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Education

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An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.
Event dates
Mar 21, 2024 – Jan 23, 2025
Location
Zoom, Chicago, and Los Angeles
An experiential foundation and hands-on practice in basic cardiothoracic operating skills for first-year residents.
Event dates
Aug 22–25, 2024
Location
Chicago, IL
KTCVS-STS Asia Symposium on Valvular Heart Disease
Event dates
Aug 30–31, 2024
Location
Seoul, Korea

News & Media

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On June 21, 2024, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The American College of Radiology®, and the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer submitted joint letters to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the US Preventive Services Taskforce that include recommendations to improve existing lung cancer screening eligibility requirements. 

The organizations formally requested reconsideration of the National Coverage Determination (NCD) for screening lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography and asked to eliminate the exclusion criteria of current smokers or people who have quit smoking within the last 15 years and the upper age limit. This would align the NCD with the updated American Cancer Society and the National Comprehensive Care Network evidence-based guidelines. 

Removing these criteria would significantly increase the number of high-risk individuals eligible for screening from 14.2 million to 19.2 million. Annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography in high-risk patients significantly reduces lung cancer deaths and may help identify cancers at an early, treatable, and curable stage.  

If you have questions about STS’s lung cancer screening advocacy efforts, contact Haley Brown, senior manager, political affairs and advocacy. 

 

Jul 2, 2024
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During this year's STS Advocacy Leadership Summit held May 21-22 in Washington, DC, 14 STS leaders supported issues critical to the cardiothoracic specialty. The key areas the group focused on included: 

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Derek Brandt, JD, STS Advocacy

In this episode, Dr. Thomas Varghese joins Dr. Yolonda Colson, chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, and professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, for an insightful conversation on the advancement of women in cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Olson shares her origin story - "from farm to field" - as an accomplished surgeon and scientist. What does it take to become a consistently high performer? Dr. Colson advises, "Stay focused on your purpose stay open to new opportunities."

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Member Voices

Joseph F. Sabik

Joseph F. Sabik III, MD

STS Second Vice President
It’s about making sure that patients get the right treatment, so they can have the best long-term outcomes.
Africa Wallace, MD

Africa F. Wallace, MD

DEI Workforce Member
Our roles as attendings, division chiefs, chairs, coaches, and mentors come with a larger responsibility.

Robert S.D. Higgins, MD

STS Past President
STS was the first place where I was welcomed to be part of like-minded surgeons focused on patients, who improved outcomes, and had a mission.