WHAT'S NEW
CTSNet Gets a Face Lift!
We are thrilled to launch a new look for CTSNet, the largest CT surgery portal in the world. The new design is intended to help you find content faster, and to help us integrate content better. This makeover is a work-in-progress, so you can expect more changes in the months to come. We will highlight new features in upcoming newsletters. For example, here are some important things to know:
The website is set up so you can access links in the banner and the left menu throughout the site. This will help you move around more readily. The center part of each page is where you will find new content and important announcements. The far right column is where you will find links to related content or other materials.
The CTSNet home page is designed to help you find new content quickly. The four most recent “headlines” are posted at the top. As announcements are added, older announcements will spill over to the “More Headlines” page. The rest of the home page includes quick links to content deeper into the site.
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Registration is now open for the 85th Annual Meeting of the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY (AATS). The meeting will be held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA, April 10-13, 2005. To register for the Annual Meeting, go here:
http://ww7.expocard.com/shows/aat051/
To make hotel reservations through the AATS Housing Bureau, go HERE:
http://reg.itsmeetings.com/its/0504aatsfo/11.asp?group=Null&FName=&LName=&Title=&Comp=&Addr1=&Addr2=&City=&State=&Zip=&Cntry=&Phone=&Fax=&Email=&PaxID1=&PaxID2=
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Register now for the forthcoming Annual Scientific Meeting of the SOCIETY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. You can register online at:
HTTP://www.scts.org
where you will find further detailed information, including the full programme.
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The Bookstore at http://www.ctsnet.org/bookstore/ now has available the new Edition of Sabiston & Spencer's SURGERY OF THE CHEST. Co-authors are Drs. Frank Sellke, Scott Swanson, and Pedro del Nido. Send for your copy today!
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In the Galleries Section of the left menu, a wonderful new collection of Historic Images has been made available to CTSNet. A project undertaken by CTSNet History Editors Drs. Roberto Lorusso Cardiac Surgery Unit, Civic Hospital, Brescia, Italy, and W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., Chief, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, and generously supported by an educational grant from EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, is entitled "Historical Heritage in Cardiovascular Medicine: A Collection of Images," and consists of 13 Sections on various topics. The first section posted is entitled "The Anatomical Dissections":
http://www.ctsnet.org/sections/clinicalresources/images/historicimages/index.html
Other Sections will be added over time. Enjoy this magnificent tribute to medical history!
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The American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) 2005 In-Training Examination date will be Saturday, April 16, 2005. The back-up date will be April 23, 2005. The fee for each candidate will be $200. Beginning in 2005, access to the back-up exam date will be more strictly limited to those experiencing technical problems during the initial exam date. Access may be denied to programs and candidates who have not made previous arrangement with the ABTS to take the exam on the back-up date. Registration materials will be sent next week; program chairs and coordinators should watch for them. For additional information, contact the ABTS website: http://www.abts.org/
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JOURNALS
The January issues of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, The Asian Annals, the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery are now available online.
Each month the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery (EJCTS) on CTSNet will be publishing one full article 'open access.' January's selection:
Ruggero De Paulis, Enrico Cetrano, Marco Moscarelli, Giuseppe Andò, Fabio Bertoldo, Raffaele Scaffa, Fabrizio Tomai, and Luigi Chiariello
Effects of ascending aorta replacement on aortic root dilatation (Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 27: 86-89).
Note that Editorials, Images and Letters are all open access in EJCTS.
The December 2004 issue of Heart Lung and Circulation Journal (HLC) marks the first full year of a collaborative effort between publishers, Elsevier, the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ASCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). The entire suite of issues dating back to 1991 when the first publication was produced under the banner of the "Australasian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery" is available to registered subscribers at www.sciencedirect.com. An application for indexation on Medline and PubMed will be put into motion by the Editorial Board of HLC early in 2005. For further information on Heart Lung and Circulation Journal go to:
http://www.ees.elsevier.com/hlc
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ABSTRACT DEADLINES
February 15, 2005: EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY (ESCVS), Athens, Greece.
Submit: http://www.escvsannualcongress.org
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MEETINGS: FEBRUARY THROUGH JUNE
The 13th Annual Meeting of the ASIAN SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY will be held February 5-8, 2005, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The venue is the Sheraton Chiang Mai (formerly the Westin Hotel). Address for information: Supreecha Tanamai, MD, Honorary Secretary, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rajavithi Hospital, 2 Rajavithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand: Tel: 662-354-8006; Fax: 662-354-8007; E-mail: office@ascvs2005.org Further details can be viewed at http://www.ascvs2005.org/
The 15th Annual Meeting of the SCANDANAVIAN SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY (SSRCTS) will be held February 10-12, 2005, in Geilo, Norway. For information, contact the website: http://www.ssrcts.org/ or J. Michael Hasenkam, President of SSRCTS, Tel.: 45 8949 5480, Fax: 45 8949 6016, Email: hasenkam@ki.au.dk
The 25th Annual San Diego CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY Symposium, chaired by Julie A. Swain MD, will be held February 10-13, 2005, at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina in San Diego, California. For further information, please visit
http://www.amainc.com/cref_cardiothoracic.html
The 34 Annual meeting of the GERMAN SOCIETY FOR THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY will be held in Hamburg, Germany February 13-16, 2005. For further information, visit the website:
http://www.interplan.de/thorax05/eng/word_of_welcome.htm
The 2nd INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP FOR INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS AND CARDIAC SURGEONS will be held February 24-25, 2005 at Innsbruck University Hospital, Innsbruck, Austria. More information accessed at:
http://www.icr-workshop.at
The SOCIETY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (SCTS) will hold its Annual Meeting in London, UK, March 5-8, 2005. For further information, please go to:
http://www.scts.org/
The WHISTLER BRITISH COLUMBIA CARDIAC TEAM MEETING will be held March 18-22, 2005. "Ski the Canadian Rockies." Abstract deadline Feb 17, 2005. For more information, visit:
http://www.cardiacteam.com/whistler/
The 5th BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE PAKISTAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGEONS, and the 1st HEART SUMMIT OF EMERGENT COUNTRIES, Hosted By: PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY, LAHORE, PAKISTAN, and supported by different national and international organizations, will be held March 27-29, 2005 in Lahore, Pakistan. The theme of the conference is "Development of Adult and Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery in Emergent Countries." Experts and delegates around the world will get together to discuss challenges and issues they face in their locality, and share experiences and knowledge. The scientific sessions will cover the topics of Adult and Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery. Appropriate scientific papers are requested. For details, see:
http://www.pakscts.com
The 85th Annual Meeting of the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THORACIC SURGERY (AATS) will take place from April 10-13, 2005 at the Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA. For further details, please visit: http://www.aats.org/annualmeeting
The next Annual Meeting of the ISRAEL SOCIETY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, in association with the ISREAL HEART SOCIETY, will take place on April 13-14, 2005, at the David Intercontinental Conference Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Keynote Speaker in Cardiac Surgery will be Prof. Stephen Westaby from Oxford, UK. His title is: "The Future of Cardiac Surgery - Where are we heading?" Further details about the meeting and abstract submission regulations and forms can be found at the Meeting's website:
http://www.congress.co.il/cardiology-cardiacsurgery05
The 54th International Congress of the EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY will be held May 19-22, 2005 at the Divani Caravel Hotel, Athens, Greece. Deadline for abstract submission: February 15, 2005. Deadline for early registration: March 15, 2005. Other particulars can be found on the website:
http://www.escvsannualcongress.org/
The 31st ANNUAL THORACIC REFRESHER COURSE will be held May 27-28, 2005 at the Sutton Palace Hotel Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Further details to follow. The brochure will be available online in January, 2005.
The 8th Annual Meeting of the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY (ISMICS), a Joint Meeting with CARDIOTHORACIC TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES (CTT), will be held June 1-4, 2005 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City. Features this year include a Postgraduate Course directed by Dr. Ralph Damiano on Wednesday, June 1st, on the Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, Case Reports hosted by Dr. Hani Shennib, and live surgery sessions directed by Dr. Valavanur Subramanian. More information can be found on the organization website:
http://www.ismics.org
The AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTERNAL ORGANS (ASAIO) will hold its 51st Anniversary Conference June 9-11, 2005 in Washington, DC. The theme is "Enabling The Future Through Discovery & Innovation." The Conference is unique in scope with coverage of virtually all aspects of organ replacement, including existing therapies and the emerging technology for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and stem cells. ASAIO provides an ideal venue for interaction between physicians, scientists, biomedical engineers and clinical innovators. Registration will begin online in February, 2005:
http://www.asaio.com
The Third Biennial Meeting of THE SOCIETY FOR HEART VALVE DISEASE will be held in Vancouver, Canada, June 17-20, 2005. The Society website is http://www.shvd.org.
The 15th World Congress of the WORLD SOCIETY OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGEONS will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania June 19-23, 2005. For more information, see http://www.wscts-congress2005vilnius.org/
The 31st Annual Meeting of the WESTERN THORACIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATION will be held June 22-25, 2005 at the Fairmont Empress Hotel, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Check the WTSA website for more details: http://www.westernthoracic.org/
FUTURE MEETINGS
Please refer to:
http://www.ctsnet.org/events/
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INDUSTRY FORUM (PREVIOUSLY CALLED PRODUCT FORUM)
GUIDANT adds its Vasoview(R) 6 Endoscopic Harvesting System to the Featured Products. Learn more about this minimally invasive system designed for the removal of the saphenous vein and radial artery used during coronary artery bypass surgery at:
http://www.ctsnet.org/guidantcardio/product/649
In November 2004, ATS MEDICAL announced its exclusive global partnership agreement with CryoCath Technologies, granting ATS co-promotion rights in the US as well as exclusive distribution rights in the rest of the world including Europe and Asia. For more information:
http://www.ctsnet.org/company/atsmedical
3F THERAPEUTICS, INC. announces the first clinical implantation of the 3F Enable Aortic Heart Valve(TM), a patented, sutureless implantation, replacement heart valve intended to save valuable surgery time. See details at:
http://www.biospace.com/news_story.cfm?StoryID=18723020&full=1
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MEMBER SECTION
We thank all those members who have sent your photos for posting on your home page. It does make such a difference when curious fellow-members can eyeball you. For those who have not yet done so, we urge you to send a photograph soon. We prefer a jpeg file attached to an e-mail, but will accept other types (bitmap, gif). Or simply send us a wallet-sized glossy print to the address below.
Update your home page periodically. The tool is very simple to use. When others are curious enough about you to go to the member list and click on your home page, they are disappointed when there is no picture, and the page is largely blank. You have had that same experience, and so know what we are talking about. See http://www.ctsnet.org/section/members/
We will be registering members and taking photos at the Asian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery in Chiang Mai, Thailand February 5-8, 2005. If you are attending this meeting, stop by and see us.
Thomas B. Ferguson, M.D.
Senior Editor
Carol L. Blasberg
Managing Editor
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