How to Develop a Productive MentorMentee Relationship

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#29: How to Develop a Productive Mentor/Mentee Relationship

Some of the most successful cardiothoracic surgeons credit mentors for part of their achievements. Whether you are still in training, an early careerist, or a senior surgeon, taking part in a productive mentor/mentee arrangement has long-term benefits.
17 min.
Preparing for the Benefits of AI and New Cyber Threats in Cardiothoracic Surgery

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#28 Preparing for AI and New Cyber Threats in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Artificial intelligence and electronic health technologies are changing how physicians conceptualize and treat diseases.
18 min.

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#27: Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery

The opioid epidemic, especially in the United States, has prompted many physicians to re-evaluate their prescription writing habits when it comes to narcotics.
16 min.
Current Advances in Lung Cancer Early Detection and Therapy

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#26: Current Advances in Lung Cancer Early Detection and Therapy

Lung cancer morbidity and mortality remains high in the United States and beyond despite major changes over the past few years in early detection and treatment for advanced disease.
25 min.
Maintaining Good Relationships with Referring Physicians

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#25: Maintaining Good Relationships with Referring Physicians

Dr. V. Seenu Reddy moderates a panel discussion about the elements of forming good relationships, breaking through the anonymity resulting from electronic health records, creating a patient-centered experience, how to communicate bad news, and building a solid reputation.
22 min.
TAVR and the Value of the STS:ACC TVT Registry

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#24: TAVR and the Value of the STS/ACC TVT Registry

Drs. Joe Bavaria, Tom Gleason, Richard Shemin, Vinod Thourani, and Michael Deeb discuss the value of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry for quality improvement initiatives, outcomes research, and device surveillance.
22 min.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Podcast - Beyond the Abstract

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#23: Beyond the Abstract: Culture of Safety and Gender Inclusion in Cardiothoracic Surgery

In this episode, Leah M. Backhus, MD and David T. Cooke, MD join Dr. Varghese to discuss the importance of gender diversity in the specialty.
38 min.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Podcast - Beyond the Abstract

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#22: Beyond the Abstract: Individual Surgeon Performance in Adult Cardiac Surgery

David M. Shahian, MD and Keith S. Naunheim, MD join Dr. Varghese to discuss the motivation for developing surgeon-level outcomes metrics and why it’s important.
39 min.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Podcast - Beyond the Abstract

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#21: Introduction to the New “Beyond the Abstract” Program

This brief introductory episode explains what you can expect in each episode.
3 min.

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#20: How to Recruit More Women Into Surgery

Women make up 46% of medical school graduates; however, only 22% of cardiothoracic surgery trainees are women. Of the 8,617 people who have been certified by The American Board of Thoracic Surgery to date, only 308 (3.6%) are women. STS Director-at-Large Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH says that has to change. She provides 10 tips on how to attract more female candidates into the specialty. Her talk originally was given at the 2018 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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#19: Eye of the Beholder: The Reinvention of Seeing

Richard L. Prager, MD noted that surgeons must embrace their failures and always think about getting better—not winning, but getting better—in order to be successful.
50 min.

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#18: STS Key Contacts: Advocates for Cardiothoracic Surgery

One way that cardiothoracic surgeons can have a direct impact on federal policy affecting the specialty is by participating in the STS Key Contact program, which offers grassroots advocacy opportunities. In this episode, experienced Key Contacts share why they participate in political advocacy, describe the importance of STS-PAC, and role-play a meeting with a Congressional staff member—showing both how things can go wrong and how to make them go right.