Dr. Piergiorgio Solli, Dr. David Healy, Dr. Lorenzo Rosso, Dr. Robert J Cerfolio, Dr. Marco Scarci, Dr. Scott J. Swanson, Dr. Lunxu Liu, Dr. Haiquan Chen, Dr. Ke-Neng Chen present the congress Global Perspectives: Thoracic Surgery on the Frontline of COVID-19.
PROGRAM
1. Welcome & Introduction. Dr. Marco Scarci, Italy
2. The New York experience: how we prepared our workforce and how we operationalized our plan. Dr. Robert Cerfolio, USA
3. Managing Thoracic Patients – when to operate, how long to wait, VATS vs. Open. Dr. Scott Swanson, USA
4. Bronchoscopy During COVID-19. Dr. David Healy, Ireland
5. The Challenges for Thoracic Surgeons in the Global Coronavirus Pandemic. Dr. Haiquan Chen
6. Managing acute emergencies in COVID-19 patients. Dr. Lorenzo Rosso, Italy
7. Improving Thoracic Surgery Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Dr. Ke-Neng Chen, China
8. Hospital Online Response Strategy with COVID-19. Dr. Lunxu Liu, China
9. Transitioning the Hospital Out of the Pandemic: US perspective Dr. Robert Cerfolio, USA
10. Transitioning the Hospital Out of the Pandemic: the European Perspective Dr. Piergiorgio Solli, Italy
11. Panel Discussion. All faculty. Moderator: Dr. Marco Scarci, Italy
12. Closing remarks. Dr. Marco Scarci, Italy
FACULTY
Dr. Piergiorgio Solli, MD PhD, Thoracic Surgery, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital
Dr. David Healy, Associate Clinical Professor, PhD LLM FRCSI (C-Th), Cardiothoracic & Transplant Surgeon, St Vincent’s & Mater Misericordiae University Hospitals
Dr. Lorenzo Rosso, MD PhD, Chief of Airway Endoscopy Service, Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Unit, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Dr. Robert J Cerfolio, MD, MBA, FACS, FCCP, Executive Vice President of New York University (NYU) Langone Health, Vice Dean, Chief Operating Officer, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery NYU, Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Director of the Lung Cancer Service Line
Dr. Marco Scarci, MD. FRCS(Eng.), FCCP, FACS, FEBTS, Chief Thoracic Surgery Department, Director of the ESTS Annual Meeting, S. Gerardo Hospital
Dr. Scott J. Swanson, MD, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Director of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Associate Chief of Surgery, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Dr. Lunxu Liu, Vice President of West China Hospital, Sichuan University Fellow of the RCS, Member of AATS, Program Committee Member of ESTS, Vice Chair of the CSTCS, Leader of CSTCS, Vice Chair of the CATS, Leader of Lung Surgery Group of CATS
Dr. Haiquan Chen, MD, Ph.D. Professor& Chairman, Department of Thoracic Surgery Team Leader, Thoracic Oncology MDT Director, Lung Cancer Center Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Dr. Ke-Neng Chen, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S., Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital, Vice President of CMA Thoracic Surgery Branch
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