Preliminary Program
Friday, June 8, 2012
| 7:15 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:50 | Welcome Dr. James Rutka, Chair, Department of Surgery Dr. Thomas Waddell, Chair, Division of Thoracic Surgery |
| Morning Session I: Mediastinum Chair: Dr. Thomas Waddell |
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| 8:00 | Mediastinal Mass: How Do I Approach Them? Dr. Andrew Pierre |
| 8:15 | Treatment of Acute and Chronic Mediastinitis Dr. Carmine Simone |
| 8:30 | RJ Ginsberg LectureRobotic Thoracic Surgery Dr. Robert Cerfolio |
| 9:00 | Minimally Invasive Extended Thymectomy for MG Dr. Eugenio Pompeo |
| 9:15 | Duplication Cysts: How to recognize and manage them Dr. Robert Zeldin |
| 9:30 | Case-Based Panel Discussion with Audience Participation |
| 10:00 | Refreshment Break |
| Morning Session II: Chest Wall and Thoracic Inlet Chair: Dr. Andrew Pierre |
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| 10:30 | Anatomy and Surgical Approaches to the Thoracic Inlet Dr. Marc de Perrot |
| 10:45 | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada LectureIndications and Results of Surgery for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Dr. Drew Bethune |
| 11:15 | Surgery for Hyperhidrosis Dr. Christopher Compeau |
| 11:30 | Chest Wall Tumor: When should I observe, biopsy or resect them? Dr. Thomas Waddell |
| 11:45 | Case-Based Panel Discussion with Audience Participation |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| Afternoon Session I: Esophagus Chair: Dr. Gail Darling |
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| 1:30 | Approach to Clinical T2N0 Esophageal Carcinoma Dr. Gail Darling |
| 1:45 | R.D. Henderson Memorial LectureThree-Field Esophagectomy: Early and long-term results Dr. Nasser K. Altorki |
| 2:15 | Esophageal Hernia: Treatment options Dr. Maurice Blitz |
| 2:30 | Zenker Diverticulum: Endoscopic stapling or external transcervical approach? Dr. Drew Bethune |
| 2:45 | Role of Repeat PET Scan After Induction Chemo-Radiation Therapy for Esophageal Cancer Dr. Robert Cerfolio |
| 3:00 | Case-Based Panel Discussion with Audience Participation |
| 3:30 | Refreshment Break |
| 4:00 | Afternoon Session II: Interactive Small Group Sessions
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| 5:15 | Adjourn |
Saturday, June 9, 2012
| 7:30 | Continental Breakfast |
| Morning Session I: Lung Nodule Chair: Dr. Shaf Keshavjee |
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| 8:00 | Options for Intraoperative Localization of Pulmonary Nodule Dr. Kazu Yasufuku |
| 8:15 | Clinical Stage IA Lung Cancer: Lobectomy, segmentectomy or SBRT? Dr. Christian Finley |
| 8:30 | Impact of Lung Cancer Screening for the Thoracic Surgeon Dr. Nasser K. Altorki |
| 8:45 | When Should I Consider Surgery for Metastatic Disease to the Lungs? Dr. Marcelo Cypel |
| 9:00 | F.G. Pearson LectureThoracic Surgery in Awake Patients: Indications and limits Dr. Eugenio Pompeo |
| 9:30 | Case-Based Panel Discussion with Audience Participation |
| 10:00 | Refreshment Break |
| Morning Session II: Complications Chair: Dr. Marc de Perrot |
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| 10:30 | Pre-Operative Assessment of the Surgical Patient Dr. Michael Ko |
| 10:45 | Optimal Post-Operative Care After Lung Surgery Dr. Robert Cerfolio |
| 11:00 | Extra-Corporeal Life Support for Respiratory Failure Dr. Shaf Keshavjee |
| 11:15 | Management of Post-Pneumonectomy Empyema Dr. Nasser K. Altorki |
| 11:30 | Management of Complications from Sternotomy Dr. Yaron Shargall |
| 11:45 | Case-Based Panel Discussion with Audience Participation |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| 1:30 | Afternoon Session I: Interactive Small Group Sessions
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| 2:45 | Refreshment Break |
| Afternoon Session II: How I Do It (10 minutes each with 2 minutes for discussion) Chair: Dr. Kazu Yasufuku |
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| 3:10 | Robotic Lobectomy Dr. Robert Cerfolio |
| Robotic Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy Dr. Robert Cerfolio |
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| Three-Field Esophagectomy Dr. Nasser K. Altorki |
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| Transsternal Transpericardial Resection-Reconstruction of the Carina Dr. Marc de Perrot |
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| VATS Lobectomy and Segmentectomy Dr. Najib Safieddine |
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| Transxiphoid Hand-Assisted Videothoracoscopic Surgery Dr. Eugenio Pompeo |
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| Video-Assisted Transaxillary Resection of the First Rib Dr. Drew Bethune |
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| In Vivo Lung Perfusion for Chemotherapy Dr. Marcelo Cypel |
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| 5:00 | Evaluation and Adjourn |