✝ No CME Credits Awarded
* Young Investigator Award Applicant
| THURSDAY, 31 May 2012 | |
| 07.30 - 08.30 | Continental Breakfast in Exhibition Hall |
| 08.00 - 08.15 | Opening & Welcome Remarks |
| 08.00 - 16.00 | Thoracic Masters Class: Advances in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Chair: Robert McKenna, MD; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Loa Angeles, California |
| 8.00 - 10:30 | Thoracic Masters Class: Morning Session |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Introduction of the Presidents |
| 11.00 - 11.45 | Presidential Address John L. Knight, MD; Flinders Medical Center, Bedford Park, Australia |
| 11.45 - 13.15 | LUNCH SYMPOSIA✝ Luncheon Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed. |
| 13.15-15.00 | Thoracic Masters Class: Afternoon Session |
| 16.00 - 17.00 | HANDS ON TRAINING STATIONS |
| 17.00 - 18.00 | Exhibition Hall Reception |
| 17.00 - 18.00 | Poster Competition: Round 1 |
| ✝ No CME Credits Awarded * Young Investigator Award Applicant |
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| FRIDAY, 1 June 2012 | |
| 6.30 - 7.50 | BREAKFAST SYMPOSIA✝ Breakfast Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed. |
| 07.00 - 08.30 | Continental Breakfast in Exhibition Hall |
| 08.00 - 09.20 | THORACIC SESSION 1 - Lung |
| T1 | Robotic Lobectomy for Early Stage Lung Cancer: Results Following the Learning Curve Mark Meyer, Barbara Tempesta, Eric Strother, Marc Margolis, Farid Gharagozloo Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The GW University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T2 | Robotic Video-Assisted Segmentectomy Mark Meyer, Marc Margolis, Barbara Tempesta, Eric Strother, Farid Gharagozloo Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The GW University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T3 | Threeport Thoracoacopic Segmentectomy Tadasu Kohno, Sakashi Fujimori, Junji Ichinose, Motoko Hirono, Takas hi Harano Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T4 | Single Incision VATS for Pleural Disease Daniel Miller, Seth Force, Allan Pickens, Felix Fernandez, Theresa Luu Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T5* | VATS for management of Tuberculosis Sequelae Shaiwal Khandelwal, Kriti Mittal, Shivani Swami, Bornali Datta, Sangeeta Khanna, Ranvir Singh, Ali Zamir Khan Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, India Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T6 | Uniportal Videothoracoscopic Surgery: Our Indications and Limits Alessandro Gonfiotti, Massimo O. Jaus, Daniel Barale, Paolo Macchiarini European Centre of Thoracic Research, Florence, Italy Discussion (4 minutes) |
| 09.20 - 10.00 | Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall |
| 10.00 - 10.40 | Consensus Statement Chair: Gregory Fontana, MD Researcher: Davy Cheng, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCAHS Statistician: Janet Martin, PhD |
| 10.40 - 11.25 | Kit V. Arom Lectureship Edward Verrier, MD |
| 11.25 - 12.20 | THORACIC SESSION 2 - Miscellaneous |
| T7 | Clinical Outcomes of VATS for Thymomas Thirugnanam Agasthian National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T8 | Long Term Results After Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)Thymectomy in Patients with Nonthymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Cezary Piwkowski, Mariusz Kasprzyk, Piotr Gabryel, Bartomiej Gacki, Wojciech Dyszkiewicz Pozna Medical University, Pozna, Poland Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T9 | Subpleural Infusion of Local Anesthetic for Pain Control After Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Eric Strother, Mark Meyer, Barbara Tempesta, Marc Margolis, Farid Gharagozloo Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The GW University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T10* | Timing of Chest X-Ray Following Thorascopic Sympathectomy Can Avoid Unnecessary Drain Placement and Radiation Exposure Gwyn Beattie, Rory Beattie, Mark Jones Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom Discussion (4 minutes) |
| TMP1 | Videothoracoscopic First Rib Resection Miguel Congregado, Rafael Jimenez-Merchan, Sergio B. Moreno-Merino, Marta Lopez-Porras, Gregorio Gallardo, Ana Triviño, Fernando Cozar, Jesus Loscertales Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain |
| TMP2 | A New Video-Assisted Endotracheal Suture Technique for Correction of Distal Tracheal Laceration After Intubation Altair S. Costa, Jr.1, Luiz E. V. Leao1, Joao A. J. Perfeito1, Jose E. Succi1, Erika Rymkiewicz1, Caio A. S. Matta1, Marcel M. Sandrini1, Ricardo S. Santos2 1Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2Thorax Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| TMP3 | Local Anesthesia Thoracoscopy: New Indications for Old Technique Bornali Datta, Shivani Swami, Shaiwal Khandelwal, Ali Zamir Khan Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, India Discussion (7 minutes) |
| 12.20 - 13.50 | LUNCH SYMPOSIA✝ Luncheon Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed. |
| 13.50 - 14.20 | LATE BREAKING NEWS |
| 14.20 - 15.35 | THORACIC SESSION 3 - Esophageal |
| T11 | Minimally Invasive Transhiatal Esophagectomy Compared with Minimally Invasive Thoracic Approach Yong W. Seong, Young T. Kim, Se Hoon Choi, Byung Su Yoo, In Kyu Park, Chang Hyun Kang, Joo Hyun Kim Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T12 | Robot-assisted Thoracoscopic Ivor-Lewis Esophagogastrectomy For Esophageal Cancer Marc Margolis, Rami Makhoul, Mark Meyer, Barbara Tempesta, Eric Strother, Farid Gharagozloo Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The GW University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T13 | Robotics Enables A Single Minimally Invasive Approach to the Right Sided Epiphrenic Diverticulum Barbara Tempesta, Mark Meyer, Marc Margolis, Eric Strother, Farid Gharagozloo Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The GW University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T14* | Learning Curve for the Laparoscopy in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy in a Laparoscopy Naive High Volume Thoracoscopy Surgeon In Kyu Park1, Yong Won Sung1, Mi Kyung Bae2, Chang Young Lee2, Kyung Young Chung2, Choong Bai kim2 1Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Discussion (4 minutes) |
| T15* | Initial Results of Minimally Invasive Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy After Induction Chemoradiation for Esophageal Cancer Alan A. Thomay, Justin Snyder, Donna Edmundson, Walter J. Scott Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA Discussion (4 minutes) |
| TMP4 | Robotics Enables a Laparoscopic Approach to the Dissection of the Hiatus and Primary Hiatal Closure in Patients with Giant Hiatal Hernias Barbara Tempesta, Mark Meyer, Marc Margolis, Eric Strother, Farid Gharagozloo Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The GW University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA |
| TMP5 | Early Experience with Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Giant Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Inderpal S. Sarkaria, Nabil P. Rizk, David J. Finley, James Huang, Prasad Adusumilli, Manjit S. Bains Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA Discussion (5 minutes) |
| 15.45 - 16.45 | Keynote Address Observing the Origin of the Universe Edward Wright, PhD |
| 16.45 - 17.45 | Poster Competition Finals |
| 18.30 - 20.30 | Attendee Reception |
| 22.00 - 23.30 | President's Nightcap - JW Marriott |
| ✝ No CME Credits Awarded * Young Investigator Award Applicant |
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| SATURDAY, 2 June 2012 | |
| 07.30 - 08.30 | Continental Breakfast |
| ISMICS Member Business Meeting | |
| 08.30 - 09.30 | Thoracic Movie Day - Session I |
| TV1 | Robotic Laparoscopic Gastroesophageal Valvuloplasty: A Video Presentation Eric Strother, Mark Meyer, Marc Margolis, Barbara Tempesta, Farid Gharagozloo. Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The GW University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Discussion (3 minutes) |
| TV2 | Thoracoscopic Resection of Foregut Duplication Cyst Dimitrios Topalidis, Alberto De Hoyos Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA Discussion (3 minutes) |
| TV3 | Robotic Selective Thoracic Sympathectomy for Upper Extremity Hyperhidrosis Hans Coveliers1, Mark Meyer2, Barbara Tempesta2, Eric Strother2, Marc Margolis2, Farid Gharagozloo2. 1VU Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The GW University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Discussion (3 minutes) |
| TV4 | Novel Technique for Relief of Recurrent Dysphagia Following Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Joseph D. Phillips, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Shari L. Meyerson Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA Discussion (3 minutes) |
| TV5 | Robotic Thoracoscopic Heller Myotomy for Achalasia: A Video Presentation Barbara Tempesta, Mark Meyer, Marc Margolis, Eric Strother, Farid Gharagozloo Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The GW University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Discussion (3 minutes) |
| TV6 | Thoracoscopic Resection of a Giant Teratoma Compressing the Right Heart Luke Rothermel, William Leukhardt, Robert Gilkeson, Alan Markowitz, Carsten Schroeder Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA Discussion (3 minutes) |
| 09.30 - 09.45 | Break |
| 09.45 - 10.45 | Thoracic Movie Day - Session II |
| TV7 | Robotic Thoracoscopic First Rib Resection for Paget-Schroetter Disease: A Video Presentation Mark Meyer, Barbara Tempesta, Marc Margolis, Srini Tummala, Richard Neville, Farid Gharagozloo Washington Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at The GW University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA Discussion (3 minutes) |
| TV8 | Robotic Systematic Mediastinal Nodal Dissection Ali Zamir Khan, Shaiwal Khandelwal, Rajnish Kumar, Jyotirmoy Das, Ranvir Singh, Sangeeta Khanna Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, India Discussion (3 minutes) |
| TV9 | In The Fissure or Fissureless: Versatility of Robotic Assisted Lobectomy Benny Weksler, Peter Ferson, Arjun Pennathur University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Discussion (3 minutes) |
| TV10 | Single Incision Thoracoscopic Right Upper Lobectomy with Chest Wall Resection by Posterior Approach Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Ricardo Fernandez, Mercedes De la Torre, Maria Delgado Coruña Hospital, la coruña, Spain Discussion (3 minutes) |
| TV11 | Thoracoscopic Resection of Intrathoracic Well Differentiated Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Dimitrios Topalidis, Alberto De Hoyos Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA |
