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Robotic Bronchoscopy - Managing Sub-Centimeter Lung Cancer Tumors Together

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

Moderators John Lazar, MD Ascension, Saint Thomas Hospital/University of Tennessee Nashville, TN Otis B. Rickman, DO Ascension, Saint Thomas Hospital/University of Tennessee Nashville, TN Panelist Joseph Cicenia, MD Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH Erin A. Herrera, MD Orlando Health Orland, FL Ali Z.

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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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Dos and Don’ts of the Mobile ECMO Team

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Critical Care

Perioperative / Critical Care Allied Health Surgeon Image

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2023 STS Coding Workshop

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Allied Health

Allied Health Data Manager Practice Management Image Sessions will include live discussion with attendees, Q&A responding to scenario-based questions submitted by attendees before and during the meeting, and challenging coding examples. hours) Session 7: (1.75 hours) Session 7: (1.75

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The Thoracic Surgery Foundation Awards Inaugural International Fellowships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Technology

She will study under Stephen Large, MD, MA, FRCS, at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England. He plans to receive robotics training at Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia under the mentorship of T. Kennedy, TSF Executive Director, pkennedy@sts.org, 312-202-5868.

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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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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.