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Join Us in the STSA Exhibit Hall for Additional Video Presentations
New This Year – Video Presentations in the Exhibit Hall
As noted in the Advance Program, we are pleased to announce that due to the overwhelming number of video abstract submissions received for the STSA 65th Annual Meeting, four additional video presentations will be presented in the Exhibit Hall during specified break times. The meeting will take place November 7-10, 2018 at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort in Amelia Island, FL.
The video abstracts to be presented during the scheduled break times are as follows:
Thursday, November 8
Scheduled Break Time: 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
V1. VATS Resection for Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestration With a Large Aberrant Artery After Endoluminal Stenting and Plug Occlusion
Gopal Singh, Bianca Bromberger, Richard Green, *Joshua R. Sonett
New York Presbyterian/Columbia University, New York, NY
Friday, November 9
Scheduled Break Time: 8:30 am – 9:00 am
V2. Early Migration of a Self-expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Prosthesis Causing Coronary Occlusion: A Practical Technique for Surgical Explantation
Jordan P. Bloom, Michael Kwon, George Tolis
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Scheduled Break Time: 10:00 am – 10:30 am
V3. Giant Left Main Coronary Artery Aneurysm: Evaluation and Surgical Repair
*Faisal G. Bakaeen, Eric E. Roselli, Gosta B. Pettersson, Lars G. Svensson
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Scheduled Break Time: 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
V4. Novel Cannulation Technique for Temporary Right Ventricular Assist Device After LVAD Placement William Z. Chancellor, Jared P. Beller, Emily A. Downs, *Leora Yarboro
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Please note: These video abstract presentations will begin approximately ten minutes after the scheduled break time has begun to allow for attendees to transition from the general session rooms into the Exhibit Hall. *Actual presentation start times may vary. Each presentation is allotted eight minutes followed by another five minutes of discussion.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from these knowledgeable presenters and join the discussion with your fellow colleagues.
Register for the STSA 65th Annual Meeting today! Register online or download a printable registration form. Early registration is available until Monday, October 8, 2018. After this date, you must register on site at the Annual Meeting. Please note that there will be an additional $50 fee for registering on site.
Reserve your room at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort. A block of discounted hotel rooms is being held until Monday, October 8, 2018, provided rooms are still available in the STSA room block. After this date, room reservations will be accepted based upon availability only. Book early to secure your room at the host resort! Visit www.stsa.org/65thannual and click on the direct link to the Omni reservation website or call the hotel reservations department at 888-444-6664. To qualify for the special meeting rate, be sure to mention that you are attending the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association’s Annual Meeting.
Contact STSA Headquarters with questions at stsa@stsa.org or 312.202.5892.
*Indicates STSA Member
Robert Bartlett’s STSA 2015 ECMO Talk Deemed Superb by Meeting Attendees
Robert Bartlett, MD presented the talk “ECMO: Past, Present and Future” at STSA 2015 on Nov. 5, 2015 in Orlando, FL.
Robert Bartlett, MD, Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, presented an informative talk on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during the STSA 62nd Annual Meeting in Orlando on November 5, 2015.
Dr. Bartlett’s 2015 Postgraduate Program talk was one of the highest rated presentations of the entire STSA 62nd Annual Meeting. Meeting attendees provided the following comments on their meeting evaluations:
- “Bartlett offers excellent insight into the past and future of ECMO applications.”
- “Dr. Bartlett was superb!”
- “Loved the addition of Dr. Bartlett to the program.”
- “Dr. Bartlett is a wonderful pioneer.”
Video of this talk is now available on CTSNet.
ECMO: Past, Present, and Future
The 2016 STSA Postgraduate Program will take place on Thursday, November 10, 2016 in conjunction with the 63rd Annual Meeting. An agenda will be available in the coming weeks.
Stream STSA Annual Meeting Surgical Videos Online
STSA partnered with CTSNet to share 62nd Annual Meeting video abstract presentations online. Three video abstracts have been submitted to date, and additional videos will be released throughout the coming weeks.
Watch available videos and read the related abstracts:
Aortic Valve Reconstruction for Endocarditis Using Tissue-Engineered Bovine Pericardium by Domenico Mazzitelli, J.Scott Rankin, Christian Schreiber, and Ruediger Lange:
Repair of Transposition With Absent Pulmonary Valve Using Pulmonary Artery Retrenchment Technique by Yoshio Otaki (Ootaki) and Ross Ungerleider:
When the Bidirectional Glenn is an Unfavorable Option: Primary Extracardiac Inferior Cavopulmonary Connection as an Alternative Palliation by Ali Dodge-Khatami and Jorge Salazar:
The STSA Annual Meeting is an excellent forum to disseminate your work to the entire specialty. Not only is STSA is increasingly partnering with organizations like CTSNet to share surgical video abstract presentations, oral presentations are considered for publication in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, which has a circulation of approximately 8,000 subscribers.
The deadline to submit STSA 63rd Annual Meeting abstracts is April 4. Learn more and submit your work at www.stsa.org/abstracts. Contact STSA Headquarters with questions at stsa@stsa.org or 312.202.5864.
Lessons Learned From Intraoperative Complications Returns as 2016 Abstract Submission Category
The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association is currently accepting abstracts for its 63rd Annual Meeting, November 9-12, 2016 in Naples, FL. Members and non-members alike are invited to submit their work by the April 4, 2016 deadline.
Again this year STSA will accept oral and video abstracts in the category Lessons Learned From Intraoperative Complications. This submission category was first introduced last year, and the November 2015 STSA 62nd Annual Meeting featured an education session titled Recognition & Management of Cardiothoracic Surgical Misadventures to showcase Lessons Learned abstracts.
62nd Annual Meeting evaluation data demonstrated that the Recognition & Management of Cardiothoracic Surgical Misadventures session was the most highly-rated scientific session of the meeting. Attendee comments included “I loved this session… it should always be a part of the program,” and “This was one of the most interesting sessions of the meeting.”
The 2016 STSA Program Committee is excited to offer the Lessons Learned From Intraoperative Complications abstract submission category again in 2016 to continue STSA’s tradition of providing premier educational programming that prepares attendees to confront complex situations in the OR.
To submit a Lessons Learned From Intraoperative Complications abstract, access the submission site and designate your abstract(s) for this category in Step 3. Other 2016 abstract submission categories include adult cardiac, general thoracic, congenital, and transplant surgery as well as history, surgical education, patient safety, and simulation and team-based learning.
Contact STSA Headquarters with questions at stsa@stsa.org or 312.202.5892.
Video of Tirone David, MD’s Special Session Talk Posted
Tirone David, MD presented the STSA 62nd Annual Meeting Postgraduate Program Special Session talk on November 5, 2015 in Lake Buena Vista, FL.
Tirone E. David, MD presented the Special Session invited talk during the STSA 62nd Annual Meeting Postgraduate Program on November 5, 2015 at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Dr. David’s presentation, titled “Lifelong Observations on Heart Valve Surgery,” discusses the functional anatomy of heart valves and their role in surgical treatment, comparative results of various devices used for heart surgery, and repair versus replacement for the treatment of heart valve disease. He also draws upon his more than 30 years of clinical practice and experience to examine operative mortality, morbidity, and long-term outcomes, as well as procedures that improve patients’ survival and functional recovery.
View Dr. David’s STSA 62nd Annual Meeting Postgraduate Program Special Session Invited Talk:
Lifelong Observations on Heart Valve Surgery
Dr. David is a past president of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, and he currently serves as professor and head of the division of cardiothoracic surgery at Toronto General Hospital in Toronto, ON, Canada. He is world-renown for his surgical skills and innovations.
The STSA 63rd Annual Meeting Postgraduate Program will take place on Thursday, November 10, 2016 in Naples, FL at the Naples Grande Beach Resort. The Postgraduate Committee will meet in January to begin planning the Program in earnest. Contact STSA Headquarters with topic and speaker suggestions – or to share information about educational practice gaps in the field of CT surgery that you experience in your own practice – by e-mailing stsa@stsa.org.
Video Posted: David Shahian’s November 2014 Invited Lecture
STSA partnered with CTSNet to create and share select video presentations from the STSA 61st Annual Meeting with the CT surgery community online. The 61st Annual Meeting took place November 5-8, 2014 in Tucson, AZ.
Video of Dr. David M. Shahian’s November 7, 2014 President’s Invited Lecture is now available. In this talk — titled Codman’s Legacy: Data, Reporting, and Professional Responsibility — Dr. Shahian discusses Ernest Codman’s vision of enhancing quality in health care, noting that 100 years later some of Dr. Codman’s key principles still remain strongly relevant.
View the 2014 President’s Invited Lecture:
Dr. Shahian currently serves as Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Vice President of the Massachusetts General Center for Quality and Safety, and Associate Director of the Codman Center. He has been involved in health policy issues for nearly 20 years, with a focus on performance measurement.
David A. Fullerton, MD will deliver the 2015 President’s Invited Lecture during the STSA 62nd Annual Meeting on Friday, November 6 at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Register, reserve hotel rooms, and review the Advance Program at www.stsa.org/62ndannual.
Videos Posted: Aspects of Lung Cancer Screening
Richard Freeman, MD (left) and John Howington, MD participated in the 2014 Postgraduate Program expert panel on lung cancer screening at academic and non-academic institutions.
STSA partnered with CTSNet to create and share select video presentations from the STSA 61st Annual Meeting with the CT surgery community online. The 61st Annual Meeting took place November 5-8, 2014 in Tucson, AZ.
Video of the November 6, 2014 Postgraduate Program expert talks on lung cancer screening at academic and non-academic institutions is now available. In these videos, two experts address lung cancer screening. Richard Freeman, MD of St. Vincent’s Health and Hospital System/Indiana Heart Institute, Indiana, discusses the rationale and best practices for lung cancer screening. John Howington, MD of Northshore University HealthSystem, Illinois, discusses the management of pulmonary nodules.
The presentations’ learning objectives include:
- Comprehend the scientific foundation of CT screening for lung cancer.
- Identify the currently accepted patient selection criteria for CT lung cancer screening.
- Have a working knowledge of evidence-based follow-up for patients undergoing CT screening found to have an abnormality.
View the STSA Expert Panel Talks on Aspects of Lung Cancer Screening:
Rationale and Best Practices, Richard Freeman, MD
Pulmonary Nodule Management, John Howington, MD
The 2015 STSA Postgraduate Program will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2015 in conjunction with the STSA 62nd Annual Meeting at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts in Lake Buena Vista, FL. View the full lineup of 2015 talks and expert faculty.
Video Posted: STSA 2014 Expert Panel Discussion on ECMO
Video is now available of the STSA 2014 expert panel discussion on the use of ECMO in the treatment of adult pulmonary failure. Participants included (from left), Marcus Williams, MD; Robert Lee, MD; Joseph Zwischenberger, MD; and Thomas Wozniak, MD.
STSA partnered with CTSNet this year to create and share select video presentations from the 61st Annual Meeting with the CT surgery community online. The STSA 61st Annual Meeting took place November 5-8, 2014 in Tucson, AZ.
Video of the November 6, 2014 Postgraduate Program Clinical Care Case Presentation & Expert Panel Discussion, titled ECMO & Your Hospital, is now available.
Marcus G. Williams, MD begins the discussion by presenting the case history of a 42-year-old patient who was placed on ECMO after an acute lung injury that resulted in increasingly difficult oxygenation and worsening hypertension. Panelists Thomas C. Wozniak, MD and Joseph B. Zwischenberger, MD discuss the case and share their own ECMO tips and techniques.
The presentation learning objectives include:
- Assess the need for Veno-Venous vs. Veno-Arterial ECMO.
- Discuss preferred and alternative cannulation sites and techniques.
- Discuss the components of an ECMO circuit.
- Discuss anticoagulant management of an ECMO patient.
- Discuss weaning techniques and criteria for separation from ECMO.
View the STSA Case Presentation & Expert Panel, ECMO & Your Hospital:
Learn more about the STSA Annual Meeting at www.stsa.org/annualmeeting. View all STSA 61st Annual Meeting video presentations on CTSNet.
2014 History Lecture Honors Past President, Osler Abbott, MD
The 2015 Harold Urschel History Lectureship will be presented at the STSA 62nd Annual Meeting on Saturday, November 7, 2015 in Orlando. To be considered, submit an abstract by April 6, 2015. Learn more at www.stsa.org/abstracts.
Daniel L. Miller, MD presented the 2014 Harold Urschel History Lectureship titled “Osler Almon Abbott: The Man, The Award, and His Legacy” during the STSA 61st Annual Meeting on November 8, 2014 in Tucson, AZ.
Dr. Abbott (STSA Past President, 1969) was an active member of STSA, and the Osler Abbott Award is given in his honor each year at the Annual Awards Dinner & Dance.
Video of Dr. Miller’s presentation, including commentary from Dr. Abbott’s colleague and fellow STSA member, Kamal Mansour, MD, is now available on CTSNet.
View the 2014 Harold Urschel History Lectureship:
The Harold Urschel History Lectureship was established in 2013 in memory of long-time STSA member and contributor, Harold C. Urschel, Jr., MD, (STSA Past President, 1979; STSA Historian, 2001-12). The lecturer is selected annually by the Program Committee as the abstract author who submitted the most exemplary history abstract.
Contact STSA Executive Director, Megan Drumm, at mdrumm@stsa.org or 312.202.5864 with questions.
STSA Annual Meeting Panel Discussion Available Online: Current Management & Blood Utilization in Cardiac Surgery
The 2014 STSA Postgraduate Program was well-attended in Tucson, AZ on November 6, 2014. Educational videos from this session are now available on CTSNet.
If you missed the STSA 61st Annual Meeting, held November 5-8, 2014 in Tucson, AZ, you can now catch up on select educational sessions online.
STSA is pleased to announce that it has partnered with CTSNet to provide 61st Annual Meeting Postgraduate Program educational video online for free to the cardiothoracic surgery community. The first video, titled Current Management and Blood Utilization in Adult Cardiac Surgery, is now available.
In this series of videos, an expert panel discusses blood utilization in adult cardiac surgery. Robert Lee of Vanderbilt University Medical Center presents the case history of a 74-year-old male patient who experienced coagulopathy after cardiopulmonary bypass. Victor Ferraris of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Alan Speir of Fairfax Hospital weigh in on the case, overall trends in blood utilization, and implementing a blood administration protocol for patients at risk for coagulopathy.
These presentations were originally given at the STSA 61st Annual Meeting on November 6, 2014 in Tucson, AZ with the following learning objectives:
- Identify current strategies for minimizing blood utilization during and after cardiac operations.
- Develop treatment plans for patients at high risk for bleeding due to coagulopathy.
- Explain the role of the team in cardiac surgery blood conservation.
Stay tuned — additional 2014 videos will be posted to CTSNet in the coming weeks.
