Dr John Doty
Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Intermountain Healthcare
Speaker's biography
Dr. Doty specialises in aortic surgery, adult congenital heart disease, and valvular heart disease.
About this event
- Date and time Thu 17 Sep 2020 from 6:00pm to 7:20pm
- Location Online
- Organised by Cardiothoracic, Cardiology
This webinar is a unique opportunity to understand how cardiac surgery was managed during the COVID-19 crisis in both the UK and the USA. Two expert presenters will discuss their experiences managing cardiac patients who required emergency cardiac surgery during the pandemic and how processes have changed within that time.
Topics include:
- Current best practice to manage cardiac patients requiring urgent surgery in the COVID-19 crisis
- Evolution of the cardiac patient preparation for surgery in pre COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era
- Understanding the role of the heart team in achieving best outcome for cardiac surgical patients
An interactive Q&A session will be held after the presentations.
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Key speakers
Mr Alex Shipolini
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Barts Heart Centre
Speaker's biography
Alex Shipolini has been a consultant cardiac surgeon at Barts for over 20 years. Clinical interests on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and aortovascular surgery. Lifelong engagement to training and education of junior surgeon, nursing professionals and medical students. Fully committed to improving clinical outcomes by interacting and closely working with non-surgical colleagues.
Agenda
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Welcome and introduction
Professor Nikhil R Patel, Consultant Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Director and Deputy Chief of Medicine, East Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust and Mr Aziz Momin, President, Cardiothoracic Section, Royal Society of Medicine
COVID-19 and cardiothoracic surgery - a salt lake Utah USA experience
Dr John R Doty, Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Intermountain Healthcare
COVID-19 - the London experience
Mr Alex Shipolini, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Barts Heart Centre
Peri-operative cardiac surgery - a very personal point of view
Mr Alex Shipolini
Panel discussion
Chairs: Professor Nikhil Patel, Mr Aziz Momin and Mr Mark Jones, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Close of meeting
Location
Online
Disclaimer: All views expressed in this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM.
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