ADVANCED SURGICAL SKILLS: AORTIC ROOT SURGERY (CCC-145)

Friday, October 27, 2023

10:00 – 12:00 EST

Location: Palais, 522BC

Target Audience: Cardiac surgery residents, trainee program, surgery trainee, medical students

Co-Chair(s)

Joel Bierer, MD

Cardiac Surgery Resident
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
Dominique de Waard, MD

Cardiac Surgery Resident
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University

Presenter(s)

Philippe Demers (he/him/his)

Cardiac Surgeon
Montreal Heart Institute
Université de Montréal
Christine Herman, MD

Surgeon
CSCS
Dalhousie University
DH

David Horne, MD FRCSC (he/him/his)

Program Director: Cardiac Surgery
CSCS
Dalhousie University
Iqbal H. Jaffer, MBBS PhD FRCSC (he/him/his)

Cardiac Surgeon
Hamilton Health Sciences
McMaster University
Scott McClure, MD, SM (he/him/his)

Cardiac Surgeon, Associate Professor
CSCS
University of Calgary
Michael Moon (he/him/his)

Surgeon
University of Alberta
University of Alberta
MO

Maral Ouzounian

Planning Committee Member(s)

Najah Adreak

MD,MSc, Clinical Researcher
The University of British Columbia/ BC Children Hospital
The University of British Columbia

Disclosure(s):

Joel Bierer, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Dominique de Waard, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Philippe Demers: No financial relationships to disclose

Christine Herman, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

David Horne, MD FRCSC: No financial relationships to disclose

Michael Moon: Artivion: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing); Atricure: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Corcym: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Edwards Lifesciences: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (Ongoing)

Learning Objectives / Objectifs d'apprentissage:

At the end of this session participants will be able to / Au terme de cette conférence, vous serez:

identify the relevant surgical anatomy of the aortic root and surrounding structures;
be familiar with the surgical conduct of a valve-sparing root replacement or Bentall procedure; and
discuss factors that might favour a valve-sparing or Bentall procedure.

Session Description: Medical students, residents and fellows will have the opportunity to learn and practice root replacement including valve-sparing and Bentall techniques.