President’s Message

Syed Arman Raza, MD, FACC
President APCNA 2024

APCNA at 20: Re ecting on the Past, Shaping the Future.
Building on Success for the Next Generation

This year, we celebrate twenty years of APCNA. While APCNA has accomplished a great deal during this time, it is now essential to have a clear vision for the next twenty years and beyond. Building on the strength of our solid foundations and effective organizational processes, we are poised to embark on more challenging and far-reaching projects. This future-focused approach will ensure that APCNA continues to grow and thrive in an ever-evolving landscape.

Common goals shared by dedicated individuals are the essential ingredients for any successful organization. The mission of APCNA serves as the driving force that unites our members. When people come together, resources, talent, and ideas flourish. This collective effort translates into renewed enthusiasm, dedication, and hard work, which strengthens our organization over time.

As time progresses, our organization must grow, not only in membership but also in itsorganizational structure. The solid foundation of APCNA rests on its dedicated members and leadership. It is fundamental to solidify our organizational setup in accordance withour constitution and mission statement. Strengthening international collaborations with Pakistani institutions through joint academic programs, visiting faculty initiatives, and exchange programs is crucial. Additionally, participating in global forums will help build international networks. Leveraging modern networking tools such as the internet, social
media, and teleconferencing will also play a vital role in innovation in cardiology, including AI-based models, appealing to the younger generation to take the lead.

Objective evaluation of our projects, their outcomes, and intended results will be paramount in assessing our performance. APCNA will be compared with other professional societies such as the ACC and AHA, and we must rise to the challenge. Our members are excelling in their respective professional careers and leading major institutions throughout the country. Let’s bring them into the fold of APCNA to work collectively and share their talent and expertise, making this organization a model professional society.

I invite you to read the following pages, where we highlight the work done in the past twenty years. I hope you will take a look at our accomplishments and decide to get involvedin APCNA