Now part of the Annual Meeting and offering the option to claim CME credit Tech-Con will give you an up close look at the new frontier in cardiothoracic surgery. The adult cardiac surgery sessions will focus on evolving techniques and technology in structural heart disease, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation. Topics such as intraoperative tumor localization, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and robotic techniques will be covered in the general thoracic surgery sessions.

Exciting additions to the Tech-Con program include two Lunch and Learn sessions, during which industry experts and surgeon moderators will discuss the latest products and technology.

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Thought-provoking lectures, practice-changing science, and hands-on instruction from renowned experts all this and more awaits you in “The Big Easy” at the STS Annual Meeting. No other meeting offers more translational science that you can take home and put into practice. Whether you’re an experienced surgeon, just starting your career, still in training, or a member of the surgical team, you’ll find dozens of sessions targeted at keeping you relevant in the rapidly evolving field of cardiothoracic surgery.​

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Virtual Reality in healthcare is now being used routinely to improve care for patients. When combined with simulation Virtual Reality is increasingly being used for training and education; immersing clinicians in a realistic simulation of a procedure and practising the steps and techniques is now being seen as an effective and relatively low cost way of improving skills and educating clinicians.

Chaired and produced in association with Mr Bibhas Roy, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Central Manchester University Hospital NHS Trust, this Virtual Reality and Simulation Summit focuses on the practical application of these techniques in everyday clinical practice, this is not a futuristic theory based event but includes practical case studies of how this technology is being used today to improve practice.

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Leadership Beyond the Operating Room for Early Career Surgeons is a new course designed to help develop the next generation of leaders in the profession. Cardiothoracic surgeons who are in their first 8 years of practice (academic or private practice) are invited to participate and learn about core leadership skills that are imperative for success in an ever-changing health care environment.

This interactive afternoon course will focus on three core areas managing people, managing finances, and managing yourself. Each topic area will include brief lectures from STS surgeon leaders and invited experts, followed by small group discussions of case studies and then a full group discussion. Surgeon mentors will be placed strategically in each of the groups. At the conclusion of the course, attendees are invited to stay for a special networking reception.

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This conference focuses on improving the management and outcomes of people with coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse, including meeting the National Quality Standard which was published by NICE in August 2019.

This conference will systematically address how providers can provide improved care and outcomes for people with coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse.

This conference will enable you to:

• Network with colleagues who are working to improve services, practice and treatment for people who are experiencing coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse (dual diagnosis)
• Reflect on the lived experience of people experiencing coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse
• Ensure Adherence to the August 2019 NICE Quality Standard for coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse
• Understand how you can engage and support people to improve outcomes and avert crisis, and reduce the risk of exclusion or drop out from services
• Identify key strategies for ensuring early intervention
• Develop your skills in risk assessment
• Enable positive practice in prevention, wellbeing and resilience
• Understand how the Quality Standard can be applied to older people including treatment evidence and age specific programmes
• Engage people to reduce missed appointments and ensure effective follow up if this does occur
• Improve your skills and competence in delivering dual diagnosis services
• Learn from current best practice/case studies in dual diagnosis focusing on homeless people
• Understand how to effectively develop and support peer support networks
• Self assess and reflect on your own practice
• Gain CPD accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence

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The STS Coding Workshop is designed to provide cardiothoracic surgery coders, surgeons, and all billing professionals with the latest coding and reimbursement updates affecting surgical practices. Sessions will be presented using scenario-based questions, challenging coding examples, attendee interaction, and extensive Q&A.

This 2-day, Friday-Saturday educational event will cover new and revised codes specific to cardiothoracic surgery, with concentrations in adult cardiac surgery, congenital heart surgery, general thoracic surgery, and vascular surgery. The program also will focus on reimbursement issues affecting the specialty as a whole. The Workshop will conclude with a special session on the physician’s role in documentation and reimbursement. Additionally, participants will have access to a series of supplemental online modules covering the global surgical period, modifiers, bundling, diagnosis, and coverage considerations to enhance their coding knowledge before and after the Workshop.

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This meeting is intended for pre- and post-doctoral scientists and clinicians from around the world who are junior members of EAACI and who are actively involved in basic or clinical immunology research in the field of allergy, asthma and clinical immunology. 

The goal of this meeting is to discuss advanced and up-to-date allergy and asthma related basic immunological research with 70 young scientists in a friendly scientific environment.In addition, there will be free time for relaxation, sports and exploration of the alpine area between the morning and afternoon sessions. 

This meeting has high scientific standards and is aimed at young researchers and medical doctors who are active in the fields of allergy and immunology. Participation is by invitation only, on acceptance of your submitted abstract.

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The premier meeting in Connecticut for obesity medicine specialists, surgeons, nutritionists, mental health specialists, bariatric coordinators, nurses, and resident physicians. Two days of groundbreaking and thought provoking presentations and panel discussions.

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Jointly provided by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the North American Neuromodulation Society, this is the premier meeting in the field of neuromodulation.Learn from leading experts in the field, network, and hear about the latest scientific research and technical advancements in neuromodulation.

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Designed for clinicians, scientists, and all other members of the cancer care and research community, the 2020 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium will feature a wide array of multidisciplinary topics and expert faculty will offer insights on the application of gastrointestinal advances in: cancers of the esophagus and stomach, pancreas, small bowel and hepatobiliary tract, and the colon, rectum and anus.

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