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Upcoming Livestream: ISMICS 2023, June 1–3
Tune into CTSNet's exclusive livestream of select sessions from ISMICS 2023, taking place May 31 – June 3, 2023 at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport in Boston, Massachusetts. See the following sessions and dates for the full livestream line-up, complete with links to the CTSNet YouTube channel.
Please note: All times in local EDT (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00).
Thursday
1:45–2:30 p.m.
- Presidential Address: "Defining the Limits of Sanity: The Best We Can Be for Our Patients," by Vinod H. Thourani, MD, with introduction by Jessica Forcillo, MD
Friday
8:10–9:30 a.m.
- "Thoracic Experts Session 2A: Lung Navigation/Planning/Virtual Reality," with moderators Sharon Ben-Or, MD and David Rice, MD
10:00–11:30 a.m.
- "Thoracic Experts Session 2B: Mediastinum," with moderators Jens Rueckert, MD and Lana Schumacher, MD
1:25–2:45 p.m.
- Keynote Speeches
- "Innovation in Healthcare—Can We Live Without It?" by Robert Higgins, MD
- "Filled Up Life or Fulfilled Life: It's a Choice," by Mike Maddaus, MD
Saturday
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
- "Kit V. Arom Lectureship: Revolutionizing the World, One TEVAR at a Time," by Joseph Bavaria, MD
2:00–3:00 p.m.
- "The Future of Cardiac Surgery: Insight from the ISMICS President's Club"
- Moderators: Bob Kiaii, MD; Vinod H. Thourani, MD; and Nicholas Bonaros, MD
- Panelists: Patrick Nataf, MD; Valavanur A. Subramanian, MD; John Puskas; and Niv Ad