CME | General Thoracic Surgical Club

Annual Meeting > 2022 GTSC Annual Meeting

32nd General Thoracic Surgical Club Annual Meeting
March 10-12, 2022
Bonita Springs, FL

(available March 13- April 15)

Activity Overview
The purpose of this meeting is to provide a forum for general thoracic surgeons to learn the most up to date information on research, patient care, pathophysiology, surgical techniques and educational methods to maintain the optimum surgical care of general thoracic patients.

Target Audience
This symposium is designed for an audience of physicians, and other healthcare providers who practice thoracic surgery.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the educational activity, participants should be able to:

Describe new developments, recent trial results, trials in development, and technology related to thoracic surgical care.
Determine optimal approaches to handle challenges in resident education in and out of the operating room.
Apply strategies to relieve physician stress as related to their multifaceted tasks of dealing with resident trainees and staff surgeons, as well as managing divisions and departments in thoracic surgery.

Criteria for Success
There is no fee to participate in this activity. Statements of credit will be awarded based on the participant's attendance. A statement of credit will be available upon completion of an online evaluation/claim credit form available at www.gtsc.org. If you have questions about this CE activity, please contact AKH Inc at tbrignoni@akhcme.com.

CE Credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and the General Thoracic Surgical Club. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 13 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Commercial Support
There is no support for this activity

Disclosures
It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

DISCLOSURES
Name	Relationship	Commercial Interest
Mara Antonoff, MD - Faculty	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Daniel Boffa, MDMBA - Faculty	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Julia Coughlin, MD - Author/Writer	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Jessica Donington, MD - Faculty	Consultant	AstraZeneca, BMS, Roche/Genentech
Mark Ferguson, MD - Planner	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Richard Freeman, MD - Planner and Moderator	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Sidhu Gangadharan, MD, - Faculty	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Erin Gillaspie, MD, MPH - Faculty	Consultant	AstraZeneca
Gregory Kennedy, MD - Author/Writer	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Saeid Khansarinia, MD - Presenter	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Onkar Khullar, MD, MSc - Faculty	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Sangmin Kim, BA - Other	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Linda Martin, MD, MPH - Planner and Moderator	Advisor	AstraZeneca
Bryan Meyers, MD, MPH - Faculty	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Shari Meyerson, MD, Med - Planner	N/A	Nothing to disclose
John Mitchell, MD - Moderator	Consultant & Speaker	Intuitive
Keith Mortman, MD - Faculty	Consultant & Speaker	Ethicon, Inc, BD, Inc
Mark Onaitis, MD - Faculty	Consultant	Medtronic Intuitive
Siva Raja, MD, PHD - Faculty	Consultant	Smiths Medical
Rishindra Reddy, MD, MBA - Moderator	Advisory Board	Medtronic, Genentech
	Consultant	Auris Health
	Researcher	On Target Labs
	Speaker	Intuitive Surgical
Janani Reisenauer, MD - Faculty	Advisor	Manua Kea Technologies, Elucent, Noah, Vergent
Janani Reisenauer, MD - Faculty	Researcher	Intuitive Surgical
Julia Schroeder, BA – Author/Writer	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Christopher Seder, MD - Faculty	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Boris Sepesi, MD - Faculty	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Elliot Servais, MD - Faculty	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Rob Shen, MD - Planning Committee	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Josh Sonnett, MD - Faculty	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Brendon Stiles, MD - Faculty	Advisor	Genentech, Bristol Myers Squibb
	Consultant	AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Galvanize Therapeutics, Flame Biosciences
	Stock	Xalud therapeutics
	Researcher	Bristol Meyers Squibb
Nicholas Tinquist, MD – Author/Writer	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Betty Tong, MD - Moderator	Consultant	Medtronic, Inc
Nirmal Veeramachaneni, MD - Faculty	Consultant	Medtronic
Dennis Wigle, MD, PhD - Planner and Moderator	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Chi-fu Yang, MD - Faculty	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Stephen Yang - Faculty	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Senior Director of Continuing Education & Compliance (planner/reviewer)	N/A	Nothing to disclose
Michele Bielarski, RN (planner/reviewer)	N/A	Nothing to disclose
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content.