This Summit is designed to focus exclusively on thoracic surgical
oncology with an emphasis on advanced surgical procedures,
multidisciplinary care, clinical trials, diagnostics, and cutting-edge
technologies that are needed to improve care for patients with cancers
of the lung, esophagus, mediastinum and pleura. Educational content will
be delivered by an international panel of experts via oral
presentations from peer-reviewed abstract submissions, invited
lecturers, debates, and multiple high-quality “how I do it” videos.
At
the completion of this Summit, the attendee will have an excellent
exposure to the latest minimally invasive surgical and diagnostic
techniques, an improved understanding of molecular oncology in thoracic
surgical oncology and will be able to use this information in their own
practices.
ACCME Accreditation Statement
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery designates this live activity for 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Desired Learning Outcomes
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify the latest minimally invasive surgical and diagnostic techniques;
- Understand the importance of molecular oncology in thoracic surgical oncology;
- Translate expanded knowledge into practice for the improvement of patient outcomes.
Disclosure of Financial Relationships
The planners and faculty for this activity do not have any relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. All relevant relationships have been mitigated according to ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.
Disclosure of Commercial Support
The AATS received commercial support from Medtronic.
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
**American Board of Surgery Update**
In February 2023, The American Board of Surgery (ABS) announced that, as of July 1, 2023, all CME will be automatically transferred to the ABS through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) PARS system. This is part of their ongoing commitment to reduce the administrative burden on diplomates and enhance the value of the ABS Continuous Certification Program. As part of this improvement, the manual reporting feature (the ability to individually input CME information) in the ABS portal will no longer be necessary and is now retired. Another change in process is the AATS must report the CME you claim for activities within 30 days.
Please note that the AATS International Thoracic Surgical Oncology Summit CME credit claim site will be open from September 25, 2023 – October 19, 2023. On October 20, 2023, the AATS will send all CME credits claimed directly to ABS. The AATS will not be permitted to submit credits claimed for this meeting after October 20, 2023.
More information, including the original press release from ABS may be found here.