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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:343-354
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Report From The STS Board of Directors

Forty-Third Annual Meeting, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Douglas E. Wood, MD, Secretary

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   Introduction
 
The Forty-Third Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons was held at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California on January 29–31, 2007, with an attendance of almost 5000, including spouses and exhibitors. A total of 1303 members and 1287 guest physicians attended the Scientific Sessions.

The program again featured STS University, which offered one didactic course, nine hands-on sessions, three live surgical procedures, and two videotaped surgeries. More than 600 participants attended STS University for hands-on training in adult cardiac, general thoracic, and congenital cardiac procedures.

The Monday morning General Scientific Session featured the presentation of three J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Papers: "Surgical Lessons from the First 100 Fontan Conversions with Arrhythmia Surgery," "Are Surgical Outcomes for Lung Cancer Resections Improved at Academic Institutions," and "Off-Pump Techniques Benefit Both Men and Women and Narrow the Gender Disparity in Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: An Intention-to-Treat Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database."

A variety of other educational opportunities were also available this year, including the Parallel Surgical Forums, a special presentation from James Dove, MD, President-Elect of the American College of Cardiology, Surgical Motion Pictures, Breakfast Sessions, and the Patient Safety Symposium held on Wednesday afternoon.

Of particular note were three highly motivating presentations: the Presidential Address, the Thomas B. Ferguson Lecture, and the Medical Ethics Debate. In his Presidential Address, "The Bright Future of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Era of Changing Health Care Delivery–An Update," Dr Frederick Grover emphasized that the future of the specialty will center on developing new technologies and the active recruitment of residents to cardiothoracic surgery. Former Senator William H. Frist, MD, the Thomas B. Ferguson Lecturer, focused on what he sees as the most challenging domestic issue facing the United States today, which is health care. During . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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