AATS Week 2017

AATS Week 2017 includes three premier events: The AATS Mitral Conclave (April 27-28, 2017, New York, NY), the AATS Innovation Summit (April 29, 2017, Boston, MA) and the AATS Centennial (April 29-May 3, 2017, Boston, MA).

Register for AATS Week 2017 and receive a $100 discount off the AATS Mitral Conclave 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 — Download 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

Don’t miss the AATS Mitral Conclave, immediately preceding the AATS Centennial.

Thursday, April 27 – Friday, April 28, 2017
New York Hilton Midtown
New York, New York

Program Overview
The AATS Mitral Conclave will bring the world's leading figures in mitral valve disease together for two days to discuss the latest information regarding management guidelines, imaging, pathology, minimally invasive approaches, percutaneous approaches, surgical techniques, devices, and long term results. Faculty presentations of the latest available data, techniques, and state of the art reviews will be supplemented by abstract and video presentations selected by the program committee from submitted original work. Selected manuscripts from accepted presentations will be considered for publication in a supplement to The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Course Director
David H. Adams

Registration is available at aats.org/mitral

AATS Innovation Summit

Saturday, April 29, 2017
Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts

Program Overview
Ignite your spirit for innovation at the 2017 AATS Innovation Summit. The one-day program will assist cardiothoracic surgeons in developing new clinically applicable technology by obtaining cross-specialty knowledge needed for novel idea generation, protecting intellectual property, prototyping, developmental funding, clinical trials, regulatory pathways, and industry relations.

Course Director
W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr

Program Committee
Yolonda L. Colson
David R. Jones
Mark D. Rodefeld
Todd K. Rosengart

AATS Centennial

Saturday, April 29 – Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Boston Hynes Convention Center
Boston, MA

President and Annual Meeting Chair
Thoralf M. Sundt, III

Annual Meeting Co-Chairs
Robert D. B. Jaquiss
Bryan F. Meyers

View the AATS Centennial Saturday Courses and Sunday Symposia Programs online.

This Year’s Program Includes:

Saturday, April 29

• Adult Cardiac Skills: 100 Years of Training - More Skills Still Needed!
• Congenital Heart Disease Skills: Mastery of Common and Uncommon Challenges
• General Thoracic Surgery Skills: Management of Thoracic Tumors in 2017
• Cardiothoracic Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support of Heart and Lung Failure: Mastery of the Management of End Stage Heart and Lung Disease
• Surgical Ethics Course: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Ethical Problems in CT Surgery
• Featured Luncheon Speaker: W. Gerald Austen
• AATS Innovation Summit (see below for registration details)

Sunday, April 30

• AATS/STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Symposium: Excellence Through Knowledge
• AATS/STS Congenital Heart Disease Symposium: Innovations and Controversies in the Surgical Management of Congenital Heart Disease
• AATS/STS General Thoracic Surgery Symposium: Thoracic Surgery 2017 - State of the Art
• Interprofessional Cardiothoracic Team Symposium: Improving Systems of Care, Quality and Safety 
• Postgraduate Symposia with Legends Luncheons featuring William I. Norwood, Valerie W. Rusch, and Sir Magdi Yacoub

The AATS promises you an outstanding scientific program as well as a trip down memory lane illustrating how much the specialty has progressed over the past century. The advances in science have been extraordinary but the expanded emphasis on multidisciplinary care has been an enormous benefit to patients.

AATS Centennial Registration Packages

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.

Genius Pass
Purchase the Genius Pass and gain access to almost everything that the meeting has to offer. Registration Includes:

• Access to all the Saturday Skills Courses
• Access to all the Sunday Symposia
• Access to all simulation sessions at the AATS Centennial (Monday-Wednesday)
• Lunch in the Exhibit Hall on Monday and Tuesday
• Attendance at the Sunday evening Welcome Reception in the exhibit hall

Innovation Pass
Ignite your spirit for innovation at this one-day program which will assist cardiothoracic surgeons in developing new clinically applicable technology by obtaining the cross-specialty knowledge needed for novel idea generation, protecting intellectual property, developmental funding, clinical trials, regulatory pathways and industry relations. Registration includes:

• Registration for the Saturday AATS Innovation Summit
• Access to all Sunday Symposia
• Access to all simulation sessions at the Centennial (Monday- Wednesday)
• Lunch in the Exhibit Hall on Monday and Tuesday
• Attendance at the Sunday evening Welcome Reception in the exhibit hall

Please note you can only attend the AATS Innovation Summit or the Saturday Skills Courses. You cannot choose to attend both events on Saturday.

Separate registration is required for the Saturday Hands On sessions, Member for a Day Session, Survival Guide for the Cardiothoracic Surgical Team, MOC Breakfast, Cardiothoracic Residents’ Breakfast, Ethics Forum Luncheon and all social events and tours.

Resident/Fellows and Medical Students can only attend the AATS Centennial by choosing the AATS Genius Pass or Innovation Pass.

Conference Flex Pass

Customize your participation at the AATS Centennial by adding individual educational events to your cart. This pass is best suited for those who want to attend some but not all of the offerings of the AATS Centennial. You will be able to add any combination of the Saturday Courses, Sunday Symposia, and the Monday-Wednesday simultaneous sessions to your cart for a custom experience.

*The AATS Week discount does not apply to Residents/Fellows or Medical Students. The discount is applied to the AATS Mitral Conclave registration fee.

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