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Multidisciplinary Teams Create Systems of Care
Experts from a variety of disciplines will come together to discuss topics related to preoperative, perioperative and postoperative care for cardiovascular surgery patients during Sunday’s full-day symposium, “Improving Systems of Care, Quality and Safety.”
“The AATS recognizes that the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered cardiovascular care is best achieved through the use of proficient multidisciplinary teams,” said course co-chair Katherine J. Hoercher, RN, FAHA, of the Cleveland Clinic. “This symposium, with its focus on interprofessional education, is an important mechanism for developing team-based care competencies that form the underpinning of high-functioning teams.”
By bringing together faculty and learners from multiple cardiovascular surgery professions, attendees can learn how effective collaboration and utilization of standardized processes can improve outcomes in systems of care, quality and safety, Ms. Hoercher said.
“The session should provide the audience with nuts-and-bolts approaches to everyday problems through a global view of the difficulties we face in consistently delivering the highest quality medical care,” added course co-chair Glenn J.R. Whitman, MD, of The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The morning session “will address a variety of common problems that we all face in managing cardiac surgical patients,” Dr. Whitman said. “The topics are varied and include, for example, informed consent, optimizing preoperative surgical readiness, as well as specific aspects of postoperative management such as goal-directed resuscitation and approach to the cardiac arrest patient.”
Included in the morning presentations are four talks on a team approach to minimizing transfusions, including preadmission use of epoetin; preoperative evaluation and intraoperative management; perioperative management of blood preservation; and risks, recognition and management of post cardiopulmonary bypass hemorrhage.
The afternoon portion of the symposium “will continue the morning objective and focus on specific postoperative morbidities, including hyperglycemia, perioperative myocardial infarctions and strokes,” Dr. Whitman said.
The session will conclude with presentations from five nationally-renowned speakers. Douglas R. Johnston, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, will discuss what surgical teams can learn from fighter pilots, special ops forces and other elite performers; Peter Pronovost, MD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and its Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, will discuss organizational structure and process factors for improving cardiac surgery quality and safety; Don Goldmann, MD, of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, will provide insights on the impact of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) on the delivery of cardiovascular care; David M. Shahian, MD, of Harvard Medical School, who oversees the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ database, will talk about meaningful outcome measures in cardiac surgery; and Alex B. Haynes, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, will review surgical checklists and their association with decreased morbidity and mortality.
“This session should be of interest to all AATS meeting attendees as we navigate the ever-changing landscape of health care delivery,” Ms. Hoercher said. “The information presented will be something the audience can’t easily obtain elsewhere,” added Dr. Whitman.
“I hope many of the AATS meeting attendees, both surgeons and non-surgeons, will join us at what will be an excellent educational opportunity,” Ms. Hoercher said.
Experts from a variety of disciplines will come together to discuss topics related to preoperative, perioperative and postoperative care for cardiovascular surgery patients during Sunday’s full-day symposium, “Improving Systems of Care, Quality and Safety.”
“The AATS recognizes that the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered cardiovascular care is best achieved through the use of proficient multidisciplinary teams,” said course co-chair Katherine J. Hoercher, RN, FAHA, of the Cleveland Clinic. “This symposium, with its focus on interprofessional education, is an important mechanism for developing team-based care competencies that form the underpinning of high-functioning teams.”
By bringing together faculty and learners from multiple cardiovascular surgery professions, attendees can learn how effective collaboration and utilization of standardized processes can improve outcomes in systems of care, quality and safety, Ms. Hoercher said.
“The session should provide the audience with nuts-and-bolts approaches to everyday problems through a global view of the difficulties we face in consistently delivering the highest quality medical care,” added course co-chair Glenn J.R. Whitman, MD, of The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The morning session “will address a variety of common problems that we all face in managing cardiac surgical patients,” Dr. Whitman said. “The topics are varied and include, for example, informed consent, optimizing preoperative surgical readiness, as well as specific aspects of postoperative management such as goal-directed resuscitation and approach to the cardiac arrest patient.”
Included in the morning presentations are four talks on a team approach to minimizing transfusions, including preadmission use of epoetin; preoperative evaluation and intraoperative management; perioperative management of blood preservation; and risks, recognition and management of post cardiopulmonary bypass hemorrhage.
The afternoon portion of the symposium “will continue the morning objective and focus on specific postoperative morbidities, including hyperglycemia, perioperative myocardial infarctions and strokes,” Dr. Whitman said.
The session will conclude with presentations from five nationally-renowned speakers. Douglas R. Johnston, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, will discuss what surgical teams can learn from fighter pilots, special ops forces and other elite performers; Peter Pronovost, MD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and its Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, will discuss organizational structure and process factors for improving cardiac surgery quality and safety; Don Goldmann, MD, of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, will provide insights on the impact of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) on the delivery of cardiovascular care; David M. Shahian, MD, of Harvard Medical School, who oversees the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ database, will talk about meaningful outcome measures in cardiac surgery; and Alex B. Haynes, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, will review surgical checklists and their association with decreased morbidity and mortality.
“This session should be of interest to all AATS meeting attendees as we navigate the ever-changing landscape of health care delivery,” Ms. Hoercher said. “The information presented will be something the audience can’t easily obtain elsewhere,” added Dr. Whitman.
“I hope many of the AATS meeting attendees, both surgeons and non-surgeons, will join us at what will be an excellent educational opportunity,” Ms. Hoercher said.
Experts from a variety of disciplines will come together to discuss topics related to preoperative, perioperative and postoperative care for cardiovascular surgery patients during Sunday’s full-day symposium, “Improving Systems of Care, Quality and Safety.”
“The AATS recognizes that the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered cardiovascular care is best achieved through the use of proficient multidisciplinary teams,” said course co-chair Katherine J. Hoercher, RN, FAHA, of the Cleveland Clinic. “This symposium, with its focus on interprofessional education, is an important mechanism for developing team-based care competencies that form the underpinning of high-functioning teams.”
By bringing together faculty and learners from multiple cardiovascular surgery professions, attendees can learn how effective collaboration and utilization of standardized processes can improve outcomes in systems of care, quality and safety, Ms. Hoercher said.
“The session should provide the audience with nuts-and-bolts approaches to everyday problems through a global view of the difficulties we face in consistently delivering the highest quality medical care,” added course co-chair Glenn J.R. Whitman, MD, of The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
The morning session “will address a variety of common problems that we all face in managing cardiac surgical patients,” Dr. Whitman said. “The topics are varied and include, for example, informed consent, optimizing preoperative surgical readiness, as well as specific aspects of postoperative management such as goal-directed resuscitation and approach to the cardiac arrest patient.”
Included in the morning presentations are four talks on a team approach to minimizing transfusions, including preadmission use of epoetin; preoperative evaluation and intraoperative management; perioperative management of blood preservation; and risks, recognition and management of post cardiopulmonary bypass hemorrhage.
The afternoon portion of the symposium “will continue the morning objective and focus on specific postoperative morbidities, including hyperglycemia, perioperative myocardial infarctions and strokes,” Dr. Whitman said.
The session will conclude with presentations from five nationally-renowned speakers. Douglas R. Johnston, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, will discuss what surgical teams can learn from fighter pilots, special ops forces and other elite performers; Peter Pronovost, MD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and its Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, will discuss organizational structure and process factors for improving cardiac surgery quality and safety; Don Goldmann, MD, of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, will provide insights on the impact of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) on the delivery of cardiovascular care; David M. Shahian, MD, of Harvard Medical School, who oversees the Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ database, will talk about meaningful outcome measures in cardiac surgery; and Alex B. Haynes, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, will review surgical checklists and their association with decreased morbidity and mortality.
“This session should be of interest to all AATS meeting attendees as we navigate the ever-changing landscape of health care delivery,” Ms. Hoercher said. “The information presented will be something the audience can’t easily obtain elsewhere,” added Dr. Whitman.
“I hope many of the AATS meeting attendees, both surgeons and non-surgeons, will join us at what will be an excellent educational opportunity,” Ms. Hoercher said.
Beautiful Boston Welcomes AATS Members
Boston offers its visitors an unrivaled combination of American history, culture, and entertainment. Theater and performance art make an active home in the city and its environs, and there is much to do and see during the AATS Centennial meeting this year,
In entertainment venues, on Saturday, April 29, the acclaimed Alvin Ailey Dance Company will be beforming at the Wang Theater, and Sunday, April 30, the Celebrity Series of Boston will present an evening with Broadway and television star, Kristin Chenoweth at Boston Symphony Hall; and throughout the meeting, the Boston Lyric Opera will be performing Mozaert’s “The Marriage of Figaro.”
Sports fans need not be disappointed, especially baseball fans, as Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox, will be hosting the Chicago Cubs, April 28-30, and the Baltimore Orioles, May 1-4.
As every American knows, Boston has a very rich history. The Freedom Trail links 16 historically significant sites of the Revolutionary era by a red brick path and has organized walking tours. There are also popular tours of Boston breweries and a special Saturday Chocolate Walking Tour of the Back Bay.
Boston also has many world-renowned museums ranging from the Museum of Fine arts to the Museum of Science (where the delightful Butterfly Garden opens April 28), the Computer Museum, and the JFK Library and Museum. During the meeting, the Museum of Fine Arts is featuring a special ongoing exhibit of the legendary French artist, Henri Matisse. The New England Aquarium on April 28 begins a special focus on Tentacles, featuring the giant Pacific octopus and its many relations.
For more active artistic fare, the annual meeting coincides with the popular Boston ArtWeek, an award-winning festival featuring more than 150 unique and creative experiences that are participatory, interactive, or offer behind-the-scenes access to artists or the creative process. It is located at 270 Tremont Street
Photowalks Tours offers walking tours with guides of the various landmakrs and neighborhoods of Boston, allowing photo opportunites, exercise, and the chance to learn about city history and culture, including such locations as Beacon Hill and the Waterfront.
For those with a macabre sense of history, take the “Ghosts & Gravestones” tour, through Boston’s most chilling sites and haunted places. The tour is performed with the cooperation of the city’s Historic Burying Grounds Initiative, and a portion of the ticket price goes toward maintaining Boston’s historic cemeteries.
For more standard historical fare, two famous ships are available for touriing: the USS Constitution (“Old Ironsides,” the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world), and the Boston Tea Party Ship.
For foodies, and those of us who just have to eat, the city has restaurants for every taste although seafood, of course, is the specialty cuisine. For the best in dining, visit www.bostonmagazine.com/best-restaurants-in-boston.
For more info and links to restaurants, shopping, and suggestions on things to do in the Boston area during your visit, go to www.BostonUSA.com, or www.bostoncalendar.com.
Boston offers its visitors an unrivaled combination of American history, culture, and entertainment. Theater and performance art make an active home in the city and its environs, and there is much to do and see during the AATS Centennial meeting this year,
In entertainment venues, on Saturday, April 29, the acclaimed Alvin Ailey Dance Company will be beforming at the Wang Theater, and Sunday, April 30, the Celebrity Series of Boston will present an evening with Broadway and television star, Kristin Chenoweth at Boston Symphony Hall; and throughout the meeting, the Boston Lyric Opera will be performing Mozaert’s “The Marriage of Figaro.”
Sports fans need not be disappointed, especially baseball fans, as Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox, will be hosting the Chicago Cubs, April 28-30, and the Baltimore Orioles, May 1-4.
As every American knows, Boston has a very rich history. The Freedom Trail links 16 historically significant sites of the Revolutionary era by a red brick path and has organized walking tours. There are also popular tours of Boston breweries and a special Saturday Chocolate Walking Tour of the Back Bay.
Boston also has many world-renowned museums ranging from the Museum of Fine arts to the Museum of Science (where the delightful Butterfly Garden opens April 28), the Computer Museum, and the JFK Library and Museum. During the meeting, the Museum of Fine Arts is featuring a special ongoing exhibit of the legendary French artist, Henri Matisse. The New England Aquarium on April 28 begins a special focus on Tentacles, featuring the giant Pacific octopus and its many relations.
For more active artistic fare, the annual meeting coincides with the popular Boston ArtWeek, an award-winning festival featuring more than 150 unique and creative experiences that are participatory, interactive, or offer behind-the-scenes access to artists or the creative process. It is located at 270 Tremont Street
Photowalks Tours offers walking tours with guides of the various landmakrs and neighborhoods of Boston, allowing photo opportunites, exercise, and the chance to learn about city history and culture, including such locations as Beacon Hill and the Waterfront.
For those with a macabre sense of history, take the “Ghosts & Gravestones” tour, through Boston’s most chilling sites and haunted places. The tour is performed with the cooperation of the city’s Historic Burying Grounds Initiative, and a portion of the ticket price goes toward maintaining Boston’s historic cemeteries.
For more standard historical fare, two famous ships are available for touriing: the USS Constitution (“Old Ironsides,” the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world), and the Boston Tea Party Ship.
For foodies, and those of us who just have to eat, the city has restaurants for every taste although seafood, of course, is the specialty cuisine. For the best in dining, visit www.bostonmagazine.com/best-restaurants-in-boston.
For more info and links to restaurants, shopping, and suggestions on things to do in the Boston area during your visit, go to www.BostonUSA.com, or www.bostoncalendar.com.
Boston offers its visitors an unrivaled combination of American history, culture, and entertainment. Theater and performance art make an active home in the city and its environs, and there is much to do and see during the AATS Centennial meeting this year,
In entertainment venues, on Saturday, April 29, the acclaimed Alvin Ailey Dance Company will be beforming at the Wang Theater, and Sunday, April 30, the Celebrity Series of Boston will present an evening with Broadway and television star, Kristin Chenoweth at Boston Symphony Hall; and throughout the meeting, the Boston Lyric Opera will be performing Mozaert’s “The Marriage of Figaro.”
Sports fans need not be disappointed, especially baseball fans, as Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox, will be hosting the Chicago Cubs, April 28-30, and the Baltimore Orioles, May 1-4.
As every American knows, Boston has a very rich history. The Freedom Trail links 16 historically significant sites of the Revolutionary era by a red brick path and has organized walking tours. There are also popular tours of Boston breweries and a special Saturday Chocolate Walking Tour of the Back Bay.
Boston also has many world-renowned museums ranging from the Museum of Fine arts to the Museum of Science (where the delightful Butterfly Garden opens April 28), the Computer Museum, and the JFK Library and Museum. During the meeting, the Museum of Fine Arts is featuring a special ongoing exhibit of the legendary French artist, Henri Matisse. The New England Aquarium on April 28 begins a special focus on Tentacles, featuring the giant Pacific octopus and its many relations.
For more active artistic fare, the annual meeting coincides with the popular Boston ArtWeek, an award-winning festival featuring more than 150 unique and creative experiences that are participatory, interactive, or offer behind-the-scenes access to artists or the creative process. It is located at 270 Tremont Street
Photowalks Tours offers walking tours with guides of the various landmakrs and neighborhoods of Boston, allowing photo opportunites, exercise, and the chance to learn about city history and culture, including such locations as Beacon Hill and the Waterfront.
For those with a macabre sense of history, take the “Ghosts & Gravestones” tour, through Boston’s most chilling sites and haunted places. The tour is performed with the cooperation of the city’s Historic Burying Grounds Initiative, and a portion of the ticket price goes toward maintaining Boston’s historic cemeteries.
For more standard historical fare, two famous ships are available for touriing: the USS Constitution (“Old Ironsides,” the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world), and the Boston Tea Party Ship.
For foodies, and those of us who just have to eat, the city has restaurants for every taste although seafood, of course, is the specialty cuisine. For the best in dining, visit www.bostonmagazine.com/best-restaurants-in-boston.
For more info and links to restaurants, shopping, and suggestions on things to do in the Boston area during your visit, go to www.BostonUSA.com, or www.bostoncalendar.com.
Legends Come to Lunch
A highlight of the Postgraduate Symposia at the AATS Centennial will be the Legends Luncheons. This year, renowned cardiothoracic surgeons, William I. Norwood, MD, Valerie W. Rusch, MD, and Magdi H. Yacoub, MD, will share their experiences at the interactive luncheons on Sunday at each of the Postgraduate Symposia. You must be registered for a Sunday Postgraduate Symposia to attend the Legend Luncheons, but you may select any luncheon to attend.
William I. Norwood, MD (Congenital Heart Surgery)
Dr. Norwood trained in cardiac surgery at the University of Minnesota as well as at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He took a staff position at Boston Children’s Hospital in 1976. In 1981, he and his colleageues first reported the hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) procedure that bears his name. 
HLHS is congenital heart defect in which one or more of the left-sided cardiac structures are underdeveloped and unable to support the systemic circulation. Dr. Norwood’s operation, improved over the years with subsequent stages and refinements, alleviated the universally fatal condition, allowing survivors to live functional lives, even if restricted to varying degreess.
Dr. Norwood became chief of cardiac surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, after which, he and Aldo Castaneda, MD, established a private clinic in Geneva, Switzerland in 1994. Dr. Norwood later moved to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, from which he retired from clinical practice in 2003.
Valerie W. Rusch, MD (General Thoraic Surgery)
Dr. Rusch is the Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Surgery, and Miner Family Chair in Intrathoracic Cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Rusch was a pioneer among women in cardiothoracic surgery, and was among the first women in the country to be board certified. In 2015, Dr. Rusch was elected Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons, one of the most prestigious positions a surgeon can attain.
Dr. Rusch specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with a variety of thoracic cancers, including lung, esophageal, mediastinaal, chest wall, and pleural.
She is a national leader in clinical trials for thoracic malignancies, and has received the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Socrates Award. Dr. Rusch is co-author on more than 260 papers and numerous book chapters and invited texts and has received numerous teaching and patient-care excellence awards.
Magdi H. Yacoub, MD (Adult Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation)
Dr. Yacoub is Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, and Founder and Director of Research at the Magdi Yacoub Institute, Harefield Heart Science Centre, which focuses on tissue engineering, myocardial regeneration, stem cell biology, end stage heart failure, and transplant immunology. He is also Founder and Director of Magdi Yacoub Research Network which has created the Qatar Cardiovascular Research Center in collaboration with Qatar Foundation and Hamad Medical Corporation.
Dr. Yacoub was born in Egypt and held an assistant professorship at the University of Chicago. He was a British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery for over 20 years, and a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Harefield Hospital from 1969-2001 and Royal Brompton Hospital from 1986-2001. 
Dr. Yacoub established the largest heart and lung transplantation program in the world (in the United Kingdom) where more than 2,500 transplant operations have been performed. Among his many other accomplishments, he pioneered a live-saving surgical technique for treating infants born with transposition of the great arteries.
Dr. Yacoub was knighted for his services to medicine and surgery in 1991, awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 1998 and became a Fellow of The Royal Society in 1999.
Dr. Yacoub is author or co-author on more than 1,000 articles
A highlight of the Postgraduate Symposia at the AATS Centennial will be the Legends Luncheons. This year, renowned cardiothoracic surgeons, William I. Norwood, MD, Valerie W. Rusch, MD, and Magdi H. Yacoub, MD, will share their experiences at the interactive luncheons on Sunday at each of the Postgraduate Symposia. You must be registered for a Sunday Postgraduate Symposia to attend the Legend Luncheons, but you may select any luncheon to attend.
William I. Norwood, MD (Congenital Heart Surgery)
Dr. Norwood trained in cardiac surgery at the University of Minnesota as well as at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He took a staff position at Boston Children’s Hospital in 1976. In 1981, he and his colleageues first reported the hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) procedure that bears his name.
HLHS is congenital heart defect in which one or more of the left-sided cardiac structures are underdeveloped and unable to support the systemic circulation. Dr. Norwood’s operation, improved over the years with subsequent stages and refinements, alleviated the universally fatal condition, allowing survivors to live functional lives, even if restricted to varying degreess.
Dr. Norwood became chief of cardiac surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, after which, he and Aldo Castaneda, MD, established a private clinic in Geneva, Switzerland in 1994. Dr. Norwood later moved to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, from which he retired from clinical practice in 2003.
Valerie W. Rusch, MD (General Thoraic Surgery)
Dr. Rusch is the Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Surgery, and Miner Family Chair in Intrathoracic Cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Rusch was a pioneer among women in cardiothoracic surgery, and was among the first women in the country to be board certified. In 2015, Dr. Rusch was elected Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons, one of the most prestigious positions a surgeon can attain.
Dr. Rusch specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with a variety of thoracic cancers, including lung, esophageal, mediastinaal, chest wall, and pleural.
She is a national leader in clinical trials for thoracic malignancies, and has received the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Socrates Award. Dr. Rusch is co-author on more than 260 papers and numerous book chapters and invited texts and has received numerous teaching and patient-care excellence awards.
Magdi H. Yacoub, MD (Adult Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation)
Dr. Yacoub is Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, and Founder and Director of Research at the Magdi Yacoub Institute, Harefield Heart Science Centre, which focuses on tissue engineering, myocardial regeneration, stem cell biology, end stage heart failure, and transplant immunology. He is also Founder and Director of Magdi Yacoub Research Network which has created the Qatar Cardiovascular Research Center in collaboration with Qatar Foundation and Hamad Medical Corporation.
Dr. Yacoub was born in Egypt and held an assistant professorship at the University of Chicago. He was a British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery for over 20 years, and a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Harefield Hospital from 1969-2001 and Royal Brompton Hospital from 1986-2001.
Dr. Yacoub established the largest heart and lung transplantation program in the world (in the United Kingdom) where more than 2,500 transplant operations have been performed. Among his many other accomplishments, he pioneered a live-saving surgical technique for treating infants born with transposition of the great arteries.
Dr. Yacoub was knighted for his services to medicine and surgery in 1991, awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 1998 and became a Fellow of The Royal Society in 1999.
Dr. Yacoub is author or co-author on more than 1,000 articles
A highlight of the Postgraduate Symposia at the AATS Centennial will be the Legends Luncheons. This year, renowned cardiothoracic surgeons, William I. Norwood, MD, Valerie W. Rusch, MD, and Magdi H. Yacoub, MD, will share their experiences at the interactive luncheons on Sunday at each of the Postgraduate Symposia. You must be registered for a Sunday Postgraduate Symposia to attend the Legend Luncheons, but you may select any luncheon to attend.
William I. Norwood, MD (Congenital Heart Surgery)
Dr. Norwood trained in cardiac surgery at the University of Minnesota as well as at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He took a staff position at Boston Children’s Hospital in 1976. In 1981, he and his colleageues first reported the hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) procedure that bears his name.
HLHS is congenital heart defect in which one or more of the left-sided cardiac structures are underdeveloped and unable to support the systemic circulation. Dr. Norwood’s operation, improved over the years with subsequent stages and refinements, alleviated the universally fatal condition, allowing survivors to live functional lives, even if restricted to varying degreess.
Dr. Norwood became chief of cardiac surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, after which, he and Aldo Castaneda, MD, established a private clinic in Geneva, Switzerland in 1994. Dr. Norwood later moved to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, from which he retired from clinical practice in 2003.
Valerie W. Rusch, MD (General Thoraic Surgery)
Dr. Rusch is the Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Department of Surgery, and Miner Family Chair in Intrathoracic Cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Rusch was a pioneer among women in cardiothoracic surgery, and was among the first women in the country to be board certified. In 2015, Dr. Rusch was elected Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons, one of the most prestigious positions a surgeon can attain.
Dr. Rusch specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with a variety of thoracic cancers, including lung, esophageal, mediastinaal, chest wall, and pleural.
She is a national leader in clinical trials for thoracic malignancies, and has received the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Socrates Award. Dr. Rusch is co-author on more than 260 papers and numerous book chapters and invited texts and has received numerous teaching and patient-care excellence awards.
Magdi H. Yacoub, MD (Adult Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation)
Dr. Yacoub is Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, and Founder and Director of Research at the Magdi Yacoub Institute, Harefield Heart Science Centre, which focuses on tissue engineering, myocardial regeneration, stem cell biology, end stage heart failure, and transplant immunology. He is also Founder and Director of Magdi Yacoub Research Network which has created the Qatar Cardiovascular Research Center in collaboration with Qatar Foundation and Hamad Medical Corporation.
Dr. Yacoub was born in Egypt and held an assistant professorship at the University of Chicago. He was a British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery for over 20 years, and a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Harefield Hospital from 1969-2001 and Royal Brompton Hospital from 1986-2001.
Dr. Yacoub established the largest heart and lung transplantation program in the world (in the United Kingdom) where more than 2,500 transplant operations have been performed. Among his many other accomplishments, he pioneered a live-saving surgical technique for treating infants born with transposition of the great arteries.
Dr. Yacoub was knighted for his services to medicine and surgery in 1991, awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 1998 and became a Fellow of The Royal Society in 1999.
Dr. Yacoub is author or co-author on more than 1,000 articles
Transplantation and ECMO feature prominently at AATS
Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery will feature a course dedicated to exploring novel techniques in heart and lung transplant, mechanical circulatory support, and ECMO, among other things.
“The schedule is pretty self-explanatory,” according to course chair Matthew D. Bacchetta, MD, of Columbia University in New York City. “We’ll be getting really good reviews from some of the best centers around the world.”
Following the talks on heart transplants will be a session on lung transplants. This session will include discussions on primary graft dysfunction, techniques for performing transplantations in patients with pulmonary hypertension, and a talk on bioengineered lungs, the latter of which will be given by Harold C. Ott, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital.
“We’re going to get a very comprehensive update on the use of DCD lung transplantation, meaning donation after cardiac death, which is obviously a hot topic in our field right now,” explained Dr. Bacchetta. DCD will also be discussed in relation to heart transplants.
After lunch, mechanical circulatory support will take center-stage. Presentations will range from dealing with LVAD and BiVAD support, to avoiding and treating pump thrombosis, and techniques for troubleshooting implantable devices. Speakers include Emma Birks, MD, of the University of Louisville, Gert D. Victor Pretorius, MD, of the University of California in San Diego, and Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, among others.
The course will close with a session on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Dr. Bacchetta will give a presentation on ECMO bridge to transplantation (BTT), while other talks will be about artificial lung development, ECMO transport, management of ambulation during ECMO, and Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP). The session, and the course, will end just before 4:00 PM.
Dr. Bacchetta did not report any financial disclosures relevant to this course.
Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery will feature a course dedicated to exploring novel techniques in heart and lung transplant, mechanical circulatory support, and ECMO, among other things.
“The schedule is pretty self-explanatory,” according to course chair Matthew D. Bacchetta, MD, of Columbia University in New York City. “We’ll be getting really good reviews from some of the best centers around the world.”
Following the talks on heart transplants will be a session on lung transplants. This session will include discussions on primary graft dysfunction, techniques for performing transplantations in patients with pulmonary hypertension, and a talk on bioengineered lungs, the latter of which will be given by Harold C. Ott, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital.
“We’re going to get a very comprehensive update on the use of DCD lung transplantation, meaning donation after cardiac death, which is obviously a hot topic in our field right now,” explained Dr. Bacchetta. DCD will also be discussed in relation to heart transplants.
After lunch, mechanical circulatory support will take center-stage. Presentations will range from dealing with LVAD and BiVAD support, to avoiding and treating pump thrombosis, and techniques for troubleshooting implantable devices. Speakers include Emma Birks, MD, of the University of Louisville, Gert D. Victor Pretorius, MD, of the University of California in San Diego, and Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, among others.
The course will close with a session on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Dr. Bacchetta will give a presentation on ECMO bridge to transplantation (BTT), while other talks will be about artificial lung development, ECMO transport, management of ambulation during ECMO, and Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP). The session, and the course, will end just before 4:00 PM.
Dr. Bacchetta did not report any financial disclosures relevant to this course.
Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery will feature a course dedicated to exploring novel techniques in heart and lung transplant, mechanical circulatory support, and ECMO, among other things.
“The schedule is pretty self-explanatory,” according to course chair Matthew D. Bacchetta, MD, of Columbia University in New York City. “We’ll be getting really good reviews from some of the best centers around the world.”
Following the talks on heart transplants will be a session on lung transplants. This session will include discussions on primary graft dysfunction, techniques for performing transplantations in patients with pulmonary hypertension, and a talk on bioengineered lungs, the latter of which will be given by Harold C. Ott, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital.
“We’re going to get a very comprehensive update on the use of DCD lung transplantation, meaning donation after cardiac death, which is obviously a hot topic in our field right now,” explained Dr. Bacchetta. DCD will also be discussed in relation to heart transplants.
After lunch, mechanical circulatory support will take center-stage. Presentations will range from dealing with LVAD and BiVAD support, to avoiding and treating pump thrombosis, and techniques for troubleshooting implantable devices. Speakers include Emma Birks, MD, of the University of Louisville, Gert D. Victor Pretorius, MD, of the University of California in San Diego, and Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, among others.
The course will close with a session on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Dr. Bacchetta will give a presentation on ECMO bridge to transplantation (BTT), while other talks will be about artificial lung development, ECMO transport, management of ambulation during ECMO, and Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP). The session, and the course, will end just before 4:00 PM.
Dr. Bacchetta did not report any financial disclosures relevant to this course.
Focus on Thoracic Tumor Management
Managing thoracic tumors will be the focus of a multifaceted course set to take place in Saturday morning’s “General Thoracic Skills: Management of Thoracic Tumors in 2017” session.
“Thoracic surgical approaches and techniques are in constant evolution,” said course chair Virginia R. Litle, MD, of the Boston Medical Center. “Less invasive approaches are available for diagnosing and staging thoracic malignancies, for preoperative planning and avoidance, and for management of complications, [so] we will hear from experts in the field about preoperative planning techniques that are increasingly available.”
Of particular interest will be a brief talk on the use of social media and what boundaries exist, if any, between clinicians and their patients. Brendon M. Stiles, MD, of New York Presbyterian Hospital, will discuss “responsible social media use,” an increasingly relevant concern for their use in health care.
The following session will cover innovative approaches to esophageal replacement, minimally invasive esophagectomy in both prone and lateral orientations, and segmental lung resections, along with talks about helping patients quit smoking and enrolling patients in clinical trials. Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, will summarize 3-D printing for operative planning and Yolonda L. Colson, MD, of Brigham & Women’s Hospital, will outline experimental sentinel node mapping for non–small cell lung cancer.
After lunch, there will be an hour of presentations and discussion dedicated to imaging, which will include talks on the optimal surveillance imaging after stereotactic body radiation therapy, image-based therapy for ground glass opacities, and use of the hybrid operating room. The course’s final session will focus on rescue strategies for procedures such as esophagectomies, video and robot-assisted thoracic surgery, and postoperative air leaks in endobronchial valves.
“Management of clinical challenges such as creative esophageal replacement, vascular injuries during robotic surgery, and conduit revision after minimally invasive esophagectomies, will be of interest to thoracic surgeons,” Dr. Litle noted.
Managing thoracic tumors will be the focus of a multifaceted course set to take place in Saturday morning’s “General Thoracic Skills: Management of Thoracic Tumors in 2017” session.
“Thoracic surgical approaches and techniques are in constant evolution,” said course chair Virginia R. Litle, MD, of the Boston Medical Center. “Less invasive approaches are available for diagnosing and staging thoracic malignancies, for preoperative planning and avoidance, and for management of complications, [so] we will hear from experts in the field about preoperative planning techniques that are increasingly available.”
Of particular interest will be a brief talk on the use of social media and what boundaries exist, if any, between clinicians and their patients. Brendon M. Stiles, MD, of New York Presbyterian Hospital, will discuss “responsible social media use,” an increasingly relevant concern for their use in health care.
The following session will cover innovative approaches to esophageal replacement, minimally invasive esophagectomy in both prone and lateral orientations, and segmental lung resections, along with talks about helping patients quit smoking and enrolling patients in clinical trials. Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, will summarize 3-D printing for operative planning and Yolonda L. Colson, MD, of Brigham & Women’s Hospital, will outline experimental sentinel node mapping for non–small cell lung cancer.
After lunch, there will be an hour of presentations and discussion dedicated to imaging, which will include talks on the optimal surveillance imaging after stereotactic body radiation therapy, image-based therapy for ground glass opacities, and use of the hybrid operating room. The course’s final session will focus on rescue strategies for procedures such as esophagectomies, video and robot-assisted thoracic surgery, and postoperative air leaks in endobronchial valves.
“Management of clinical challenges such as creative esophageal replacement, vascular injuries during robotic surgery, and conduit revision after minimally invasive esophagectomies, will be of interest to thoracic surgeons,” Dr. Litle noted.
Managing thoracic tumors will be the focus of a multifaceted course set to take place in Saturday morning’s “General Thoracic Skills: Management of Thoracic Tumors in 2017” session.
“Thoracic surgical approaches and techniques are in constant evolution,” said course chair Virginia R. Litle, MD, of the Boston Medical Center. “Less invasive approaches are available for diagnosing and staging thoracic malignancies, for preoperative planning and avoidance, and for management of complications, [so] we will hear from experts in the field about preoperative planning techniques that are increasingly available.”
Of particular interest will be a brief talk on the use of social media and what boundaries exist, if any, between clinicians and their patients. Brendon M. Stiles, MD, of New York Presbyterian Hospital, will discuss “responsible social media use,” an increasingly relevant concern for their use in health care.
The following session will cover innovative approaches to esophageal replacement, minimally invasive esophagectomy in both prone and lateral orientations, and segmental lung resections, along with talks about helping patients quit smoking and enrolling patients in clinical trials. Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, will summarize 3-D printing for operative planning and Yolonda L. Colson, MD, of Brigham & Women’s Hospital, will outline experimental sentinel node mapping for non–small cell lung cancer.
After lunch, there will be an hour of presentations and discussion dedicated to imaging, which will include talks on the optimal surveillance imaging after stereotactic body radiation therapy, image-based therapy for ground glass opacities, and use of the hybrid operating room. The course’s final session will focus on rescue strategies for procedures such as esophagectomies, video and robot-assisted thoracic surgery, and postoperative air leaks in endobronchial valves.
“Management of clinical challenges such as creative esophageal replacement, vascular injuries during robotic surgery, and conduit revision after minimally invasive esophagectomies, will be of interest to thoracic surgeons,” Dr. Litle noted.
AmSECT Celebrates Collaboration
The American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) is excited to collaborate with AATS for a shared educational program.
Open communication is critical for a high-functioning team, ultimately leading to the best in patient care. During the AmSECT International Conference and AATS Centennial, there will be great opportunities for perfusionists, surgeons, and health care professionals to collaborate, learn together, and make connections. There will be collaborative parallel sessions during the didactic portion of the program on Saturday and Sunday. The combined sessions on Saturday and the Postgraduate Symposia on Sunday include educational content on adult and congenital practice, ethics, transplant and mechanical assist, teamwork, and communication.
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Perfusionists: continue the power of collaboration after the Conference by becoming an AmSECT member. In a profession that embraces innovation and ingenuity, our community of connected perfusionists helps you keep up with changing demands and emerging technologies. As a member of AmSECT, you will be supporting efforts to help you do your job better. The AmSECT community focuses on developing practice documents, protocols, best practices, and other value-add guidelines. When the members of AmSECT come together, there is greater potential to meet new opportunities and practice expansions with unbiased results.
Go online to www.amsect.org to learn more and join today.
The American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) is excited to collaborate with AATS for a shared educational program.
Open communication is critical for a high-functioning team, ultimately leading to the best in patient care. During the AmSECT International Conference and AATS Centennial, there will be great opportunities for perfusionists, surgeons, and health care professionals to collaborate, learn together, and make connections. There will be collaborative parallel sessions during the didactic portion of the program on Saturday and Sunday. The combined sessions on Saturday and the Postgraduate Symposia on Sunday include educational content on adult and congenital practice, ethics, transplant and mechanical assist, teamwork, and communication.
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Perfusionists: continue the power of collaboration after the Conference by becoming an AmSECT member. In a profession that embraces innovation and ingenuity, our community of connected perfusionists helps you keep up with changing demands and emerging technologies. As a member of AmSECT, you will be supporting efforts to help you do your job better. The AmSECT community focuses on developing practice documents, protocols, best practices, and other value-add guidelines. When the members of AmSECT come together, there is greater potential to meet new opportunities and practice expansions with unbiased results.
Go online to www.amsect.org to learn more and join today.
The American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) is excited to collaborate with AATS for a shared educational program.
Open communication is critical for a high-functioning team, ultimately leading to the best in patient care. During the AmSECT International Conference and AATS Centennial, there will be great opportunities for perfusionists, surgeons, and health care professionals to collaborate, learn together, and make connections. There will be collaborative parallel sessions during the didactic portion of the program on Saturday and Sunday. The combined sessions on Saturday and the Postgraduate Symposia on Sunday include educational content on adult and congenital practice, ethics, transplant and mechanical assist, teamwork, and communication.
[[{"fid":"193783","view_mode":"medstat_image_full_text","attributes":{"height":"73","width":"303","class":"media-element file-medstat-image-full-text","data-delta":"1"},"fields":{"format":"medstat_image_full_text","field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]":"plain_text","field_file_image_credit[und][0][format]":"plain_text"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"medstat_image_full_text","field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]":""}}}]]AmSECT President Kenny Shann says that AmSECT and the AATS have worked together to eliminate silos of care and bring surgeons and perfusionists together to learn. “We believe that better teams will lead to better outcomes. In my career, learning alongside members of the team, regardless of their specific role, has strengthened my ability to care for patients. Co-learning allows team members to develop a shared mental model and facilitates interdisciplinary communication, which will ultimately result in better patient care.”
Perfusionists: continue the power of collaboration after the Conference by becoming an AmSECT member. In a profession that embraces innovation and ingenuity, our community of connected perfusionists helps you keep up with changing demands and emerging technologies. As a member of AmSECT, you will be supporting efforts to help you do your job better. The AmSECT community focuses on developing practice documents, protocols, best practices, and other value-add guidelines. When the members of AmSECT come together, there is greater potential to meet new opportunities and practice expansions with unbiased results.
Go online to www.amsect.org to learn more and join today.
Get the 2017 Mobile App
You can get the full AATS meeting experience right in the palm of your hand with the AATS Week Mobile App. Available through the iTunes store, Android Market, and AATS website, the app gives you access to every detail of the AATS Mitral Conclave and the AATS Centennial.
The app features:
- My Schedule and My Notes, which allow you to add your own personalization.
- Complete up-to-date schedule of what is taking place.
- Interactive Exhibit Floor.
- Exhibitors list, with company descriptions, contact information and booth location.
- Floor plans for the New York Hilton Midtown and Boston Hynes Convention Center.
- General meeting information.
You can get the full AATS meeting experience right in the palm of your hand with the AATS Week Mobile App. Available through the iTunes store, Android Market, and AATS website, the app gives you access to every detail of the AATS Mitral Conclave and the AATS Centennial.
The app features:
- My Schedule and My Notes, which allow you to add your own personalization.
- Complete up-to-date schedule of what is taking place.
- Interactive Exhibit Floor.
- Exhibitors list, with company descriptions, contact information and booth location.
- Floor plans for the New York Hilton Midtown and Boston Hynes Convention Center.
- General meeting information.
You can get the full AATS meeting experience right in the palm of your hand with the AATS Week Mobile App. Available through the iTunes store, Android Market, and AATS website, the app gives you access to every detail of the AATS Mitral Conclave and the AATS Centennial.
The app features:
- My Schedule and My Notes, which allow you to add your own personalization.
- Complete up-to-date schedule of what is taking place.
- Interactive Exhibit Floor.
- Exhibitors list, with company descriptions, contact information and booth location.
- Floor plans for the New York Hilton Midtown and Boston Hynes Convention Center.
- General meeting information.
Pushing the Boundaries of Conventional Surgery
With the myriad procedures and complications that thoracic surgeons are required to be familiar with, the Adult Cardiac Skills course, “100 Years of Training – More Skills Still Needed!” aims to shed some light on the more unconventional procedures that thoracic surgeons see less frequently.
The course will consist of sessions that will each highlight a specific topic: mitral valve repairs. imaging, coronary surgery, and “complex case presentations,” which will feature demonstrations of groundbreaking techniques for challenging presentations a surgeon could encounter.
The mitral valve repair session will focus on bileaflet and endoscopic mitral valve repair, along with talks on right perfusion management, transapical artificial chordae implantation, and using aortic valve repair on a bicuspid aortic valve. These talks – given by Patrick Perier, MD, of the Herz und Gefaess Klinik, Andrea Colli, MD, of the University of Padova, and David Fitzgerald, MD, of the Medical Center of South Carolina, among others – will each last about 15 minutes and will culminate in a panel discussion.
The following hour will be spent discussing imaging in cardiac surgery, where speakers such as Eric E. Roselli, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, will discuss using imaging in TEVAR to facilitate aortic stenting. Wilson Y. Szeto, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, will give a talk on transfemoral TAVR, and Mary Beth Brady, MD, of Johns Hopkins University, will discuss the use of transesophageal echocardiogram in thoracic surgery.
After lunch, the coronary surgery session will feature presentations on internal thoracic artery grafts – presented by course chair Dr. Zehr – along with discussions on hybrid revascularization and minimal access off-pump coronary artery bypass. And finally, the last session will highlight the most unusual and rare cases surgeons are likely to come across, such as redoing a mitral valve repair and operating on an infected aortic root. Dr. Zehr hopes the session will address some needs and questions for attendees to improve their practice. “What extra skill sets are necessary to do a few more mitral repairs than you’re already doing and to be a little bit more successful in aortic dissections? Or to know some of the subtleties between doing an open aortic valve versus a minimally invasive transapical or transcathetic aortic valve.”
With the myriad procedures and complications that thoracic surgeons are required to be familiar with, the Adult Cardiac Skills course, “100 Years of Training – More Skills Still Needed!” aims to shed some light on the more unconventional procedures that thoracic surgeons see less frequently.
The course will consist of sessions that will each highlight a specific topic: mitral valve repairs. imaging, coronary surgery, and “complex case presentations,” which will feature demonstrations of groundbreaking techniques for challenging presentations a surgeon could encounter.
The mitral valve repair session will focus on bileaflet and endoscopic mitral valve repair, along with talks on right perfusion management, transapical artificial chordae implantation, and using aortic valve repair on a bicuspid aortic valve. These talks – given by Patrick Perier, MD, of the Herz und Gefaess Klinik, Andrea Colli, MD, of the University of Padova, and David Fitzgerald, MD, of the Medical Center of South Carolina, among others – will each last about 15 minutes and will culminate in a panel discussion.
The following hour will be spent discussing imaging in cardiac surgery, where speakers such as Eric E. Roselli, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, will discuss using imaging in TEVAR to facilitate aortic stenting. Wilson Y. Szeto, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, will give a talk on transfemoral TAVR, and Mary Beth Brady, MD, of Johns Hopkins University, will discuss the use of transesophageal echocardiogram in thoracic surgery.
After lunch, the coronary surgery session will feature presentations on internal thoracic artery grafts – presented by course chair Dr. Zehr – along with discussions on hybrid revascularization and minimal access off-pump coronary artery bypass. And finally, the last session will highlight the most unusual and rare cases surgeons are likely to come across, such as redoing a mitral valve repair and operating on an infected aortic root. Dr. Zehr hopes the session will address some needs and questions for attendees to improve their practice. “What extra skill sets are necessary to do a few more mitral repairs than you’re already doing and to be a little bit more successful in aortic dissections? Or to know some of the subtleties between doing an open aortic valve versus a minimally invasive transapical or transcathetic aortic valve.”
With the myriad procedures and complications that thoracic surgeons are required to be familiar with, the Adult Cardiac Skills course, “100 Years of Training – More Skills Still Needed!” aims to shed some light on the more unconventional procedures that thoracic surgeons see less frequently.
The course will consist of sessions that will each highlight a specific topic: mitral valve repairs. imaging, coronary surgery, and “complex case presentations,” which will feature demonstrations of groundbreaking techniques for challenging presentations a surgeon could encounter.
The mitral valve repair session will focus on bileaflet and endoscopic mitral valve repair, along with talks on right perfusion management, transapical artificial chordae implantation, and using aortic valve repair on a bicuspid aortic valve. These talks – given by Patrick Perier, MD, of the Herz und Gefaess Klinik, Andrea Colli, MD, of the University of Padova, and David Fitzgerald, MD, of the Medical Center of South Carolina, among others – will each last about 15 minutes and will culminate in a panel discussion.
The following hour will be spent discussing imaging in cardiac surgery, where speakers such as Eric E. Roselli, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, will discuss using imaging in TEVAR to facilitate aortic stenting. Wilson Y. Szeto, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, will give a talk on transfemoral TAVR, and Mary Beth Brady, MD, of Johns Hopkins University, will discuss the use of transesophageal echocardiogram in thoracic surgery.
After lunch, the coronary surgery session will feature presentations on internal thoracic artery grafts – presented by course chair Dr. Zehr – along with discussions on hybrid revascularization and minimal access off-pump coronary artery bypass. And finally, the last session will highlight the most unusual and rare cases surgeons are likely to come across, such as redoing a mitral valve repair and operating on an infected aortic root. Dr. Zehr hopes the session will address some needs and questions for attendees to improve their practice. “What extra skill sets are necessary to do a few more mitral repairs than you’re already doing and to be a little bit more successful in aortic dissections? Or to know some of the subtleties between doing an open aortic valve versus a minimally invasive transapical or transcathetic aortic valve.”
Boston - Rich History, Lively Cultural Scene
There is history around every corner in Boston. This vibrant city is rich with art, music, and dance institutions, theatre and cultural attractions, distinguished dining and nightlife venues, world-class shopping and championship sports teams that attract millions of visitors each year.
The city’s downtown neighborhoods, each with its own personality, offer endless unique experiences, and Boston’s proximity to other must-see sites all around New England make it one of the country’s most diverse and exciting locales.Each of the city’s neighborhoods has a remarkably different style and tone. From the Back Bay’s cosmopolitan streets and ornate Victorian townhouses to the aromas spilling into the narrow and jumbled 17th-century streets of Boston’s North End to the spirited and funky neighborhood squares of Cambridge – all within easy distance from one another.Boston is “America’s Walking City.” Even though it is one of the largest cities in the country, its accessibility is unparalleled. And while sightseeing on foot is easy, Boston also has an excellent public transportation system to help you get around.
Boston is also known as the mecca of medicine. Boston is home to some of the most prestigious hospitals and medical schools, physicians, and medical scientists in the world. Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD, and the AATS Centennial Committee have organized an engaging social program for the AATS Centennial.
Tour 1: ITALIAN GASTRONOMY NORTH END MARKET TOUR
Sunday, April 30, 2017
10:30 a.m.– 1:15 p.m.
Cost: $95 per person
Tour 2: A VISIT TO THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
Monday, May 1, 2017
12:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Cost: $85 per person
Enjoy the Gardners’ compilation of tapestries, exquisite antique furniture, and famous collections while hearing wonderful anecdotes about Mrs. Gardner’s sophisticated and eclectic life and the famous heist. A docent will be available to guidevisitors.
Tour 3: BEACON HILL CIRCLE “BEHIND THE BRAHMIN DOORS”
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
9:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Cost: $110 per person
*Preregistration for social events and tours are required. Tours require a minimum number of participants. All tours will depart from the Hynes Convention Center.
For additional visit information and things to do in Boston, go to https://www.bostonusa.com/things-to-do.
There is history around every corner in Boston. This vibrant city is rich with art, music, and dance institutions, theatre and cultural attractions, distinguished dining and nightlife venues, world-class shopping and championship sports teams that attract millions of visitors each year.
The city’s downtown neighborhoods, each with its own personality, offer endless unique experiences, and Boston’s proximity to other must-see sites all around New England make it one of the country’s most diverse and exciting locales.Each of the city’s neighborhoods has a remarkably different style and tone. From the Back Bay’s cosmopolitan streets and ornate Victorian townhouses to the aromas spilling into the narrow and jumbled 17th-century streets of Boston’s North End to the spirited and funky neighborhood squares of Cambridge – all within easy distance from one another.Boston is “America’s Walking City.” Even though it is one of the largest cities in the country, its accessibility is unparalleled. And while sightseeing on foot is easy, Boston also has an excellent public transportation system to help you get around.
Boston is also known as the mecca of medicine. Boston is home to some of the most prestigious hospitals and medical schools, physicians, and medical scientists in the world. Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD, and the AATS Centennial Committee have organized an engaging social program for the AATS Centennial.
Tour 1: ITALIAN GASTRONOMY NORTH END MARKET TOUR
Sunday, April 30, 2017
10:30 a.m.– 1:15 p.m.
Cost: $95 per person
Tour 2: A VISIT TO THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
Monday, May 1, 2017
12:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Cost: $85 per person
Enjoy the Gardners’ compilation of tapestries, exquisite antique furniture, and famous collections while hearing wonderful anecdotes about Mrs. Gardner’s sophisticated and eclectic life and the famous heist. A docent will be available to guidevisitors.
Tour 3: BEACON HILL CIRCLE “BEHIND THE BRAHMIN DOORS”
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
9:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Cost: $110 per person
*Preregistration for social events and tours are required. Tours require a minimum number of participants. All tours will depart from the Hynes Convention Center.
For additional visit information and things to do in Boston, go to https://www.bostonusa.com/things-to-do.
There is history around every corner in Boston. This vibrant city is rich with art, music, and dance institutions, theatre and cultural attractions, distinguished dining and nightlife venues, world-class shopping and championship sports teams that attract millions of visitors each year.
The city’s downtown neighborhoods, each with its own personality, offer endless unique experiences, and Boston’s proximity to other must-see sites all around New England make it one of the country’s most diverse and exciting locales.Each of the city’s neighborhoods has a remarkably different style and tone. From the Back Bay’s cosmopolitan streets and ornate Victorian townhouses to the aromas spilling into the narrow and jumbled 17th-century streets of Boston’s North End to the spirited and funky neighborhood squares of Cambridge – all within easy distance from one another.Boston is “America’s Walking City.” Even though it is one of the largest cities in the country, its accessibility is unparalleled. And while sightseeing on foot is easy, Boston also has an excellent public transportation system to help you get around.
Boston is also known as the mecca of medicine. Boston is home to some of the most prestigious hospitals and medical schools, physicians, and medical scientists in the world. Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD, and the AATS Centennial Committee have organized an engaging social program for the AATS Centennial.
Tour 1: ITALIAN GASTRONOMY NORTH END MARKET TOUR
Sunday, April 30, 2017
10:30 a.m.– 1:15 p.m.
Cost: $95 per person
Tour 2: A VISIT TO THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
Monday, May 1, 2017
12:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Cost: $85 per person
Enjoy the Gardners’ compilation of tapestries, exquisite antique furniture, and famous collections while hearing wonderful anecdotes about Mrs. Gardner’s sophisticated and eclectic life and the famous heist. A docent will be available to guidevisitors.
Tour 3: BEACON HILL CIRCLE “BEHIND THE BRAHMIN DOORS”
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
9:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Cost: $110 per person
*Preregistration for social events and tours are required. Tours require a minimum number of participants. All tours will depart from the Hynes Convention Center.
For additional visit information and things to do in Boston, go to https://www.bostonusa.com/things-to-do.
AATS Centennial Highlights
AATS Week 2017 is fast approaching, and we hope you are planning to participate in the wide variety of educational opportunities available across all areas of thoracic surgery.
The week opens with the two-day AATS Mitral Conclave, which will be held on Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28, in New York. You will have the chance to attend an exceptional program created by Director David H. Adams, MD, and the program com ntations, expert technique/video sessions and breakout sessions.
As we look back on the last 100 years and enter our second century as an Association for Thoracic Surgery, the 2017 meeting will provide again, as it always does, an extraordinary variety of educational opportunities across all areas of our specialty. The meeting’s theme of “Always Learning” is a testament to the drive for lifelong learning among attendees, and we commit to making certain that your time is well spent.
The meeting will include many of the most popular program components, including Saturday’s skills courses and Sunday’s Postgraduate Symposia. Saturday will also include hands-on sessions, the well-received Member for a Day Program as well as Survival Guide: Your First Night on Call. The abstract presentations were selected to provide you with new insights that are applicable to your practice and that benefit your patients as well as encourage rich discussions inside and outside of the sessions.
In addition to the programs with which you have become familiar, a number of sessions will be of interest to all members of the surgical team. The Association has long recognized the essential nature of a multidisciplinary approach to care of the cardiothoracic surgical patient as is reflected in the organization’s original membership roster, and the more recent addition of a postgraduate symposium for the Interprofessional Cardiothoracic Team. As always, we look forward to participation from nurses, perfusionists, anesthesiologists, and others in the program and as faculty. This year, we have taken another step forward by holding our meeting in conjunction with the American Society for ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) 55th International Conference.
It is fitting that we are holding such a historic meeting in a city like Boston, where you will be able to experience the city’s rich culture and history. We have planned a variety of special events and features in honor of the Centennial anniversary of the founding of the Association for Thoracic Surgery. I would like to thank meeting Co-Chairs, Robert D. Jaquiss. MD, and Bryan F. Meyers, MD, for their work to make this meeting represent the highest caliber in promoting leadership, scholarship, mentoring, excellence in patient care, integrity, and professionalism. Please visit the AATS website, watch your email for updates, and download the AATS Week Mobile App for all the information you need to make the most of the experience.
AATS Week 2017 is fast approaching, and we hope you are planning to participate in the wide variety of educational opportunities available across all areas of thoracic surgery.
The week opens with the two-day AATS Mitral Conclave, which will be held on Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28, in New York. You will have the chance to attend an exceptional program created by Director David H. Adams, MD, and the program com ntations, expert technique/video sessions and breakout sessions.
As we look back on the last 100 years and enter our second century as an Association for Thoracic Surgery, the 2017 meeting will provide again, as it always does, an extraordinary variety of educational opportunities across all areas of our specialty. The meeting’s theme of “Always Learning” is a testament to the drive for lifelong learning among attendees, and we commit to making certain that your time is well spent.
The meeting will include many of the most popular program components, including Saturday’s skills courses and Sunday’s Postgraduate Symposia. Saturday will also include hands-on sessions, the well-received Member for a Day Program as well as Survival Guide: Your First Night on Call. The abstract presentations were selected to provide you with new insights that are applicable to your practice and that benefit your patients as well as encourage rich discussions inside and outside of the sessions.
In addition to the programs with which you have become familiar, a number of sessions will be of interest to all members of the surgical team. The Association has long recognized the essential nature of a multidisciplinary approach to care of the cardiothoracic surgical patient as is reflected in the organization’s original membership roster, and the more recent addition of a postgraduate symposium for the Interprofessional Cardiothoracic Team. As always, we look forward to participation from nurses, perfusionists, anesthesiologists, and others in the program and as faculty. This year, we have taken another step forward by holding our meeting in conjunction with the American Society for ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) 55th International Conference.
It is fitting that we are holding such a historic meeting in a city like Boston, where you will be able to experience the city’s rich culture and history. We have planned a variety of special events and features in honor of the Centennial anniversary of the founding of the Association for Thoracic Surgery. I would like to thank meeting Co-Chairs, Robert D. Jaquiss. MD, and Bryan F. Meyers, MD, for their work to make this meeting represent the highest caliber in promoting leadership, scholarship, mentoring, excellence in patient care, integrity, and professionalism. Please visit the AATS website, watch your email for updates, and download the AATS Week Mobile App for all the information you need to make the most of the experience.
AATS Week 2017 is fast approaching, and we hope you are planning to participate in the wide variety of educational opportunities available across all areas of thoracic surgery.
The week opens with the two-day AATS Mitral Conclave, which will be held on Thursday, April 27, and Friday, April 28, in New York. You will have the chance to attend an exceptional program created by Director David H. Adams, MD, and the program com ntations, expert technique/video sessions and breakout sessions.
As we look back on the last 100 years and enter our second century as an Association for Thoracic Surgery, the 2017 meeting will provide again, as it always does, an extraordinary variety of educational opportunities across all areas of our specialty. The meeting’s theme of “Always Learning” is a testament to the drive for lifelong learning among attendees, and we commit to making certain that your time is well spent.
The meeting will include many of the most popular program components, including Saturday’s skills courses and Sunday’s Postgraduate Symposia. Saturday will also include hands-on sessions, the well-received Member for a Day Program as well as Survival Guide: Your First Night on Call. The abstract presentations were selected to provide you with new insights that are applicable to your practice and that benefit your patients as well as encourage rich discussions inside and outside of the sessions.
In addition to the programs with which you have become familiar, a number of sessions will be of interest to all members of the surgical team. The Association has long recognized the essential nature of a multidisciplinary approach to care of the cardiothoracic surgical patient as is reflected in the organization’s original membership roster, and the more recent addition of a postgraduate symposium for the Interprofessional Cardiothoracic Team. As always, we look forward to participation from nurses, perfusionists, anesthesiologists, and others in the program and as faculty. This year, we have taken another step forward by holding our meeting in conjunction with the American Society for ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) 55th International Conference.
It is fitting that we are holding such a historic meeting in a city like Boston, where you will be able to experience the city’s rich culture and history. We have planned a variety of special events and features in honor of the Centennial anniversary of the founding of the Association for Thoracic Surgery. I would like to thank meeting Co-Chairs, Robert D. Jaquiss. MD, and Bryan F. Meyers, MD, for their work to make this meeting represent the highest caliber in promoting leadership, scholarship, mentoring, excellence in patient care, integrity, and professionalism. Please visit the AATS website, watch your email for updates, and download the AATS Week Mobile App for all the information you need to make the most of the experience.
