This partnership brings some of the best SCAI has to offer to SOLACI members, with greater access to the top research published in CCI, even greater support for Fellows-in-training in Latin America, and provides for an even greater exchange of ideas and engagement between interventional leaders in Latin America with those from around the globe representing SCAI. I hope it’s just the start of greater things to come
SCAI President Ted Bass, MD, FSCAI
This cooperation agreement is the framework that initiates a series of actions aimed to promote, integrate and collaborate in activities conducted by SOLACI and SCAI. It´s also an opportunity for SOLACI members to access certain content of SCAI and the possibility, that SOLACI become part in the near future to the SCAI guidelines, this point has had been discussed with ACC and AHA. My appreciations to SCAI, especially its president, Dr. Bass, staff and our mutual friends, doctors Luis Guzman and Mauricio Cohen, who served as mediator. I invite you to read it and start enjoying the benefits
SOLACI President Oscar Mendiz, MD
Announcing the highlights of recent agreement between Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and the Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology (SOLACI)
CCI (Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions Journal)
Top 10 SOLACI abstracts, including a fast-track review, will be published in the prestigious Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions Journal. In addition, SOLACI.ORG portal will circulate ICC content, including case discussions and access to original articles. Furthermore, both societies will work to translate some content from CCI intended for Spanish-Portuguese speaking audiences throughout the region.
Discounted SCAI Membership
SOLACI standing members will receive a 25% discount on the SCAI International Associate Membership, which allows them to get, among other benefits, discounts for conferences and free online courses. Moreover a 15% discount will apply on FSCAI SOLACI conferences.
Cross-Promotion
Both societies will work in the promotion and dissemination of the most important events for the coming year: SCAI 2014 Scientific Sessions and SOLACI-CACI 2014 Congress. Also, both SCAI and SOLACI will set up spaces in their digital media publications in order to disclose relevant information about their activities.
Fellows Education
SOLACI will send three fellows to the Annual Fall Fellows Course to be held in Las Vegas in December. Transportation and stay will be covered by both societies. Also, fellow members of SOLACI will have the option to access free to FIT annual membership of SCAI.
Besides these points both societies keep up exploring other joint methods and cooperative work in the future, of which will realize soon.
SOLACI