The STS 2024 Coding Workshop: Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 2-day virtual event that provides coders, surgeons, and billing professionals with the latest updates to CPT and physician coding and reimbursement.
Event dates
Feb 23–24, 2024
Location
Virtual
A pre-meeting symposium on surgical and medical insights for transplant assessment and management

In this 8 in 8 video, presenters give an overview of perioperative antibiotics in cardiothoracic surgery; including topics such as preoperative antibiotic selection and duration, when to cover pseudomonas, and the data on antibiotics in special situations such as chest tubes, ECMO, and delayed sternal closure after OR.

Presenters:

Lea M. Monday, MD, PharmD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases

Sorabh Dhar, MD
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases

Duration
11 min.
The annual meeting of the Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, presented jointly with STS
Event dates
Sep 15–16, 2023
Location
Seoul Dragon City, Seoul, Korea

For patients to receive the maximal benefit after CABG and reduce the risk of major adverse events, adherence to post-discharge medications is essential. In this episode of the 8 in 8 Series, the presenters examine the data for post-op medication prescribing guidelines, including aspirin, statins, beta blockers, and more.

Presenters:
Subhasis Chatterjee, MD
Baylor College of Medicine

Duration
10 min.
The latest coding and reimbursement updates affecting cardiothoracic surgical practices.
Event dates
Feb 10–11, 2023
Location
Virtual
Groundbreaking science for cardiothoracic surgeons and heart team members who want to take their coronary surgery programs from basic to advanced
Event dates
Jun 3–4, 2023
Location
Miami, Florida

Procedures to evaluate lymph nodes before lung cancer therapy, including endobronchial guided nodal aspiration and mediastinoscopy, can help diagnose and stage the patient effectively. Research findings demonstrate, however, that these procedures are underutilized overall or employed in a highly variable fashion. In this STS webinar, an expert panel of pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons discusses the changing role of pretreatment nodal staging to include diagnosis, staging, and acquisition of sufficient tissue for biomarker testing.

Date
Duration
57 min.
An expert panel highlights a team-based approach to managing cardiac surgery patients who suffer sudden postoperative cardiac arrest.
Date
1 hr.

Hypoxemia during veno-venous (VV) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) mandates recognition and therapeutic management.  This STS 8 in 8 video identifies the basis of hypoxemia during VV-ECMO support, such as cannula recirculation and shunted blood. Viewers will also learn remediation management strategies.

Presenters:
Cory M. Alwardt, PhD, CCP
Mayo Clinic Arizona 

Rita K. Milewski, MD, PhD, MSEd
Yale University

Duration
9 min.
A multidisciplinary panel shares their expertise in establishing and maintaining an effective mobile ECMO unit.
Date
Duration
56 min.