Program is based on a minimum of 25% of time allowed for questions and answers. Presentations will be designed to incorporate an audience response system.
Friday, June 19, 2015
| 7:15 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:50 | Welcome Dr. James Rutka, Chair, Department of Surgery Dr. Thomas K. Waddell, Chair, Division of Thoracic Surgery |
MORNING SESSION I
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| 8:00 | Is PET Scan Always Required Before Lung Cancer Resection? Sean Grondin |
| 8:20 | Update on Pathology of Lung Adenocarcinoma David Hwang |
| 8:40 | What are the Limitations of EBUS in Mediastinal Staging? Kasia Czarnecka-Kujawa |
| 9:00 | Is There a Role for Mediastinoscopy in 2015? Shaf Keshavjee |
| 9:20 | Role of VATS in Lung Cancer Staging Andrew Pierre |
| 9:40 | My Approach to Lung Cancer from Diagnosis to Surgery Milton Saute |
| 10:00 | Case Based Panel Discussion with Audience Participation All Speakers |
| 10:20 | Refreshment Break with Exhibitors |
MORNING SESSION II
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| 10:50 | F.G. Pearson Lecture What are the Current Limits of VATS Resection for Lung Cancer? Robert McKenna |
| 11:20 | Robotic Approach In Thoracic Surgery Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 11:35 | What are the High Risk Patients in the Era of VATS? Thomas Waddell |
| 11:50 | Tricks and Tips When Starting a VATS Program Najib Safieddine |
| 12:05 | Case Based Panel Discussion with Audience Participation All Speakers |
| 12:25 | Lunch |
AFTERNOON SESSION I
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| 1:25 | R. J. Ginsberg Lecture Surgical Management of Congenital Tracheal Stenosis Milton Saute |
| 1:55 | Pectus Excavatum: Who is a candidate for the Nuss Approach? Christopher Compeau |
| 2:10 | Management of Esophageal Diverticulum Carmine Simone |
| 2:25 | Surgical Management of Congenital Lung Malformations Milton Saute |
| 2:40 | Rib Fracture: Is there a role for surgery? Michael Ko |
| 2:55 | Case Based Panel Discussion with Audience Participation All Speakers |
| 3:15 | Refreshment Break with Exhibitors |
| 3:45 |
AFTERNOON SESSION II
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| 5:00 | Adjourn |
Saturday, June 20, 2015
| 7:30 | Continental Breakfast |
MORNING SESSION I
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| 8:00 | State-of-the-Art in MIE Esophagectomy Gail Darling |
| 8:20 | Induction Chemo or Chemorad in Esophageal Cancer? Christian Finley |
| 8:40 | POEM: Where are we in 2015? Eran Shlomovitz |
| 9:00 | R.D. Henderson Memorial Lecture Management of Para-Esophageal Hiatus Hernia Sean Grondin |
| 9:30 | Case Based Panel Discussion with Audience Participation All Speakers |
| 9:50 | Refreshment Break with Exhibitors |
MORNING SESSION II
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| 10:20 | VATS Resection of Thymoma Robert McKenna |
| 10:40 | How Long Should VTE Prophylaxis be Used in Thoracic Surgery? Yaron Shargall |
| 11:00 | VATS or Open Metastasectomy: How to choose? Marcelo Cypel |
| 11:20 | Forecasting the Impact of SBRT for the Treatment of Early Stage Lung Cancer on the Thoracic Surgery Workforce in Canada Sean Grondin |
| 11:40 | Role of Radical Surgery in Non-Mesothelioma Pleural Malignancy Marc de Perrot |
| 12:00 | Case Based Panel Discussion with Audience Participation All Speakers |
| 12:20 | Lunch |
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AFTERNOON SESSION I
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| 2:40 | Refreshment Break with Exhibitors |
AFTERNOON SESSION II
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| 3:10 | VATS Segmentectomy Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 3:30 | VATS Sleeve Lobectomy Robert McKenna |
| 3:50 | Uniportal VATS Lobectomy Abdollah Behzadi |
| 4:10 | Robotic Mediastinal Resection Thomas Waddell |
| 4:30 | Image Guided Minimally Invasive Resection of Small Pulmonary Nodules: Wedge Resection of the Lung Using Intra-Operative Imaging Guided Techniques Kazuhiro Yasufuku |
| 4:50 | Evaluation and Adjourn |