STS/AATS TECH-CON 2002 o January 26 - 27, 2002 o Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Preliminary Program

Educational Objective:
To provide the most up-to-date information on technological advances as they pertain to cardiothoracic surgery.

Saturday, January 26, 2002

1:00 - 4:30 p.m. . . . . . Tech-Con Supporter Area (Exhibits) Open
1:00 - 4:30 p.m. . . . . . . Afternoon Session

Myocardial Revascularization
Moderators: Bruce W. Lytle, Cleveland, OH and Marco A. Zenati, Pittsburgh, PA

What We've Learned About Bypass Surgery
Bruce W. Lytle, Cleveland, OH
Robotic CABG Video and Results
Freidrich Mohr, Leipzig, Germany
Robotic CABG Video and Results
W. Douglas Boyd, London, Ontario, Canada
Proximal Connectors
Randall K. Wolf, Columbus, OH
Distal Connectors
David H. Adams, Boston, MA
Innovative Revascularization
Peter Fitzgerald, Stanford, CA

Discussion

Coffee Break - visit Tech-Con Supporter area

Op CABG Exposure
Michael J. Mack, Dallas, TX
Pump Assisted Op CABG
John D. Puskas, Atlanta, GA
New Perfusion Technology
Bartley P. Griffith, Pittsburgh, PA
Impact of Technology on CABS Synthesis
W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., Greenville, NC

4:30 - 5:30 p.m . . . . . . Reception with Tech-Con 2002 Supporters

Sunday, January 27, 2002

8:00 - 4:00 p.m. . . . . . Tech-Con Support Area (Exhibits) Open
8:00 - 12:00 noon . . . . Morning Session

Atrial Fibrillation
Moderators: Ralph J. Damiano, St. Louis, MO and Patrick M. McCarthy, Cleveland, OH

Varieties of Atrial Fibrillation and the Medical Treatment
Albert Waldo, Cleveland, OH
Interventional Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Including Pulmonary Vein Ablation and Atrial Defibrillators
Andrea Natale, Cleveland, OH
Video Presentation on the Traditional "Cut and Sew" Maze
Hartzell V. Schaff, Rochester, MN
Video Presentation on the Radiofrequency Maze
David C. Kress, Milwaukee, WI
Minimally Invasive Cryomaze
James L. Cox, Washington, DC

Discussion

Coffee Break - visit Tech-Con Supporters area

Advances in Pulmonary Surgery
Moderators: G. Alexander Patterson, St. Louis, MO and Randall K. Wolf, Columbus, OH

Pulmonary Resection with Lymph Node Dissection (Video)
Valerie W. Rusch, New York, NY
New Imaging Modalities in Lung Cancer Screening
Nasser K. Altorki, New York, NY
Robot-Assisted Dynamic Radiosurgery (Cyberknife) (Video)
Malcolm DeCamp, Cleveland, OH

Discussion

Gene Therapy
Tissue Engineering in Adult Heart Disease
Ray Chu-Jeng Chiu, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

CCCETS Basic Science Lecture
Introduction/Address
David B. Campbell, Hershey, PA
Chairman, Coordinating Committee for Continuing Education in Thoracic Surgery

Application of Thin Film Transitors
Thomas Jackson, Hershey, PA

Lunch - visit Tech-Con Supporter area

Breakthrough Technology - Potpourri Selection of New Technology

Luncheon Program
Moderators:
Robert W. Emery, Jr., Minneapolis, MN and Kit V. Arom, Minneapolis, MN

Speakers:
Valluvan Jeevanandam, Chicago, IL
Bernard Hausen, Menlo Park, CA
Vibnu R. Kshettry, Minneapolis, MN
James D. Luketich, Pittsburgh, PA
Richard W. Bianco, Minneapolis, MN
Randall K. Wolf, Columbus, OH
Richard D. Wiesel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John E. Mayer, Jr., Boston, MA

2:00 - 5:15 p.m. . . . . . . Afternoon Session

Heart Failure
Moderators: Robert C. Robbins, Stanford, CA and O. Howard Frazier, Houston, TX

LV Reconstruction
Lynda L. Mickleborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
LV Remodeling
Constantine L. Athanasuleas, Birmingham, AL
CHF Devices
Nicholas G. Smedira, Cleveland, OH
Biventricular Pacing
James Young, Cleveland, OH

Discussion

Coffee Break - visit Tech-Con Supporter area

Destination Therapy: Experimental
Robert L. Kormos, Pittsburgh, PA
Destination Therapy: Clinical - Louisville Experience
Laman A. Gray, Jr., Louisville, KY

Discussion

Closing Remarks
Mark B. Orringer, Ann Arbor, MI