Registration Now Open for STS 52nd Annual Meeting

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons invites you to attend its 52nd Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, from January 23–27, 2016. STS promises that the coming Annual Meeting will offer more interactivity and technology than ever before.

Watch STS surgeon leaders share reasons to attend the meeting.

“Attending the meeting will help you see into the future and also stay current on tangible things that you can use in practice today,” said K. Robert Shen, MD, Chair of the Workforce on Annual Meeting. “STS always has been the most inclusive surgical society in our specialty, so the meeting is an excellent opportunity for networking.”

The meeting will feature two inspiring keynote lecturers. The Thomas B. Ferguson Lecture will be given by former NASA astronaut and emergency medicine physician Scott Parazynski, MD, who—in addition to logging a total of 8 weeks in space—has summited Mount Everest and invented a number of medical devices and other technologies for life in extreme environments. The C. Walton Lillehei lecturer will be Gary Taubes*, an award-winning science journalist who has challenged conventional wisdom regarding diet, weight gain, and heart disease with his New York Times-bestselling books Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat.

Hot topics on deck include transcatheter mitral valve surgery, the hybrid operating room in general thoracic surgery, and tetralogy of Fallot. The International Symposium & Reception will focus on the viability and ethics of employing new technologies to treat rheumatic heart disease, endocarditis, and mitral valve disease in various parts of the world. For more details on the scientific program, view the Advance Program now.

You also can register for STS/AATS Tech-Con 2016, which will sharpen its focus on new devices and procedures that have yet to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, but could be available (with FDA approval) within 1-3 years from the time of presentation.

Register today and reserve your housing. New this year, STS 52nd Annual Meeting Online is included with registration, Early Riser Sessions no longer require a separate fee, and a Weekend Pass is being offered so that Annual Meeting attendees can sample the wide variety of weekend courses.

Early bird registration rates will end Tuesday, December 1, 2015. If you have questions about registration, contact the Society’s official registration partner, Experient, at (800) 424-5249 (toll free), 00-1-847-996-5829 (for international callers), or sts@experient-inc.com. International attendees who need a personalized letter of invitation for visa purposes can complete the Visa Invitation Letter Request Form.

Cardiothoracic surgeons who are not STS members but who submit completed application materials for Active or International Membership by October 15, 2015, can register for the meeting at a reduced rate. Learn more about STS membership here.

The Society looks forward to seeing you in Phoenix!

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