As cardiothoracic surgery procedures begin to resume, this week’s webinar looked ahead to the field’s post-COVID recovery and evolution, including greater use of telemedicine. Moderators Gorav Ailawadi, MD, Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH, and Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, along with other physician leaders, shared their vision and optimism about the future. They:
- Heard a forecast about COVID’s continued impact on health care systems
- Discussed preoperative testing and patient and provider safety
- Shared ideas on how to optimize telemedicine
- Addressed COVID’s long-term financial impact on cardiothoracic surgeons
- Answered questions from the audience
This webinar was supported by Medtronic.
MODERATORS
Gorav Ailawadi, MD, MBA
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD
Harvard University, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
PANELISTS
Robert J. Cerfolio, MD, MBA
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
Daniel T. Engelman, MD
Baystate Health
Springfield, MA
Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Tom C. Nguyen, MD
Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute - Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX