The General Meeting of Delegates of the Polish Society of Cardiology was held during the XXVII International Congress of the Polish Cardiac Society in Poznań, during which new authorities were elected.
New authorities of the Polish Society of Cardiology
Published Sept. 28, 2023 07:56
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Prof. Robert J. Gil, MD, head of the Department of Cardiology at the National Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration (MSWIA) in Warsaw, and former president-elect, has become the new president of the Polish Cardiac Society. He replaced Prof. Przemysław Mitkowski, MD, who is finishing his term. Competing for the title of president-elect were Prof. Dr. Marek Gierlotka, Prof. Dr. Dr. n.med. Piotr Jankowski and Prof. Dr. Dr. n.med. Jarosław Kaźmierczak. The president-elect of the Polish Society of Cardiology was elected Prof. Marek Gierlotka, MD, PhD, head of the Clinic and Department of Cardiology at USK UO in Opole and director of the Institute of Medical Sciences at Opole University.
The new president of the PTK, Prof. Robert J. Gil, MD, stresses that his term will focus on 3 directions. The first direction concerns the organization of the Polish Society of Cardiology itself. On the one hand, this involves the creation of an Expert Bureau of the PTK modeled on the Advocacy and Regulatory Affairs Committees of the European Society of Cardiology. Such an "Expert Bureau" should follow the current situation in the health market and react to the processes happening.
As a result of their work, appropriate studies should be created on an ongoing basis, allowing to fight for favorable financing of procedures in our industry (including reimbursement for new diagnostic methods, drugs and non-pharmacological therapies).
Another important issue concerning the organization of the PTK is the activity of PTK branches. By no means am I advocating the automatic liquidation of these structures, but I believe that only those that will meet the high standards of PTK will survive. The second direction is to provide funds not only for the current activities of the PTK, and here we should consider the establishment of an appropriate Foundation and an operating company. The second direction is to gain a strong position for PTK in Europe. I am anxious to create the so-called human resources of Polish cardiologists who want to devote their time and act within the framework of the European Society of Cardiology," stressed Prof. Robert J. Gil, MD, President of the Polish Society of Cardiology for 2023-2025. Our representation in it is too small. I believe that if we act consistently in this direction, we can have "our man" on the board of the European Society of Cardiology. The Polish Society of Cardiology has many members, we count in Europe, we have many outstanding cardiologists. I believe that with my experience and organizational skills I am able to realize the expectations of the environment and my own," added the president of the PTK, Prof. Robert J. Gil, MD.
The third course of action is those directed at the current needs of patients with cardiovascular conditions. And in the first place, the new president of the PTK sees the need for a national program for the treatment of patients with cardiogenic shock and after sudden cardiac arrest. Prof. Robert J. Gil, MD, also assured that he will work hard to ensure better access to new drug and equipment technologies. To this end, Prof. Robert J. Gil is counting on a good dialogue
with the public administration.
The new president of the PTK believes that we cannot allow the achievements of Polish cardiology, noticeable in Europe, to be squandered, nor allow our standard of care for the cardiac patient to be lowered, and therefore proposes the slogan "Polish Cardiology - European Standards" as the keynote of his term. The PTK must constantly develop cardiology in Poland, through strenuous efforts to introduce innovative drug and equipment therapies in our country, which is insanely important in the context of a rapidly aging population, cardiac and coexisting civilization diseases.
During the General Meeting of Delegates of the Polish Society of Cardiology, the president-elect of the PTK was also elected. He became Prof. Marek Gierlotka, MD, Head of the Department and Division of Cardiology at the USK UO in Opole and Director of the Institute of Medical Sciences at the University of Opole.
The Polish Society of Cardiology is about education and health promotion, supporting science and improving the organization of health care in our country. All of these activities are equally important for our environment, and all require a vision for development, ideas, hard work and determination," stressed the newly elected president-elect.
As doctors, cardiologists, we are first and foremost for patients, so the Polish Society of Cardiology should be a space for discussion with and for patients. We should come up with concrete organizational solutions that will facilitate the use of services and improve patient care. We also need to be even more effective in fully implementing new medical technologies into the health care system. Science, education and health promotion are also our priorities - in this context, our commitment and joint activities with the European Society of Cardiology are particularly important," said, Prof. Marek Gierlotka, president-elect of the PTK.
Composition of the new PTK General Board for the 2023-2025 term:
Prof. Robert J. Gil, M.D. - President of PTK
Prof. Marek Gierlotka, MD - president-elect
Prof. Przemyslaw Mitkowski, MD - former president of the
Prof. Marcin Grabowski, M.D.
Prof. Tomasz Pawlowski, M.D.
Prof. Dr. Agnieszka Tycinska, M.D.
Prof. Przemyslaw Leszek, MD
Prof. Dr. Izabella Uchmanowicz, M.D.
Dr. Matthew Tajstra, M.D.
Board members elected in the 2nd election mode:
Prof. Dr. Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, M.D.
Prof. Marcin Kurzyna, M.D.
Prof. Dr. Marek Grygier, M.D.
Prof. Maciej Kempa, M.D.
Tomasz Pawlowski, MD, will serve as secretary of the PTK General Board.
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