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Arrest after Cardiac Surgery: Is Your Team Ready?

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

Awori Hayanga, MD, MPH West Virginia University Medicine Morgantown, WV Speakers Subhasis Chatterjee, MD Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX Adrian Levine, MBBS, FRCS University Hospital of North Staffordshire Newcastle Under Lyme, England, UK Nicholas Teman, MD University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Panelists Allison Kirkner, BSN, MSN, (..)

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2023 STS Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

The STS 2023 Coding Workshop: Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a 2-day virtual event that will provide cardiothoracic surgery coders, surgeons, and all billing professionals with the latest coding and reimbursement updates affecting cardiothoracic surgical practices. STS Members receive a discount!

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The Thoracic Surgery Foundation Awards Inaugural International Fellowships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

This fellowship also will allow Dr. Fiedler and Dr. Folesani to learn novel techniques, adapt innovative technology, and receive training from expert mentors who are dedicated to the highest standards of cardiothoracic surgery. She will study under Stephen Large, MD, MA, FRCS, at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England.

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ECMO May Offer Sickest COVID Patients Chance for ‘Exceptional Survival’

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Critical Care

“Our work suggests that with appropriately selected patients and aggressive management strategies, the use of ECMO support for severe COVID-19 can result in exceptional early survival, and these patients who leave the hospital without the need for oxygen therapy are very likely to remain alive and well 1 year later,” said Deane E.

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New Legislation Speeds Progress on Patient Access to New Technologies

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

Removing these barriers would allow surgeons, physicians, hospitals, health systems, and others to conduct longitudinal analyses and gain new insights into long-term outcomes for patients undergoing procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)—the most common operation performed by cardiac surgeons.

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Cardiac Surgeons Lead Critical COVID-19 Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

We've shown that we can make a major contribution to a national effort that’s much larger than just cardiothoracic surgery.” The Society’s mission is to advance cardiothoracic surgeons’ delivery of the highest quality patient care through collaboration, education, research, and advocacy.

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ERAS Program Expedites Recovery for Congenital Heart Surgery Patients

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

“We have embarked on a new paradigm for patient care with the goal of improving recovery, patient experience, and the value of care that we provide,” said Nathalie Roy, MD, from Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts. Kane, MD, from Children's Hospital New Orleans in Louisiana, who was not directly involved in this research.