Clinical Session 1: Current Practices For Cardiothoracic Intraoperative Care

Moderator(s)

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  Menaka Ponnambalam, MN NP-Adult

  Nurse Practitioner
  University of Ottawa Heart Institute
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  Julian Guitron, MD (he/him/his)

  Medical Director General Thoracic Surgery
  The Christ Hospital Health Network
  Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Presentations:

• 1:50pm – 2:00pm PT

  Congenital Topic: Fontan Patient
  

  Invited Speaker: Melissa Damiano, MS, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• 2:00pm – 2:10pm PT

  My Patient Needs CABG: What Conduit for Which Patient?
  

  Invited Speaker: Joseph F. Sabik, III, MD (he/him/his) – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
• 2:10pm – 2:16pm PT

  EVH: Tips and Tricks
  

  Invited Speaker: Katherine Sweet, MPAS PA (she/her/hers) – Department of Veterans Affairs
• 2:16pm – 2:26pm PT

  The Role of an APP in Robotic Thoracic Surgery
  

  Invited Speaker: Ji Y. Kwon, MSN, NP-C, RNFA, CNOR (she/her/hers) – Stanford Health Care

  Invited Speaker: Sabrina Aziz, PA-C, MS (she/her/hers) – Stanford Health Care
• 2:26pm – 2:36pm PT

  Atrial Fibrillation and Cardiac Surgery: What the APP Should Know About Maze and LAA Closure
  

  Invited Speaker: James L. Cox, MD (he/him/his) – Northwestern University
• 2:36pm – 2:46pm PT

  A Multidisciplinary Approach to Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Allied Health Professionals as Stakeholders for the First Robotic-Enhanced Hybrid Ablation Program
  

  Presenting Author: Trisha Wilcox – Medical College of Wisconsin
• 2:46pm – 3:00pm PT

  Discussion/Questions