Cardiothoracic Surgery Network
Encyclopedia
The Cardiothoracic Surgery Network (CTSNet) is a worldwide organization with a mandate to be a source of educational and scientific research information for cardiothoracic surgeons
. The mission of CTSNet is to advance education
and collaboration
in the global cardiothoracic surgical community through Internet
resources.
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax —generally treatment of conditions of the heart and lungs .-Cardiac / Thoracic:...
. The mission of CTSNet is to advance education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration is working together to achieve a goal. It is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals, — for example, an intriguing endeavor that is creative in nature—by sharing...
in the global cardiothoracic surgical community through Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
resources.