- STS Annual Meeting News and NotesAccess to the STS 53rd Annual Meeting Online is included with Annual Meeting registration. With such a full meeting schedule, it’s impossible to attend every presentation of interest. READ MORE
Journey Into Space at the STS Social EventJoin your colleagues on Monday, January 23, at the Space Center Houston, the official visitor’s center of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. READ MORE
Put Knowledge Into Practice at STS UniversityCap off your Annual Meeting experience by attending STS University, which will be held on Wednesday, January 25. These hands-on courses allow attendees to gain experience with a wide variety of cardiothoracic surgical procedures. READ MORE
Symposium Explores the Quality Versus Access DilemmaBringing quality cardiothoracic surgical care to underserved regions is rife with challenges. Managing costs, staffing, training, equipment needs, and follow-up care are overwhelming concerns. READ MORE
Caregivers Debate Treatment Options for Dying Down’s Syndrome PatientThe prognosis for 8-year-old Angela Downing is bleak. Born with trisomy 21, her severe heart disease has run the gamut with an atrioventricular canal defect, moderate mitral insufficiency, and a failing left ventricle. READ MORE
TEVAR Device Indications Expanded for All Type B Aortic DissectionsThe US Food and Drug Administration recently expanded indications for two thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) devices for the treatment of all classifications of type B aortic dissections, even though TEVAR’s efficacy had been studied only for type B acute complicated dissections. READ MORE- Session Added on Heater-Cooler-Related InfectionsIn light of recent findings tracing Mycobacterium chimaera infections to heater-cooler devices used in cardiac surgery, a special symposium has been added to the program to help attendees better understand the cause of these infections and develop measures to lower the risk of occurrence. READ MORE
Speakers Offer Strategies for Extinguishing Physician BurnoutSurgeons are known for their attention to detail, work ethic, and commitment to patients, but these traits can lead to feelings of failure and result in burnout.
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STS Members Show Off Hometown HoustonTwo STS members and Houston residents, Mara B. Antonoff, MD and Ara A. Vaporciyan, MD, share a fondness for their city, the destination for the 2017 STS Annual Meeting, January 21–25. READ MORE
Uncover Tips for Adult Cardiac, General Thoracic SurgeryAfter the enormous success of the 2016 Annual Meeting’s how-to video session featuring tips and tricks for adult cardiac surgery procedures, STS has brought the concept back for the 2017 meeting. In addition to expanding the adult cardiac surgery symposium with more topic categories and presentations, a separate general thoracic surgery how-to video session has been added. READ MORE
Preview Technology Before It’s FDA ApprovedAfter an extremely positive response in 2016, STS/AATS Tech-Con 2017 is again focusing on cutting-edge technologies and new developments in cardiothoracic surgery. READ MORE- Register Today
Registration and housing for the STS 53rd Annual Meeting are available at sts.org/annualmeeting. Register by Thursday, January 19, to save $100 off onsite pricing.
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See the Present, Future of CT SurgeryFor the first time since 1973, the STS Annual Meeting will be held in Houston, home to award-winning restaurants, nightlife, museums, and NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
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