Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (eBook)

Constantine Mavroudis, M.D. is the Medical Director of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is also Professor Emeritus of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University Medical School in Baltimore, Maryland. A past president of the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society and the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Dr. Mavroudis is a renowed expert in the field of congenital heart surgery with a particular emphasis on arrhythmia surgery, coronary artery disease, and bioethics. Dr. Mavroudis has published over 500 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on congenital heart surgery. In addition to editing three prior editions of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, he has also edited the Atlas of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and the Atlas of Adult Congenital Heart Surgery. Carl L. Backer, M.D. is the Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at UK HealthCare Kentucky Children's Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky and Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a past president of the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society and a current Director on the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Backer is the editor-in-chief of the World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and current President of the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association. He has a strong clinical interest in vascular ring surgery, tracheal surgery, and pediatric heart transplantation. He has authored over 450 peer-reviewed articles and 105 book chapters. In addition to editing three prior editions of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, he has also served as co-editor of the Atlas of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and Wilcox's Surgical Anatomy (4th edition). Dr. Mavroudis and Dr. Backer worked together at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois from 1989 - 2008.

Introduction i

Part One The Good Citizen: Philanthropy and You 1

Ch. 1 Why Charity? 3

Ch. 2 Why Giving? 9

Ch. 3 You Are a Philanthropist 13

Ch. 4 The Difference Between Acute and Chronic Issues: Empathy Today vs. Strategy for Tomorrow 17

Ch. 5 Is There a Difference Between Giving to a Nonprofit and Giving to a Charity? 21

Ch. 6 Are All Cancer Charities Alike? Services vs. Solutions 25

Ch. 7 Why Do You Give? Do You Really Understand Your Motives? 29

Ch. 8 What's Your Cause for Life? 33

Part Two Good Information Gathering 39

Ch. 9 Find a Great Organization 41

Ch. 10 The Three Essential Questions 43

Ch. 11 First Question: Goals 47

Ch. 12 Second Question: Progress 51

Ch. 13 Third Question: How They Improve 55

Ch. 14 Don't Rely on Others for Simple Answers 63

Part Three Good Information Filtering: Don't Be Duped by Dumbed-Down Data 67

Ch. 15 Questions NOT to Ask 69

Ch. 16 Stop Asking About Overhead 73

Ch. 17 Overhead Ratios Tell You Nothing About Impact 77

Ch. 18 Overhead Ratios Weaken Charitable Services and Programs 85

Ch. 19 Overhead Measures Discriminate Against Underdog Causes 91

Ch. 20 Overhead Measures Weaken Civil Society and Diminish Civic Engagement 97

Ch. 21 Overhead Measures Hide Unfair Differences in Accounting 105

Ch. 22 Overhead Measures Discourage Growth 113

Ch. 23 Demanding Low Salaries Undermines Your Strategy to Help the Most People 117

Part Four Good Media Consumption: Monitor Truth in Media 121

Ch. 24 Be Responsible and Rigorous When Learning About Charities in the Media 123

Ch. 25 Case Study: CNN and Boys & Girls Clubs of America 125

Ch. 26 Case Study: The New York Timesand Wounded Warrior Project 133

Ch. 27 Case Study: ProPublica on the American Red Cross 141

Part Five Are We Good? 151

Ch. 28 It's Time to Rethink Charity 153

Ch. 29 Recap 161

Ch. 30 You 165

Ch. 31 Afraid You'll Forget? 167

Ch. 32 Want to See It on Film and Video? 169

Thank You 175