AATS Week 2015: Registration & Housing are Open!

AATS Week 2015 includes two premier events: The Mitral Conclave (April 23-24, 2015, New York City) and AATS 95th Annual Meeting (April 25-29, 2015, Seattle WA).

Register for both and receive a $100 discount off the Mitral Conclave fee!

Registration and housing reservations are available here.

Three ways to register:

1. Online — www.aats.org.
2. Phone — Customer Service Desk: (USA) 800- 424-5249; (International) 847-996-5829
3. Mail/fax — Get the registration form at www.aats.org. By mail: AATS/Experient, 5202 Presidents Court, Frederick, MD 21705 with check and credit card information. By fax: 301-694-5124.

AATS Mitral Conclave Program Now Online

Don’t miss the AATS Mitral Conclave, an important meeting about mitral valve disease. The event precedes the AATS Annual Meeting.

Thursday, April 23 – Friday, April 24, 2015
Hilton New York Midtown
New York City

With a faculty of over 70 international leaders in the field, the conference features more than 100 invited lectures and video presentations, as well as 100 submitted abstracts and video offerings.

The two-day Conclave will cover a wide-range of topic areas including guidelines, imaging, surgical approaches, reconstructive techniques, replacement options, catheter-based approaches, heart failure strategies, and long-term outcomes.

The schedule includes:

• Five plenary lecture sessions
• Over 20 break-out sessions
• Eight sponsored luncheons
• Three expert video/technique demonstrations
• Debates
• Moderated panel discussions
• Special lectures
• Breakfast break-out sessions
• Case-based discussions

View the complete preliminary program online, here.

Program Director
David H. Adams 

Program Committee
Anelechi C. Anyanwu
Tirone E. David Pedro
J. del Nido
Gilles D. Dreyfus
Volkmar Falk
Rakesh M. Suri
Hugo K. I. Vanermen
Francis C. Wells

CME Credits

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 Credit(s)™.

Learn more.

Registration is available at www.aats.org/mitral.

AATS 95th Annual Meeting

Join cardiothoracic surgeons from around the world for a five-day program of state-of-the-art presentations by renowned experts. Attendees will enhance their knowledge and skills in a wide-range of subjects including general and specialized cardiac surgery, emerging technologies, congenital heart disease, critical care, and aortic/endovascular surgery.

President & Annual Meeting Chair
Pedro J. del Nido/Boston Children’s Hospital

Annual Meeting Co-Chairs
David H. Adams/Mount Sinai Medical Center
Yolonda L. Colson/Brigham and Women’s Hospital

View the 95th Annual Meeting Preliminary Program for schedule, speakers, presentations, and full abstracts.

This Year’s Program Includes:

Saturday, April 25

• Skills Courses followed by Hands-On Sessions
• New Advanced Techniques for State of the Art Coronary Bypass Surgery Session

Sunday, April 26

• Postgraduate Symposia with Legends Luncheons featuring Professor Magdi Yacoub and Dr. Jean DesLauriers Monday, April 27
• Functional MR: A Surgical Disease? New Surgical and Interventional Paradigms for Treatment
• New Integrating Advanced Imaging in Planning Interventions: A Case-Based Interactive Expert Panel Review
• New Deep Dive Sessions featuring presenters from the scientific sessions and expert panelists

Tuesday, April 28

• New Emerging Technologies & Techniques Fora: Adult Cardiac and General Thoracic
• New VAD/ECMO Session
• New Deep Dive Sessions featuring presenters from the scientific sessions and expert panelists

Wednesday, April 29

• Featured Speakers who will provide insight on innovation in cardiothoracic surgery during the Simultaneous Scientific Sessions
• Masters of Surgery Video Sessions

This year's AATS Annual Meeting promises an abstract program filled with hot topics in cardiothoracic surgery. Presentations from around the world will run the gamut of what attendees need to know and want to take home with them. Hear what Abstract Committee members have to say at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnMMptR4Xiw

AATS Annual Meeting Opportunities

Registration Opportunities for Residents/Fellows & Medical Students

Residents/fellows/students are invited to attend the Cardiothoracic Residents’ Luncheon on Tuesday, April 28th at 12:30 pm. Lunch is complimentary but pre-registration is required.

Resident/Fellows & Medical Student Package
Residents/Fellows & Medical students are able to register for the Saturday courses and Sunday symposium at a discounted rate of $100 each.

Allied Health Package
Allied Health professionals who pre-register for the Annual Meeting are eligible for a discount for the Saturday courses and Sunday symposia. Registration for the Allied Health package is $450 (a savings of $399 if you bundle)

Saturday and Sunday Courses and Symposia
Registration for a Saturday course and/or Sunday symposium will include access to all other course/symposia that are taking place that day.