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From the Editor's Desk
Aaron R. Morton, MMSc, PA-C, ATC, FAPACVS Editor-in-Chief
Welcome to the first JAPACVS issue of 2022. 2021 was an incredible year of adaptation, change, discovery and firsts – some of these better than others. The APACVS had its first virtual meeting, followed by its first stand alone in-person hands-on education meeting in Louisville. At the start of 2021, we saw the first round of vaccine completion for healthcare workers which eventually opened to all adults and many children, followed with booster vaccines and the discovery of multiple Sars Cov-2 strains. We navigated through two Covid-19 surges in 2021 only to find we are ending the year on another. On the practice side of things, we saw the implantation of a new total artificial heart by Carmet, a drastic increase in utilization of adult ECMO, increase in lung transplantation following Covid-19 infections, and we likely all faced enough supply and medication shortages or substitutions to last a lifetime. 2021 was a year full of change as well for the JAPACVS, both from a leadership and structural point of view. This issue is my first issue as Editor-in-Chief. I want to extend my personal gratitude as well as that of the APACVS Board to our founding Editor, Mr. David J. Bunnel, MSHS, PA-C, DFAAPA. Under his leadership, through sheer tenacity, commitment and dedication, we saw the journal grow from an idea to an actual publication. Additionally, this year we have undertaken an immense restructuring effort to situate our journal for growth both in our respective specialties as well as internationally. This was initiated with the appointment of Ms. Anitha Chandrasekhar, PA as our new International Associate Editor. Ms. Chandrasekhar will work to incorporate our international Cardiac Surgical, Thoracic Surgical, Vascular Surgical and Critical Care PA colleagues into the JAPACVS. Additionally, Mr. Edward Ranzenbach, PA-C, MPAS, FAPACVS, DFAAPA has been appointed as the Associate Editor for Writer Development. He will work with interested authors who might not have had the opportunity to write before, to develop a manuscript and work through the writing process. 4
Journal of the Association of PAs in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
