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STS 2025 Alert

Our hearts go out to all those impacted by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. STS continues to monitor the rapidly evolving situation and is evaluating the potential impact on our Annual Meeting, January 24-26, in downtown LA. The safety and health of our meeting attendees, vendors, and industry colleagues remain our top priority. At this time, we are moving forward with the meeting. We will continue to reach out to surgeons on the ground in LA, as well as the convention center, hotels, and others to monitor developments over the coming days.

Education

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Event
STS Leadership Institute

An opportunity for early and mid-career STS surgeon members to learn how to lead in and out of the OR.

Jan 23, 2025

Los Angeles

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Event
61st STS Annual Meeting

The premier annual event in cardiothoracic surgery, unveiling never-before-seen science, techniques, and technology, and creating a forum to build lasting connections with colleagues.

Jan 24–26, 2025

Los Angeles Convention Center, California

Event
2025 STS Coding Workshop

Best Practices for Cardiothoracic Surgery is a two-day virtual event that provides coders, surgeons, and billing professionals with the latest updates to CPT and physician coding and reimbursement which affect cardiothoracic surgical practices.

Feb 28 – Mar 1, 2025

Virtual

Data & Research

Initiatives and resources to improve quality care for patients

STS National Database

The gold standard for clinical registries and quality improvement

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Public Reporting

Institutional performance and national benchmarks for survival, complications, and other measures.

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Current Projects

The latest research in progress from programs funded by STS

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Data Access Programs

STS data for quality improvement initiatives, clinical trials, and research

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Resources

Essential tools for cardiothoracic surgeons

Risk Calculators

Calculate a patient’s risk of mortality and morbidities for common surgeries.

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Early Career Hub

Guidance and resources for CT surgeons in the first 7 years of practice

Open

Clinical Practice Documents and Policies

Improve patient outcomes with guidelines from experienced medical professionals.

Surgical Checklists

PDFs to prepare you and your team for upcoming surgeries.

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News & Media

The latest from the field of thoracic surgeryView All >

Blog
New Year Means New Opportunities

In December, lawmakers passed a short-term funding bill to keep the government running through March 14, 2025. However, last-minute chaos drastically reduced the size and scope of the year-end package, which resulted in many critical healthcare priorities being left out.

Jan 13, 2025

2 min read

Derek Brandt, JD, STS Advocacy

Podcast
Activating the Soul, Mind and Heart of Leadership

Host Dr. Michael Maddaus talks with Jonathan Clark, leadership scholar at UTSA and co-author of Leading Through: Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership, about prioritizing people, purpose and real productivity to transform an organization. Hear compelling stories that show how "the legacy model of leadership can be destructive," resulting in what he calls "organizational darkness." Learn about a positive model focused on caring for people and helping them thrive.

1 hr

Podcast
Management of Emergencies in Thoracic Surgery

In this episode, Dr. Hari Keshava talks with Dr. Sid Murthy, section head, thoracic surgery at Cleveland Clinic, about thoracic surgical emergencies related to pulmonary and lung surgeries...and how optimal management of these situations often requires surgeons to anticipate, collaborate and be prepared with a well-thought-out action plan. Listen today.

40 mins

STS News, the Society’s quarterly magazine for members only, brings you the latest CT surgery news, research, stories, and more to help keep you in the know and connected to your peers.

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