An opportunity for cardiothoracic surgeons, trainees, and allied cardiovascular professionals across South Asia to learn from experienced international faculty, discuss challenging cases, and gain insights into contemporary surgical techniques and decision-making.
This webinar will explore how circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and minimal residual disease (MRD) can inform care across perioperative lung cancer care. Faculty will discuss practical approaches to ctDNA sampling before and after surgery, including its integration with imaging, and examine how MRD findings may guide conversations about treatment escalation, de-escalation, and clinical trial referral.
During this webinar, members of the STS Task Force on Robotic Cardiac Surgery will describe surgical techniques and strategies for the management of complex robotic mitral valve disease, including mitral annular calcification (MAC), systolic anterior motion (SAM), and bileaflet Barlow’s disease. Attendees will leave with a clearer framework for approaching these challenging pathologies and for expanding the range of mitral cases they can confidently treat with a robotic platform.
Gain comprehensive insight about the multidisciplinary team’s role in guiding patients with resectable gastroesophageal junction cancer through the full course of care, including surgery, neoadjuvant, and adjuvant treatment. Faculty will discuss how to establish clear patient expectations, review recent trial data and surgical outcomes (including perspectives on overall survival results from CheckMate 577 and Matterhorn), and operating after neoadjuvant immunotherapy and targeted therapies through evidence-based best practices.
A world-class, international event that will explore the latest developments and best practices in coronary artery disease, congenital heart disease, thoracic aortic disease, atrial fibrillation, and the surgical management of heart failure
Join the next installment of the STS/SCA webinar series, Across the Drapes: Intraoperative Disasters and Crises in Cardiac Surgery. Surgery and anesthesiology leaders will discuss strategies to improve collaborative intraoperative management. This second webinar in the series will focus on pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) rupture, cardiac arrest during induction, and TAVR rupture.
A collaborative series presented by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
The premier annual event in cardiothoracic surgery, unveiling never-before-seen science, techniques, and technology, and creating a forum to build lasting connections with colleagues.
Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a two-day virtual event that provides coders, surgeons, and billing professionals with the latest updates to CPT and physician coding and reimbursement, which affect cardiothoracic surgical practices.
Zoom credentials will be shared with registrants closer to the event date.
Join STS-PAC Chair Keith S. Naunheim, MD, and STS Council on Health Policy and Relationships Chair Joseph C. Cleveland Jr., MD, for a conversation about the outcome of the 2024 election and how it will affect cardiothoracic surgeons, their practices, and their patients.
The first session of the South Asia webinar series delves into valve repair strategies for rheumatic mitral valve disease. Expert panelists will provide an overview of the current state of rheumatic heart disease in South Asia’s developing countries, along with best practices for case selection tailored to early career surgeons. The webinar will also feature discussions on proven repair techniques for managing rheumatic mitral stenosis and regurgitation.
Moderators
Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, GA
Early career surgeons should plan to attend this webinar on effective financial management of student loans, presented by an expert speaker from the White Coat Investor. The presentation will examine a variety of student loan considerations: loan repayment plans (IBR, SAVE, PAYE), loan forgiveness (Public Service Loan Forgiveness), refinancing, and making a personal loan management plan.
