2023 STS Annual Meeting Online
Activity Description
Annual Meeting Online is a digital product that provides on-demand access to the rich content presented during the STS 59th Annual Meeting. The digital product features nearly 80 educational sessions that incorporate the latest research, technology, and practice in all major cardiothoracic surgery disciplines. Annual Meeting Online provides the convenience of watching anywhere, anytime, and at your own pace.
- Three extraordinary plenary sessions: The Vivien Thomas Lecture on the need for increased diversity and access in healthcare and education, a poignant reminder about remembering and finding meaning in one's vocation, and a look at the evolution of the evidence base available for treatment selection for coronary artery disease
- Top-scoring abstract sessions for surgical disciplines including adult cardiac, congenital, general thoracic, and cardiopulmonary failure
- Four interactive "In the OR" sessions, in which luminary surgeons share 360° video views of the operating room during a procedure performed
- Compelling sessions offering the latest on robotic surgery, coronary artery revascularization, the STS National Database, adult congenital heart disease, surgeon wellness, and more
Pricing | |
STS Members: Surgeon, Associate, Associate Physician | $650 |
STS Members: Resident/Fellow, Medical Student | FREE |
Non-Members | $1,000 |
*This past Annual Meeting is no longer for sale.
Target Audience
The intended audience consists of cardiothoracic surgeons, general surgeons, anesthesiologists, oncologists, cardiologists, pulmonologists, radiologists, and allied health care providers working with cardiothoracic surgeons. MDs and DOs may claim CME credit; non-MDs/DOs are awarded a certificate of participation. Physicians Assistants (PAs) may claim AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for participating in this activity.
Learning Objectives
- Review the results of clinical and laboratory investigations designed to reveal new knowledge of cardiothoracic diseases or develop new technology applicable to the management of cardiothoracic diseases
- Evaluate the impact of new knowledge and the application of new technology on the treatment of cardiothoracic diseases
- Discuss the importance of patient safety issues and how current strategies can be introduced into one’s practice or institution
- Discuss surgical techniques in order to improve the standard of care within the specialty
- Examine how public policy can impact the treatment of one’s patients
- Share and summarize information provided through small group discussions facilitated by leaders in cardiothoracic surgery
Disclosure Information
As a sponsor of continuing medical education accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), The Society of Thoracic Surgeons requires that any individual who is in a position to control the content of an educational activity must disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This is to ensure that that all decisions related to the planning, faculty selection, delivery, and evaluation of accredited education are made without any influence or involvement from the owners and employees of an ineligible company. The ACCME defines ineligible companies as those whose “primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients.” The question of whether a disclosed conflict situation could represent undue influence on the educational activity by an ineligible company or whether the disclosed information is sufficient to consider an abstract, presentation, or other educational enduring material to represent potentially biased information must be mitigated prior to an individual’s involvement in STS educational programming.
Disclosure information is provided for each presenter at the beginning of the session and/or presentation. If applicable, the absence of relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies will also be disclosed to learners. To review the complete STS Education Disclosure Policy, go to sts.org/about-sts/policies/education-disclosure-policy.
Commercial Relationships of Program Planning Members
The Society would like to thank the following program planners for their work on the educational content of STS 2023.
Unless otherwise noted, these program planners and staff have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. All relevant commercial relationships have been mitigated.
Board of Directors
Workforce on Annual Meeting
Workforce on Annual Meeting (Program Task Force)
Armin Kiankhooy
STS Staff
Scott Bradbury, Vice President of Education
Isabel Dunn, Education Coordinator
Meredith Herzog, Associate Director of Education
Karen Kostrinsky, Senior Manager, E-Learning
Anne McBarron, Education Manager
Melisa Puthenmadom, Senior E-Learning Coordinator
Michele Rush, Senior Manager for Education
William F. Seward, Associate Executive Director
Amanda Wright, E-Learning Manager
Accreditation Statement
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons designates this other activity (blended live and enduring material) for a maximum of 71.25 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 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for completing this activity.
How to Claim Credit
- You must claim credit for each track (i.e., “2023 STS Annual Meeting Online: Plenary Track”) to count towards your total credit.
- You do not need to complete every session to claim credit for that track.
- Fill out the Overall Evaluation only when you are ready to claim an overall certificate for this activity.
- Your earned CME is calculated according to each completed track.
- If the number of credits you are eligible to claim is incorrect after you submit the Overall Evaluation, go back to the main page and refer to Step 1.
- WARNING: You can only claim credit for the entire Annual Meeting Online once.
- Click here to claim an overall certificate for the Annual Meeting Online.
Available Credit
- 71.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 71.25 Participation
Price
Once you are enrolled in this course, select any session title to begin. Your progress will be tracked on this page.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- You must claim credit for each track (i.e., “2023 STS Annual Meeting Online: Plenary Track”) to count towards your total credit.
- You do not need to complete every session to claim credit for that track.
- Fill out the Overall Evaluation only when you are ready to claim an overall certificate for this activity.
- Your CME for the meeting is calculated according to each completed track.
- If the number of credits you are eligible to claim is incorrect after you submit the Overall Evaluation, go back to the main page and refer to Step 1.
- WARNING: You can only claim credit for the entire Annual Meeting Online once.
- Click here to claim an overall certificate for the Annual Meeting Online.