33rd Postgraduate Program

Sunday Morning Session, January 30, 2000
7:45 am – 8:00 am	Welcome and Introduction to the 2000 Postgraduate Course Michael J. Mack, Dallas, TX, and Jorge A. Wernly, Albuquerque, NM, Co-Chairs, Committee on Postgraduate Education Moderators: Michael J. Mack, Dallas, TX and Jorge A. Wernly, Albuquerque, NM
8:00 am – 8:25 am	Current and Future Directions in Thoracic Oncology David J. Sugarbaker, Boston MA
8:25 am – 8:45 am	The Management of Coronary Artery Disease—A Surgeon’s View Axel Haverich, Hannover, Germany
8:45 am – 9:05 am	The Management of Coronary Artery Disease—A Cardiologist’s View Paul Yock, Stanford, CA
9:05 am – 9:15 am	Discussion Axel Haverich and Paul Yock
9:15 am – 9:40 am	Advances in Management of Esophageal Disease Mark K. Ferguson, Chicago, IL
9:40 am – 10:10 am	Coffee Break
10:10 am – 10:35 am	Management of End Stage Heart Failure: Drugs, Devices or Transplantation? Eric A. Rose, New York, NY
10:35 am – 11:00 am	Contributions of Women to Thoracic Surgery Carolyn E. Reed, Charleston, SC
11:00 am – 12:00 noon	CCCETS—Basic Science Lecture** David B. Campbell, Hershey, PA Chair, Coordinating Committee For Continuing Education in Thoracic Surgery Genetics and disease: A Relationship Revolutionised by the Human Genome Project Sir Walter Bodmer, Oxford, United Kingdom
12:00 noon – 1:30 pm	Luncheon Address Managed Care and the Mortality of the Marketplace Jerome P. Kaissier, Weston, MA
Sunday Afternoon Session, January 30, 2000
	Moderators: Michael J. Mack, Dallas, TX and Jorge A. Wernley, Albuquerque, NM
1:30 pm – 1:55 pm	Endovascular Therapy for Aortic Disease—Will Surgery Still Have a Role? R. Scott Mitchell, Palo Alto, CA
1:55 pm – 2:20 pm	Can Cardiopulmonary Bypass Become More Patient Friendly? Kenneth M. Taylor, London, England
2:20 pm – 2:50 pm	International Contributions to Cardiothoracic Surgery Marko Turina, Zurich, Switzerland
2:50 pm – 3:20 pm	Coffee Break—Visit Exhibits
3:20 pm – 3:50 pm	Advances in Thoracic Organ Transplantation Thomas M. Egan, Chapel Hill, NC
3:50 pm – 4:20 pm	Where Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease is Headed Frank L. Hanley, San Francisco, CA
4:20 pm – 4:50 pm	What’s New in Surgery for Valvular Heart Disease Donald B. Doty, Salt Lake City, UT
4:50 pm – 5:00 pm	Closing Remarks Michael J. Mack and Jorge A. Wernly

**Open Session