2023 STS Workshop on Robotic Thoracic Surgery

April 20, 2023 to April 21, 2023

Activity Description

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Featuring didactic lectures, case demonstrations, and hands-on sessions at a state-of-the-art training facility, this interactive course will help provide the knowledge and expertise needed to perform bronchoscopy and lung segmentectomy with the aid of a robot. Educational sessions will take place at both the Hilton Atlanta Northeast and at Intuitive Surgical Inc. in Norcross, GA.

This activity contains the Overall Evaluation required to claim credit for attending the STS Workshop on Robotic Thoracic Surgery.

Target Audience

This course is designed for cardiothoracic surgeons or trainees.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Outline current indications for performing sublobar resections. 
  2. Demonstrate proficiency in performing both simple and complex segmentectomies.
  3. Identify currently available localization techniques.
  4. Demonstrate robotic bronchoscopy techniques.
  5. Recognize future developments in the field of thoracic robotic surgery.
Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 14.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 14.50 Participation
Activity opens: 
04/01/2023
Activity expires: 
04/21/2024
Event starts: 
04/20/2023 - 7:00am CDT
Event ends: 
04/21/2023 - 3:45pm CDT
Cost:
$0.00
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Rating: 
5
Intuitive Surgical
Norcross, GA
United States

Unless otherwise noted, the individuals below have had no commercial relationships with ineligible companies in the past 24 months. All commercial relationships have been mitigated.

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Course Directors

  • Abbas E. Abbas, MD 
    Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    Commercial Relationships: Nothing to disclose
  • Jason M. Long, MD, MPH
    University of North Carolina
    Commercial Relationships: Intuitive – Proctor, Stryker – Consultant, Medscape – Speakers Bureau/Honoraria
  • David C. Rice, MD
    University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Chair, STS Task Force on Robotic Thoracic Surgery
    Commercial Relationships: Intuitive – Research Grant, Fuji Healthcare – Consultant/Advisory Board
  • Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Commercial Relationships: Intuitive, Johnson & Johnson – Speakers Bureau
  • Lana Y. Schumacher, MD
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Commercial Relationships: Intuitive – Research Grant, Consultant/Advisory Board

Faculty

  • Ghulam Abbas, MD
    West Virginia University Ruby Memorial Hospital
    Commercial Relationships: Nothing to disclose 
  • Hugh G. Auchincloss, MD 
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Commercial Relationships: Nothing to disclose
  • Matthew J. Bott, MD
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Commercial Relationships: Intuitive – Speakers Bureau, AstraZeneca, Iovance Biotherapeutics - Consultant
  • Stephanie H. Chang, MD
    NYU-Langone Medical Center
    Commercial Relationships: Atricure, AstraZeneca - Consultant 
  • Mark R. Dylewski, MD
    Baptist Health South Florida
    Commercial Relationships: Intuitive, Johnson & Johnson– Speakers Bureau/Honoraria
  • Juan C. Escalon
    Orlando Health Cancer Institute
    Commercial Relationships: Intuitive - Speaker 
  • Richard S. Lazzaro, MD
    Monmouth Medical Center
    Commercial Relationships: Nothing to disclose
  • Mark W. Maxfield, MD
    UMass Memorial Medical Center
    Commercial Relationships: Intuitive - Speaker
  • Michael A. Pritchett, DO
    FirstHealth of the Carolinas
    Commercial Relationships: Intuitive, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson – Speaker, Consultant
  • Manu S. Sancheti, MD
    Emory University
    Commercial Relationships: Intuitive - Speaker
  • Wilson S. Tsai, MD
    John Muir Health
    Commercial Relationships: Johnson & Johnson – Speaker, Consultant; Pinnacle Biologics, Intuitive - Speaker
  • Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD
    University of Toronto
    Commercial Relationships: Olympus, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic – Research Grant, Consultant/Advisory Board, Siemens, Zidan Medical Inc, OKF Technology – Other Research Support
  • Michael Zervos, MD
    NYU-Langone Medical Center
    Commercial Relationships: Nothing to disclose

Accreditation Statement

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants (PAs) may claim a maximum of 14.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for completing this activity. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

Available Credit

  • 14.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 14.50 Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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