All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. Unless otherwise noted, speakers have nothing to disclose.

Moderators

Joseph Cleveland, Jr., MD
Disclosure(s): Medtronic, Edwards, Boston Scientific, Abbott: Consultant (Ongoing), Research Grant (includes principal investigator, collaborator or consultant and pending grants as well as grants already received) (Ongoing)

Keith Naunheim, MD

Presentations

1. Top Advocacy Issues Facing Cardiothoracic Surgeons
   Keith Horvath, MD
    
2. Cardiothoracic Shortage of Surgeons in the next Quarter Century: Train more or work longer
   Matthew C. Henn, MD
    
3. Invited Discussant
   Trevor A. Ellison, MD, PhD, MBA
    
4. Declining Medicare Reimbursement for Surgical and Transcatheter Valve Procedures: A Contemporary Analysis of Changing Payments for Aortic and Mitral Therapies
   John A. Treffalls, BS
    
5. Invited Discussant
   Sidney Levitsky, MD, MA
    
6. It's Not Important Until You Get Paid: Updates in Coding and Reimbursement
   Francis C. Nichols, MD
   
   HelenMari Merritt, DO
   Disclosure(s): Abbott, Artivion, Atricure, Medtronic, Edwards, Terumo Aortic: Consultant (Ongoing), Speaker (Ongoing)
    
7. STS Advocacy: How You Can Help Shape Policy
   Dawn Hui, MD
    
8. STS Advocate of the Year Award Announcement