AATS 2010 Annual Meeting - Call for Abstracts

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The AATS is now accepting abstracts for the 90th Annual Meeting to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from May 1 - 5, 2010.  You and your colleagues are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts of original work for consideration as part of the scientific program. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE OCTOBER 5, 2009. 
Submissions will be accepted within the following areas:
• Regular Session, including:
• Adult Cardiac
• General Thoracic
• Congenital
• Other
• Laboratory Research Forum
• Emerging Technologies Forum
• C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum
Abstracts must be submitted electronically at this site.  Specific instructions for abstract submission are located on the website, including how to submit graphics and charts. Manuscripts are due in advance of the meeting for all accepted abstracts.

Call for Abstracts for the 13th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum
Residents are encouraged to submit abstracts, based on basic science, for the 13th Annual C. Walton Lillehei Resident Forum which will consist of presentations of original work by North American thoracic surgical residents and/or residents in general surgical training programs who are working in a cardiothoracic surgical laboratory or clinical rotation. The presentations are selected by the AATS CT Residents’ Committee: Training Program Directors must acknowledge that the material presented is original work and that of the resident.

Target Audience
The AATS Annual Meeting is specifically designed to meet the educational needs of:
• Cardiothoracic Surgeons
• Physicians in related specialties including Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Radiology, Gastroenterology and Thoracic Oncology
• Fellows and Residents in Cardiothoracic and General Surgical training programs
• Allied Health Professionals involved in the care of cardiothoracic surgical patients
• Medical students with an interest in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Annual Meeting Accreditation
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Registration & Housing Information
Registration and housing will open during the fall of 2009. Take advantage of the early registration discount and register by April 2, 2010. For more information about the meeting.