34th Postgraduate Program

THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS THIRTY-FOURTH POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM Sunday, January 28, 2001 Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel 7:45 a.m. -12:00 Noon Morning Session
7:45 a.m.-8:00 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction to the 2001 Postgraduate Course Andrew C. Fiore, St. Louis, MO and G. Alexander Patterson, St. Louis, MO Co-Chairs, Committee on Postgraduate Education
	Moderators:	Andrew C. Fiore, St. Louis, MO G. Alexander Patterson, St. Louis, MO
Mini Symposium:	New Technology in the Myocardial Revascularization
8:00 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.	Off Pump Myocardial Revascularization Pro-Michael J. Mack, Dallas, TX Con-Hendrick B. Barner, St. Louis, MO
8:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m.	Myocardial Revascularization Using Robotics Pro-Ralph J. Damiano, Hershey, PA Con-Bruce W. Lytle, Cleveland, OH
9:00 a.m.- 9:15 a.m.	Discussion Kent W. Jones, Salt Lake City, UT
9:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m.	Coffee Break
Mini Symposium:	New Technology in the Management of Lung and Esophageal Carcinoma
9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.	VATS Lobectomy for Lung Cancer Pro-Scott J. Swanson, Boston, MA Con-Larry R. Kaiser, Philadelphia, PA
10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.	Minimally Invasive Esophageal Resection Pro-James D. Luketich, Pittsburgh, PA Con-Mark D. Iannettoni, Ann Arbor, MI
10:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m.	Discussion Valerie W. Rusch, New York, NY
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon	CCCETS BASIC SCIENCE LECTURE** Introduction/Address David B. Campbell, Hershey, PA, Chairman, Coordinating Committee for Continuing Education in Thoracic Surgery "Tissue Engineering: A 21st Century Solution for Surgery Reconstruction" Joseph Vicante, Boston, MA
12:00 noon-1:30 p.m.	Luncheon Luncheon Address: David Durenberger, President, Medical Technology Leadership Forum, Washington, DC 1:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. -Afternoon Session
	Moderators:	Andrew C. Fiore, St. Louis, MO G. Alexander Patterson, St. Louis, MO
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.	New Endovascular Stent Technology for the Management of Thoracic Aortic Disease Pro-Scott Mitchell, Stanford, CA Con-Joseph S. Coselli, Houston, TX Discussion Curtis G. Tribble, Charlottesville, VA
2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.	Ethics Lecture Martin F. McKneally, North York, Ontario, Canada
Mini Symposium:	New Technology in the Management of Lung Cancer
2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.	Surgical Management of Early Lung Cancer Nasser K. Altorki, New York, NY
3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.	Neoadjuvant Therapy for Early Stage Lung Cancer Katherine M. Pisters, Houston, TX
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.	Management of Malignant Airway Obstruction Douglas E. Wood, Seattle, WA
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.	Discussion Larry R. Kaiser, Philadelphia, PA
3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.	Coffee Break
Mini Symposium:	New Technology and Robotics in Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.	Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve and Aortic Root Surgery Richard J. Shemin, Boston, MA
4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.	Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair W. Randolph Chitwood, Greenville, NC
5:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m.	Discussion Andrew C. Fiore, St. Louis, MO
5:15 p.m.	Closing Remarks Andrew C. Fiore, St. Louis, MO and G. Alexander Patterson, St. Louis, MO
**Open Session

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