#5: CTSNet Beat Podcast: A Focus Review of COVID-19 and Cardiothoracic Surgery

This Beat episode, featuring Dr Jessica Luc, cardiovascular surgery resident from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, as the host, discussing highlights from the CTSNet COVID-19 portal, including the subspecialty guidance statements on cardiac, thoracic, and congenital patient triage, followed by education and ethical considerations during the pandemic. For more information on this episode's topics, links are provided:

1. CTSNet COVID-19 Resources Portal
2. Adult cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A tiered patient triage guidance statement
   https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(20)30548-8/fulltext
   https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(20)30890-4/fulltext
3. COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network
   https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(20)30442-2/fulltext
   https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(20)30744-3/fulltext
4. COVID-19: Crisis Management in Congenital Heart Surgery
   https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(20)30540-3/pdf
   https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(20)30861-8/fulltext
5. The cardiothoracic surgery trainee experience during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Global insights and opportunities for ongoing engagement
   https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(20)31791-8/fulltext
6. Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Virtual Conference Taskforce: Recommendations for Hosting a Virtual Surgical Meeting
   https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(20)31816-6/fulltext
7. Cardiothoracic Surgeons in Pandemics: Ethical Considerations
   https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(20)30500-2/abstract
   https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(20)30817-5/fulltext?rss=yes
8. Upcoming live events with CTSNet
   https://www.ctsnet.org/news/ctsnet%E2%80%99s-fall-live-event-lineup