2024 Canadian Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Conference
Bringing together Canadian minimally invasive cardiac surgeons to foster collaboration and learning
About the Conference
Promoting education and collaboration, our MICS conference brings together surgeons, anesthesiologists, intensivists, and trainees interested in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. This interactive conference will focus on the technical aspects of minimally invasive surgery, perioperative care, and strategies to integrate a MICS program as an important component of a comprehensive cardiac centre.
The MICS conference is supported by AHS, our industry partners, and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute.
Learning Objectives
- Video-based review of the technical aspects of minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Learning from simulation of minimally invasive techniques
- Implementation of perioperative strategies to reduce pain, facilitate early mobility, and shorten length of stay
- Case-based discussion of outcomes and experiences with minimally invasive techniques
- Establish collaborative research efforts between centers
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast | |
| 7:55 | Welcome & Introduction | Drs. Adams and Kent |
| 8:00 | MICS program development | Determinants of success - developing a MICS program in Europe – Dr. Wojtek Karolak (10 min) Education – what do I need to start doing MIS? – Dr. Iqbal Jaffer (10 min) MICS program building: How to overcome administrative hurdles – Dr. Lynn Fedorak (10 min) Panel Discussion: 10 min |
| 8:40 | Best practice advice | Growing role for mini AVR in lifetime management of aortic valve disease – Dr. Basel Ramlawi (10 mins) Top 10 key teaching themes for MICS – Dr. Mahesh Ramchandani (10 mins) MICS techniques have changed my cardiac surgery practice – Dr. Aly Ghoneim (10 mins) The top 5 MICS studies of 2024 – Dr. Daniel Burns (10 mins) Questions: 10 min – Moderator – Dr. Michael Moon |
| 9:30 | Refreshment break | |
| 9:45 | Education Debate | We need dedicated MICS fellowship programs - Dr. Mahesh Ramchandani (10 mins) MIS should be an integral part of residency training – Dr. Aaron Spooner (10 mins) Discussion: 15 mins |
| 10:20 | MICS: Evolving techniques | Outcomes for multi modality approach to pain for MICS cases - Dr. Chris Noss and Dr. Alex Gregory (15 mins) The return of the robot – Emerging MIS technologies – Dr. Denis Bouchard (15 mins) Discussion: 10 mins |
| 11:00 | Video sessions | The Gdansk method for minimally invasive mitral valve repair – Dr. Wojtek Karolak (10 mins) Redo mitral valve repair with NeoChord: Approach and outcomes – Drs. Amy Brown (10 mins) Questions (10 mins) |
| 11:30 | Lunch, Poster Presentations, and industry exhibits | Lunch Resident Poster Presenters: Ali Fatehi; Devin O'Brien; Charlotte McEwen; Mariam Alboom; Nicolas Mourad; Ryaan EL-Andari; Vishnu Vasanthan; Yasuhiko Kawaguchi Industry exhibits: Abbott; Atricure; CorCym;Edwards; Medtronic; Minogue; GalenMed |
| 12:30 | Patient reported outcomes | PROM’s in MICS mitral surgery: The Calgary experience – Kailey Stevens (10 mins) Impact of the UK mini mitral trial – Dr. Zubair Luqman (10 mins) MICS and institutional cost savings – Dr. Toshiro Sembo (10 mins) Questions (10 min) |
| 13:10 | Innovation in MICS | Role of 4D Cardiac MRI in mitral valve disease – Monisha Srabanti (10 min) Hitting your target - CT guided pre-op planning – Dr. Daniel Holloway (10 min) How aggressive should we be with TR and can we address it with transcatheter techniques? Dr. Janine Eckstein (10 mins) Panel Discussion (10 mins) – Drs. Denis Bouchard, Richard Cook and Mahesh Ramchandani |
| 13:50 | Refreshment break | |
| 14:00 | Research updates | What are the benefits of ligation of the left atrial appendage – Dr. Iqbal Jaffer (10 mins) Who do I ablate and who do I clip? – Dr. Michael Moon (10 mins) Functional MR should be treated with surgery – Dr. Richard Cook (10 mins) Functional MR should be managed with TEER – Dr. Janine Eckstein (10 mins) Questions (10 mins) |
| 14:50 | Surgical Science | Winning abstract presentation (10 mins) Questions (5 mins) |
| 15:05 | Concluding thoughts, questions and adjournment | Drs. Adams and Kent: (10 mins) |
Dr. Mahesh K. Ramchandani, MD, FRCS, FACS
Director of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and Vice Chair of Cardiac Surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital System in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Basel Ramlawi, MMSc, FRCSC, FACC
System Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Co-Director of the Lankenau Heart Institute at the Main Line Health System in Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Denis Bouchard, CM, MSc, FRCS
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Montreal Heart Institute
Dr. Lynn Fedorak, BSc, MSc, FRCSC
Medical Director of the CVU and Cardiac Surgery Medical Lead, Island Health
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of British Columbia
Dr. Richard Cook, MSc, FRCSC
Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of British Columbia
Director of Minimal Access and Robotically Assisted Cardiac Surgery at Vancouver General Hospital
Kailey Stevens, MSc
Research Coordinator - Cardiac Sciences
Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary - Cumming School of Medicine
Dr. Toshiro Sembo
Resident - Cardiac Surgery
Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary - Cumming School of Medicine
Dr. Amy Brown
Resident - Cardiac Surgery
Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary - Cumming School of Medicine
Dr. Aaron Spooner
Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
Cardiac Surgeon, WRHA Cardiac Sciences Program, St. Boniface Hospital
Monisha Ghosh Srabanti
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering
Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary - Cumming School of Medicine
Dr. Daniel Holloway
Assistant Professor Cardiac Sciences
Cardiac Surgeon, Cardiac Sciences
Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary - Cumming School of Medicine
Dr. Zubair Luqman, FRCSC
Cardiac Surgeon, St. Boniface Hospital
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba
Division Of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Sciences Program
