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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:2343-2346
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Forty-Third Annual Meeting, January 29–31, 2007, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California

	Introduction

Top Introduction Registration and Fees Presentation and Publication Accreditation Program Description STS 43rd Annual Meeting

 
The Forty-Third Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, January 29–31, 2007, preceded by STS/AATS Tech-Con 2007 on Saturday, January 27, and Sunday, January 28. The meeting is open to all physicians, residents, fellows, engineers, perfusionists, physician assistants, nurses, or other interested individuals. Both members and nonmembers are urged to register in advance. Meeting attendees will be provided with the latest scientific information to practicing cardiothoracic surgeons.

The Workforce on Annual Meeting Program Task Force was pleased with the response to this year’s abstract call, receiving almost 750 abstract and surgical video submissions. The high quality of the abstract submissions made it possible for the Workforce to develop a program that represents all aspects of adult and congenital cardiac, and general thoracic surgery.

On Monday afternoon, there will be five Parallel Surgical Forums titled: "Adult Cardiac," "Adult Cardiac II," "General Thoracic," "Congenital Cardiac," and "Practice Education." These Forums will run from 1:30–3:30 PM.

On Tuesday afternoon, there will be five Parallel Surgical Forums that will run from 1:30–5:45 PM. The five Parallel Surgical Forums will be: "Adult Cardiac," "Adult Cardiac II," "General Thoracic: Esophageal," "General Thoracic: Lungs," and "Congenital."

The popular breakfast sessions will be held Tuesday morning. The topics include: Ventricular Assist Devices for Children, Skeletonized IMA, Meet the Experts I: How to Operate After Neoadjuvant Therapy of Lung Cancer, Meet the Experts II: VATS Lobectomy, Meet the Experts III: Percutaneous Valves, Meet the Experts IV: Hybrid Surgery for HLHS, and Meet the Experts V: Thoracic Endografting. Visit www.sts.org for further details. Space is limited for the breakfast sessions. Pre-registration is highly recommended.

The Workforce on Annual Meeting Program Task Force has developed an excellent program for the annual "Movie Night" representing all aspects of the cardiothoracic specialty. Surgical Motion Pictures will be shown Monday evening at the Convention Center from 7:00–9:00 PM. The timing of this session has been moved an hour earlier than in previous years to meet the needs of attendees.

Scientific Posters will be located in the exhibit hall and will not be moderated. Participants are encouraged to view the Scientific Posters during exhibit hours to gain knowledge of the innovative research being done in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. All subspecialties of thoracic surgery education will be represented in the Scientific Poster area. Poster authors will be present during the lunch breaks on Monday and Tuesday to answer any questions you may have regarding poster content.

Continuing the success of STS University, there will be 11 courses including didactic lectures and hands-on labs. The hands-on labs include: Congenital Heart Surgery—Cardiopulmonary Bypass Update: Nuts and Bolts of CPB; Endoesophageal Therapies; Esophageal, Bronchoscopic, and Pleural Ultrasound; RFA—Navigational Bronchoscopy; Management of Tracheobronchial Disease: Stenting, Ablation Therapy and Surgery; Mitral Valve Repair: Basic and Advanced Techniques; Multidisciplinary Valve Surgery: Techniques and Tips; Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation; SVR—Practical Ventricular Assist Device Strategies for the Cardiac Surgeon; and Catheter Based Techniques for Surgeons. The Live Surgeries include: Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy; Endobronchial Ultrasound and Navigational Bronchoscopy; Congenital (Video); Aortic Valve Sparing (Unedited Video); Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery; and Simulator Demonstration—Catheter Based Techniques.

STS University will also feature the new Patient Safety Symposium combining two unique features for a national meeting of this size. The first is the application of highly successful aviation safety protocols to improve cardiothoracic surgical care. The second is to link completion of the program to malpractice/professional liability insurance premium reductions.

The program, offered Wednesday, January 31, from 1:00–5:30 PM, will include modules in aviation-based safety programs, team building, recognizing the warning signs of impending adverse situations, and cross-check communication. The program will be surgically oriented to specifically address those behaviors necessary to maximize safe surgery, and it will allow surgeons from across the country to discuss a variety of initiatives and techniques. The "ripple effect" back to individual hospitals and practices is expected to be substantial.

STS is seeking agreements from insurers to provide at least a 5% malpractice/professional liability insurance premium reduction to those who attend the patient safety program.

Attendees must pre-register for hands-on labs and the Patient Safety Symposium. Hands-on labs will have limited workstation accommodations. For more information on STS University, please visit www.sts.org.

	Registration and Fees

Top Introduction Registration and Fees Presentation and Publication Accreditation Program Description STS 43rd Annual Meeting

 
An advance program with a registration form, hotel reservation information, and details regarding spouse/guest activities will be mailed to STS members. Nonmembers may write to the Secretary, Douglas E. Wood, MD, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 633 N. Saint Clair Street, Suite 2320, Chicago, IL 60611-3658. Detailed meeting information is available on the STS Web site at www.sts.org.

Members are required to pay a registration fee of $100 for the Annual Meeting; nonmembers are required to pay a registration fee of $250. After January 5, 2007, an additional $100 late registration fee will be incurred. Additional registration categories and fees are as follows: CT/Fellows/Residents, there is no charge with an accompanying letter of introduction from his/her chief of staff. If a letter is not included, a $250 registration fee will be incurred. Non-CT/Fellows/Residents will be charged $75 with an accompanying letter of introduction from his/her chief of staff. If a letter is not included, a $250 registration fee will be incurred. Nurses, paramedical personnel, and physician assistants may register for a fee of $150 with a letter of introduction from an STS member. The registration fee increases to $250 without the letter of introduction. Medical students may register for no charge with a valid student ID. Without a valid student ID, the registration fee increases to $250. An additional $50 fee will be incurred after January 5, 2007, to nurses/paramedical personnel/physician assistants/CT and non-CT Fellows and Residents. Please refer to the STS Web site www.sts.org for further registration details.

The STS and AATS jointly-sponsored Tech-Con program will be held January 27–28, 2007. The program will cover the latest technological advances within cardiothoracic surgery. The cost of registration, which includes a cocktail reception on Saturday evening and a ticket for the Rapid Fire Luncheon on Sunday, is $300 for members of STS, AATS, EACTS, CT Fellows/Residents and $500 for nonmembers.

	Presentation and Publication

Top Introduction Registration and Fees Presentation and Publication Accreditation Program Description STS 43rd Annual Meeting

 
Manuscripts of selected oral presentations for the STS 43rd Annual Meeting must be submitted using The Annals of Thoracic Surgery online editorial Web site at http://www.atseditorialoffice.org no later than January 31, 2007. Manuscripts submitted to The Annals’ editorial office by post will be returned with a letter asking that the author submit the manuscript online. If manuscripts are not submitted via this Web site by January 31, 2007, a 2-year period of ineligibility for participation in the Annual Meeting will be imposed upon all authors of the paper. The same 2-year sanction applies to manuscripts returned to authors for revisions that are not resubmitted within one calendar year. Revised manuscripts must also be submitted via The Annals’ editorial Web site. Authors of Scientific Posters selected for display at the STS 43rd Annual Meeting may choose to submit their manuscripts following the above guidelines but are not required to do so.

Oral presenters for the Scientific Sessions should limit their presentations to time allotted for their presentation and are required to meet with the audiovisual technicians the day before their presentation in the Speaker Ready Room. Power Point presentations will be downloaded from the Speaker Ready Room and networked to the Scientific Session meeting rooms.

Scientific Posters may be set up Saturday, January 27, 2007, from 3:00–5:00 PM or Sunday, January 28, 2007, from 8:00–10:00 AM. Poster boards will be 8’ x 4’. Scientific poster presenters are asked to answer meeting attendee questions during lunch breaks on Monday and Tuesday.

	Accreditation

Top Introduction Registration and Fees Presentation and Publication Accreditation Program Description STS 43rd Annual Meeting

 
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The STS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 33.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

STS/AATS Tech-Con 2007

January 27–28, 2007

San Diego Convention Center

San Diego, California

	Program Description

Top Introduction Registration and Fees Presentation and Publication Accreditation Program Description STS 43rd Annual Meeting

 
The STS/AATS Tech-Con 2007 meeting will be held January 27–28, 2007, and is a concept in surgical education directed to cardiothoracic surgeons interested in the latest technological advances in cardiothoracic surgery. The goal of the program is to advance the specialty by stimulating, developing, adapting, and/or applying new technology methods to improve patient care in a less invasive manner. The meeting will involve several renowned surgeons and cardiologists currently involved in the development of devices and technologies designed to revolutionize patient care.

The STS/AATS Tech-Con 2007 will be a concentrated day and a half meeting that will cover a broad spectrum of scientific achievement organized to provide meeting attendees with a comprehensive review in the shortest possible time. Attendees will have ample opportunity to discuss advances with surgical colleagues and corporate representatives. Separate registration is required for this meeting.

STS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The STS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

A detailed description of the STS 43rd Annual Meeting and the STS/AATS Tech-Con programs along with registration details can be found at www.sts.org and are included in the STS 43rd Annual Meeting Advance Program mailed in late October. Please plan to attend this important joint STS/AATS event.

	STS 43rd Annual Meeting

Top Introduction Registration and Fees Presentation and Publication Accreditation Program Description STS 43rd Annual Meeting

 
PROGRAM

January 26, 2007 (Friday)

2:00 PM–6:00 PM Registration: STS/AATS Tech-Con 2007 & STS Annual Meeting

January 27, 2007 (Saturday)

10:00 AM–6:00 PM Registration: STS/AATS Tech-Con 2007 & STS Annual Meeting

12:00 PM–6:30 PM STS/AATS Tech-Con 2007 Exhibits

1:00 PM–5:00 PM STS/AATS Tech-Con 2007

5:00 PM–7:00 PM STS/AATS Tech-Con 2007 Reception/Simulator Village

January 28, 2007 (Sunday)

7:00 AM–7:00 PM Registration: STS/AATS Tech-Con 2007 & STS Annual Meeting

7:30 AM–4:00 PM STS/AATS Tech-Con 2007 Exhibits

8:00 AM–11:45 AM STS/AATS Tech-Con

9:00 AM–11:30 AM STS Medical Legal Symposium

11:45 AM–1:15 PM Rapid Fire Luncheon: Joint STS/AATS Tech-Con & Parallel Surgical Symposium Luncheon

1:30 PM–4:30 PM Residents’ Symposium: Negotiating the Employment Maze

1:15 PM–4:30 PM Parallel Surgical Symposium: Congenital and General Thoracic

1:15 PM–4:30 PM STS/AATS Tech-Con

4:00 PM–7:00 PM STS Exhibits and Scientific Poster Session Opens

4:30 PM–6:30 PM Reception with Exhibitors in STS Exhibit Hall

January 29, 2007 (Monday)

6:30 AM–5:00 PM Registration: STS Annual Meeting, Spouse and Guest

7:30 AM–7:45 AM Opening Remarks

7:45 AM–8:45 AM General Scientific Session I: J. Maxwell Chamberlain Award Presentations

8:45 AM–9:00 AM Introduction of New Members

9:00 AM–9:15 AM Award Presentations: Earl Bakken Award, TSDA/TSFRE Award, Socrates Award and Geriatric Patient Care Award

9:15 AM–10:00 AM Break

10:00 AM–11:00 AM Thomas B. Ferguson Lecture: Sen. William Frist, MD

11:00 AM–12:00 PM Presidential Address: Frederick L. Grover, MD

12:00 PM–1:30 PM Break

12:00 PM–1:15 PM Thoracic Surgery Residents Association Meeting

1:30 PM–3:30 PM Parallel Surgical Forum I: Adult Cardiac I

Parallel Surgical Forum II: Adult Cardiac II

Parallel Surgical Forum III: General Thoracic

Parallel Surgical Forum IV: Congenital

Parallel Surgical Forum V: Practice Education Symposia

3:30 PM–4:15 PM Break

4:15 PM–6:00 PM Business Meeting (Members Only)

7:00 PM–9:00 PM Surgical Motion Pictures

7:00 PM–9:00 PM International Symposium

January 30, 2007 (Tuesday)

6:30 AM–4:30 PM Registration: STS Annual Meeting, Spouse and Guest

7:00 AM–8:00 AM Ticketed Breakfast Sessions

7:00 AM–8:00 AM Health Policy Forum: The Future of Medicare Payment—How to Survive the Budget Crisis

8:15 AM–9:15 AM General Scientific Session II:Oral Presentations

9:00 AM–4:30 PM STS Exhibits and Scientific Posters Open

9:45 AM–10:30 AM Break

10:30 AM–12:30 PM General Scientific Session II continued: Oral Presentations

12:30 PM–1:45 PM Lunch

12:30 PM–1:45 PM STS Residents’ Luncheon

1:45 PM–5:45 PM Parallel Surgical Forum I: Adult Cardiac I

Parallel Surgical Forum II: Adult Cardiac II

Parallel Surgical Forum III: General Thoracic: Esophageal

Parallel Surgical Forum IV: General Thoracic: Lungs

Parallel Surgical Forum V: Congenital

7:00 PM–10:00 PM Members’ Social Event

January 31, 2007 (Wednesday)

6:30 AM–12:00 PM Registration: STS Annual Meeting

7:00 AM–10:00 AM STS University Courses

10:00 AM–10:30 AM Break

10:30 AM–12:30 PM Live Surgeries

1:00 PM–5:30 PM Patient Safety Symposium

Check www.sts.org for the most current program information.

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