Co-presented by STS, the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
The session will feature an international panel of experts who will review the latest interventions and advances in treating emergent patient cases, including penetrating trauma, massive hemoptysis, laryngotracheal and tracheal stenosis, and more.
Each presentation will be followed by discussion.
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET |
ECMO |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET | Laryngotracheal and Tracheal Stenosis Speaker: Thomas Schweiger, MD, PhD, Vienna, Austria Moderators: Leonidas Tapias, MD, Dallas, TX, and Airton Schneider, MD, Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET | Massive Hemoptysis Speaker: Gerard Silvestri, MD, MS, Charleston, SC Moderators: Erik Folch, MD, MSc, Boston, MA, and Richard Wins, MD, Valencia, Spain |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET | Penetrating Trauma – Bleeding, Airway Injuries Speaker: Moheb A. Rashid, MD, PhD, Gothenburg, Sweden Moderators: Richard Stephen Milton, MD, FRCS, Leeds, UK, and Mauricio Velasquez, MD, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |
Learning Objectives
At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Outline ECMO use in emergency management
- Define surgical and endoscopic management of thoracic emergencies
Certificates of participation will be available, but no continuing medical education credit will be offered.
The program will be presented in English, with simultaneous translation in Spanish and Portuguese.
Questions? Contact the STS Education department.