmonary arrest, discussing bench-to-bedside and community-based research findings related to cardiopulmonary and resuscitation science, emergency cardiovascular care, and CPR quality improvement in adults and pediatrics.
In response to growing numbers of people who have expressed interest in participating in the council, over the next two years we anticipate supporting members of 3CPR to launch new publication and guideline efforts, engagement with clinicians and scientists at the earliest stages of training, and involvement with the wider community. We will disseminate these opportunities through the Heart Association website and 3CPR communications and appreciate your interest and participation. Please also don’t hesitate to reach out to let us know your suggestions for other ways in which you’d like to be involved or contribute.
We look forward to another year of exciting clinical innovations, career and community advocacy, and brilliant science. Thank you for all you continue to do to advance the missions of 3CPR and American Heart Association!
Sincerely yours,
Paul B. Yu, MD, PhD, FAHA
Chair, Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation Council (3CPR)
American Heart Association Professional Members are Difference Makers
Resuscitation Science Symposium
