| 7:30 - 7:35 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction |
| 7:35 - 8:05 a.m. | 1. MID CAB Debate |
| Joseph R. Elbeery | |
| Greenville, North Carolina | |
| "The Case for MID CAB" | |
| Neal W. Salomon | |
| Baltimore, Maryland | |
| "The Case Against MID CAB" | |
| 8:05 - 8:35 a.m. | Keith S. Naumheim |
| St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 2. "Current Application of VATS in Thoracic Surgery" | |
| 8:35 - 8:55 a.m. | Michael R. Petracek |
| Nashville, Tennessee | |
| 3. "Stentless Aortic Valves" | |
| 8:55 - 9:15 a.m. | Joseph B. Zwischenberger |
| Galveston, Texas | |
| 4. "Minimally Invasive Versus Conventional Staging of Lung Cancer" | |
| 9:15 - 9:35 a.m. | John W. Hammon, Jr. |
| Winston Salem, North Carolina | |
| 5. "Prioritization of Corornary Artery Bypass Conduits" | |
| 9:35 - 9:55 a.m. | Break |
| 9:55 - 10:20 a.m. | Clifford H. Van Meter, Jr |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| 6. "State of the Art: Mechanical Assist Devices
as a Bridge to Transplantation" |
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| 10:20 - 10:45 a.m. | Joseph S. Coselli |
| Houston, Texas | |
| 7. "Thoracic Aortic Challenges" | |
| 10:45 - 11:10 a.m. | Peter K. Smith |
| Durham, North Carolina | |
| 8. "Risk Stratification for
Adverse Economic Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery" |
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| 11:10 - 11:30 a.m. | Carolyn E. Reed |
| Charleston, South Carolina | |
| 9. "Credentialing Issues in General Thoracic Surgery" | |
| 11:30 a.m. - Noon | James M. Levett |
| Park Ridge, Illinois | |
| 10. "Reimbursement for
Cognitive Services -
How to Get What You Deserve" |
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| 12:00 noon | Adjournment |