An international faculty of experts lead the fifth session and address advanced considerations for robotic coronary artery bypass, including imaging modalities, hybrid cases, prevention and management of complications, and advanced patient selection considerations. They also will cover technical considerations, tips, and tricks for totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB).

This online activity is supported by an educational grant from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Learning Objectives

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

• Outline steps and finances for creating a robotics cardiac surgery program within a hospital setting.
• Coordinate surgical plans for robotic cardiac surgery procedural steps from the beginning to the end of the procedure.
• Outline preop evaluation, patient selection, and postoperative care pathways.
• Describe the multidisciplinary components of building a robotic cardiac surgery program from hospital administration to healthcare team personnel.
• Identify the ideal prerequisites for surgeon selection and the hospital/program selection for starting and sustaining a robotic cardiac surgery program.