AATS Week 2016: Registration & Housing is Open

AATS Week 2016 includes two premier events: The AATS Aortic Symposium 2016 (May 12-13, 2016, New York, NY) and AATS 96th Annual Meeting (May 14-18, 2016, Baltimore, MD).

Register for AATS Week 2016 and receive a $100 discount off the Aortic Symposium registration 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 Aortic Symposium

Don’t miss the AATS Aortic Symposium 2016, immediately preceding the AATS 96^th Annual Meeting.

Thursday, May 12 – Friday, May 13, 2016
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel
New York, New York

Program Overview
The AATS Aortic Symposium 2016 is a two-day symposium focused on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of aortic aneurysms and dissections. This conference is designed for cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons, residents, perfusionists, ICU and OR nurses, and those involved with the care of individuals with aortic disease. The faculty consists of world leaders in this field who have been invited to share their experience regarding difficult problems in aortic disease.

Topics Include

AORTIC ROOT
Reimplantation Root Repair
The Stanford Aortic Root Repair
Remodeling Root Repair
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair
Management of Failed Root Repair

ASCENDING AORTA
Bicuspid Aortic Valve Aortopathy - A Selective Approach
Management of Arch Aneurysms with Single Branch TEVAR in Zone 0: An Early Feasibility Study
Zone Zero TEVAR

AORTIC ARCH
Cerebral Protection: Temperature, Time and Tactics
The Frozen Elephant Trunk Technique

DISSECTION
"Classic" Hemiarch Repair for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Total Arch Replacement and Frozen Elephant Trunk for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
New Branched Arch Endografts. A More Complete Solution for DeBakey Type I?
The STABLE II Trial
The ADSORB Trial and High Risk, Non-Complicated Type B Dissection
Open Repair of Chronic Type B Dissection
TEVAR for Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection
Malperfusion in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Cerebral Malperfusion in Aortic Dissection
Visceral Malperfusion in Aortic Dissection

THORACOABDOMINAL
The Spinal Collateral Circulation Model
Reoperative Surgery on the Thoracoabdominal Aorta
Branch Graft Patency in Open Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Surgery
Endograft Replacement of the Thoracoabdominal Aorta

MISCELLANEOUS
Paradigm for Detecting Silent Thoracic Aneurysm Disease
Inherited Disease of the Aorta
Guidelines for Aortic Surgery
Rings and Things
Aortic Surgery in Pregnancy
Biomarkers in Aortic Pathology

Course Directors
Joseph S. Coselli
Steven L. Lansman

Co-Directors
Joseph E. Bavaria
G. Chad Hughes
Nicholas T. Kouchoukos
Thoralf M. Sundt, III
Lars G. Svensson

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 live activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Registration is available at http://aats.org/aortic/

AATS 96th Annual Meeting

Saturday, May 14 – Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD

Join cardiothoracic professionals 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 AND ANNUAL MEETING CHAIR
Joseph S. Coselli
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

ANNUAL MEETING CO-CHAIRS
Charles D. Fraser
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, TX

David R. Jones
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

View the 96th Annual Meeting Preliminary Program for schedule, speakers, presentations, and full abstracts.

This Year’s Program Includes:

Saturday, May 14

• Skills Courses followed by Hands-On Sessions
• Featured Luncheon Speaker: Denton A. Cooley

Sunday, May 15

• Postgraduate Symposia with Legends Luncheons featuring Joel D. Cooper, Roger B. Mee, and John L. Ochsner
• New Survival Guide for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Team course, designed to present the surgical team and early trainees with common clinical scenarios which they may encounter, with the emphasis being on problem-solving and communication rather than standard lectures.

Monday, May 16

• AATS Mini-Theaters , featuring AATS Guidelines Presentations and “Deeper Dives” into the data presented at the meeting

Tuesday, May 17

• Emerging Technologies & Techniques Fora: Adult Cardiac and General Thoracic
• VAD/ECMO Session

Wednesday, May 18

• 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.

AATS Annual Meeting Opportunities

Registration Opportunities for Residents/Fellows & Medical Students

Residents/fellows/students are invited to attend the Cardiothoracic Residents’ Luncheon on Tuesday, May 17th at 12:30 pm. Lunch is complimentary but pre-registration is required.

Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Package

This package includes registration for the Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposium, and the 96^th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Registrations completed before March 25, 2016 are able attend at no charge. After March 26, 2016 registration will be $300 (a savings of $400).

Health Care Professional Package

This package includes registration for the Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposium and the 96^th Annual Meeting (Monday-Wednesday). Registration completed before March 25, 2016 is only $400 and on or after March 26, 2016 is $500 (a savings of $300).

Saturday Courses and Sunday Symposium Registration
Register for a Saturday course and/or a Sunday symposium and you will have access to all other courses/symposia taking place that same day.

For more information regarding registration, housing and preliminary programs, please visit www.aats.org/aatsweek