SATURDAY, MAY 1,
2010 |
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Adult Cardiac Skills
Course |
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General Thoracic Skills
Course |
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Congenital Skills
Course |
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Developing The Academic
Surgeon Symposium |
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Professionalism
and the Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialty |
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Robotic
Cardiothoracic Surgery
8:00 a.m. – 12:00
p.m. |
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GENERAL THORACIC SKILLS
COURSE
Constitution 106, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Chair: Yolonda L. Colson, MD,
PhD Brigham & Women’s
Hospital
COURSE
OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of this course, the
participants will be able to:
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Apply new
minimally invasive techniques for the endobronchial biopsy
and marking of parenchymal lung lesions (navigational bronchoscopy)
and the treatment of diaphragmatic paralysis. |
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Describe the
therapeutic potential for lung stem cells, new agents to minimize
lung ischemia reperfusion injury and the artificial lung in the
future treatment of end-stage lung disease. |
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Identify the
strengths and limitations associated with Natural Orifice
Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) and new minimally
invasive approaches to GE reflux. |
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Relate current
clinical outcomes with incidence of occult nodal disease in
Stage I NSCLCA and develop future nanotech
approaches to lymph node targeting. |
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8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. |
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Introduction and Course Overview Yolonda L. Colson, MD,
PhD Brigham
& Women’s
Hospital |
8:10 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
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Navigational Bronchoscopy and Endobronchial Fiducial
Placement Philip A. Linden, MD Case
Medical Center/University Hospitals |
8:30 a.m. - 8:50
a.m. |
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Lung
Stem Cells David M. Jablons, MD University
of California, San Francisco |
8:50 a.m. - 9:10
a.m. |
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What
is New in Lung
Ischemia/Reperfusion Christine L. Lau,
MD University of Virginia Health
System |
9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
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Expanding Options in Extracorporeal Lung
Support Shaf Keshavjee, MD, MSc Toronto
General Hospital |
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. |
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DISCUSSION |
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
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BREAK |
10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. |
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Nanotechnology and Lymph Node
Targeting Yolonda L.
Colson, MD, PhD Brigham & Women’s
Hospital |
10:35 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. |
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What is NOTES All
About? Elena Dubcenco, MD University
of Toronto |
11:05 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. |
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New
Techniques in GE Reflux Virginia R. Litle,
MD University of
Rochester |
11:25 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. |
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Clinical Advances in Diaphragm Pacing Christopher Ducko,
MD Brigham
& Women’s
Hospital |
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
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DISCUSSION |
12:00 p.m. |
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ADJOURN |
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1:30 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. |
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PROFESSIONALISM AND THE CARDIOTHORACIC
SURGERY SPECIALTY
Constitution 105, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Chair:
Pedro J. del Nido, MD Children’s Hospital
Boston
COURSE OBJECTIVES At the conclusion
of this course, the participants will be able
to:
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Utilize newly gained
interpersonal skills to deal with conflict in professional
relationships. |
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Apply the principles for
communicating a positive, professional demeanor to
patients. |
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Communicate the fundamentals of
professional integrity to trainees. |
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1:30 p.m. -
1:40 p.m. |
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Introduction Pedro
J. del Nido, MD Children’s Hospital
Boston |
1:40
p.m.-2:00 p.m. |
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The Charter on
Professionalism
Richard Cruess, MD McGill Centre for Medical
Education |
2:00
p.m.-2:20 p.m. |
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The Doctor Patient
Relationship Wendy
Levinson, MD University of Toronto |
2:20
p.m.-2:40 p.m. |
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Communication with
Colleagues Betsy White
Williams, PhD, MPH Professional Renewal Center |
2:40
– 3:00 p.m. |
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BREAK |
3:00
p.m.-3:30 p.m. |
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Education and Training
on Professional Responsibilities Richard L. Cruess, MD McGill Centre for Medical
Education
Sylvia R. Cruess, MD McGill
Centre for Medical Education |
3:30
p.m.-3:50 p.m. |
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Professionalism and the
American Board of Thoracic Surgery John E. Mayer, Jr.,
MD Children’s Hospital Boston |
3:50
p.m.-4:20 p.m. |
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DISCUSSION |
4:20
p.m. |
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ADJOURN |
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2:00 p.m. - 4:30
p.m. |
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ROBOTIC CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
SYMPOSIUM
Constitution 106, Metro Toronto
Convention Centre
Chairs:
W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., MD East Carolina
University
Franca M. A. Melfi, MD
University of Pisa
COURSE
OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of this course, the
participants will be able to:
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Practice the technique of
robotic lobectomy. |
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Utilize the device for
appropriate surgical procedures for their own patients based upon
results presented. |
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Develop emerging robotic
surgical technique for complex procedures in the field of
cardiothoracic surgery. |
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Apply basic and clinical
research methods to issues in robotic cardiothoracic
surgery. |
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