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Saturday, April 28, 2012
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Allied Health Personnel Symposium, Skills Courses and Developing the Academic Surgeon Symposium
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| 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | |
Skills: Adult Cardiac
| Chair: | David D. Yuh, MD
Yale University School of Medicine |
Skills: Congenital
| Chair: | Joseph A. Dearani, MD
Mayo Clinic |
Skills: General Thoracic
| Chair: | Michael T. Jaklitsch, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital |
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| 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | |
Allied Health Personnel Symposium
| Chair: | Daniel J. Goldstein, MD
Montefiore Medical Center |
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| 1:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. | |
Developing the Academic Surgeon Symposium
| Chair: | John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina |
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| 1:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | |
 Surgical Robots/Technology Bazaar
| Chair: | Dennis L. Fowler, MD, MPH
Columbia University |
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| Sunday, April 29, 2012
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Postgraduate Symposia
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| 7:55 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | |
AATS/STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Symposium
| Chair: | Michael Argenziano, MD
Columbia University |
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| 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | |
AATS/STS Cardiothoracic Critical Care Symposium
| Chairs: | Nevin M. Katz, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Michael S. Mulligan, MD
University of Washington Medical Center |
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| 7:55 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | |
AATS/STS/EACTS Congenital Heart Disease Symposium
| Chair: | Emile A. Bacha, MD
Children's Hospital of New York/Columbia University |
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| 7:55 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | |
AATS/STS General Thoracic Surgery Symposium
| Chair: | Joshua R. Sonett, MD
Columbia University |
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| 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
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15th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum |
| 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | |
Exhibits Open
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Operating Rooms of the Future: Hybrid Technologies© and CT ICU of the Future©
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Monday, April 30, 2012
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| 7:30 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. | |
AATS Business Session (AATS Members Only)
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| 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | |
Exhibits Open
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| 7:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | |
Plenary Scientific Session
Award Presentations |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | |
Basic Science Lecture
John Bares, PhD
Carnegie Robotics, LLC
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| 11:25 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | |
Presidential Address
Craig R. Smith, MD
Columbia University
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| 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | |
Ethics Forum Lunch – Are Surgeons Ethically Obligated to Treat Medicare Patients Despite Substantial Reductions in Reimbursement?
| Chair: |
Robert M. Sade, MD
Medical University of South Carolina |
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| 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | |
Educational Program: Building the Hybrid OR of the Future
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| 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | |
Simultaneous Scientific Sessions:
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Congenital Heart Disease
General Thoracic Surgery
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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| 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | |
Cardiac Surgery Forum
General Thoracic Surgery Forum
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| 8:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | |
Plenary Scientific Session
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| 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | |
Exhibits Open
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| 11:40 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | |
Honored Speaker Lecture
Mehmet C. Oz, MD
Columbia University
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| 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | |
Simultaneous Scientific Sessions:
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Congenital Heart Disease
General Thoracic Surgery
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| 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. | |
AATS Executive Session (AATS Members Only)
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| 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | |
AATS Special Reception
(Attendees & Exhibitors are welcome to purchase tickets)
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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| 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | |
Emerging Technologies & Techniques Forum
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| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | |
Controversies in CT Surgery
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| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | |
Adult Cardiac Debate
Congenital Debate
General Thoracic Debate
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| 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | |
Transcatheter Therapy and Collaboration: Defining Our Future
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| 2:30 p.m. |
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92nd ANNUAL MEETING ADJOURNS |
