AATS 90th Annual Meeting

The 90^th Annual Meeting
May 1 – 5, 2010
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Join us at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 1 – 5, 2010 for the American Association for Thoracic Surgery's 90^th Annual Meeting. This five-day program, chaired by Alec Patterson, MD of Washington University School of Medicine, is designed to meet the needs of cardiothoracic surgeons with a primary focus on delivering cutting-edge education to improve surgical practice. Join the world's leading scientists and medical professionals in the specialty at this premier continuing medical education event. 

Target Audience

The AATS Annual Meeting is specifically designed to meet the educational needs of:

• Cardiothoracic Surgeons
• Physicians in related specialties including Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Radiology, Gastroenterology and Thoracic Oncology
• Fellows and Residents in Cardiothoracic and General Surgical training programs
• Allied Health Professionals involved in the care of cardiothoracic surgical patients
• Medical students with an interest in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Annual Meeting Accreditation

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Registration & Housing Information

The AATS registration and housing website has now opened.  Attendees may conveniently register and book housing for the AATS 90^th Annual Meeting at www.aats.org. Take advantage of the early registration discount and register now.

Preliminary Agenda

Saturday, May 1, 2010

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Adult Cardiac Skills
Chair: Gregory P. Fontana, MD, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
General Thoracic Skills
Chair: Yolonda L. Colson, MD, PhD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital

Congenital Skills
Chair: James S. Tweddell, MD, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Developing the Academic Surgeon Symposium
Chair: David H. Harpole, Jr., MD, Duke University
Professionalism and the Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialty
Chair: Pedro J. del Nido, MD, Children’s Hospital Boston

Sunday, May 2, 2010

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

AATS/STS Postgraduate Courses:

Adult Cardiac Surgery Symposium
Chair: Marc R. Moon, MD, Washington University School of Medicine

General Thoracic Surgery Symposium
Chair: Bryan F. Meyers, MD, Washington University School of Medicine

Congenital Heart Disease Symposium
Chair: Charles B. Huddleston, MD, St. Louis Children’s Hospital

13^th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum
Chairmen: Glen Van Arsdell, MD, Hospital for Sick Children & John S. Ikonomidis, MD, Medical University of South Carolina

Monday, May 3, 2010

Plenary Scientific Session
Basic Science Lecture: Susan E. Mackinnon, MD, Washington University School of Medicine
Presidential Address: Alec Patterson, MD, Washington University School of Medicine
Simultaneous Scientific Sessions in Adult Cardiac, General Thoracic and Congenital

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Cardiac Surgery Forum

General Thoracic Forum

Plenary Scientific Session
Address by Honored Guest Speaker – David Naylor, MD, University of Toronto

Simultaneous Scientific Sessions in Adult Cardiac, General Thoracic and Congenital

Attendee Reception at the Hockey Hall of Fame

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Emerging Technologies & Techniques Forum

Controversies in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Simultaneous Scientific Sessions:

Adult Cardiac: Surgical Therapies for Congestive Heart Failure
Chairmen:      Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD, Mayo Clinic & Vivek Rao, MD, PhD, Toronto General Hospital

General Thoracic: Controversies in the Utilization of New Technology
Chairmen:      Shaf Keshavjee, MD, MSc, Toronto General Hospital & Thomas A. D’Amico, MD, Duke University

Congenital: New Technology in Congenital Heart Disease
Chair:           Christopher A. Caldarone, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children & Endobronchial Ultrasound Training Course
Chairmen:      Shaf Keshavjee, MD, MSc, Toronto General Hospital, Andrew Pierre, MD, University of Toronto, & Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD, University of Toronto

Visit www.aats.org for updates. 

Aortic Symposium 2010

April 29 – 30, 2010
Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers
New York, New York
Course Directors:

Randall B. Griepp, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Steven L. Lansman, MD, PhD
Westchester Medical Center

Co-Directors:
Joseph E. Bavaria, MD
University of Pennsylvania

Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD
Missouri Baptist Medical Center

David Spielvogel, MD
Westchester Medical Center

Program Overview:
Aortic Symposium 2010 is a two-day symposium focused on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of aortic aneurysms and dissections. This conference is designed for cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, residents, perfusionists, ICU and OR nurses and those involved with the care of individuals with aortic disease. The faculty consists of world leaders in this field who have been invited to share their experience regarding difficult problems in aortic disease.

Call for Abstracts:

Deadline: Friday, December 11, 2009 by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Investigators are invited to submit original work to include BOTH of the following:

• Abstract (maximum of 200 words), accompanied by
• PowerPoint presentation of the material (maximum of 12 slides)

OR

• Abstract (maximum of 200 words), accompanied by
• Video (maximum of 5 minutes for the Presentation on Demand (POD) system ONLY and must be narrated in English)

Accepted presentations will be available on the Presentation on Demand (POD) System, a network of computer stations distributed throughout the meeting area that permits attendees to review PowerPoint presentations and videos on demand.

Aortic Symposium 2010 will primarily feature faculty presentations of original work or “state of the art reviews”. Manuscripts selected from submitted abstracts will comprise the balance of the program and be considered for publication in a supplement of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Submit abstracts here.  Visit www.aats.org/aortic to learn more about Aortic Symposium 2010.