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Twenty-ninth Annual Meeting The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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The Twenty-ninth Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons was held at the San Antonio Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, on January 25-27, 1993, with an attendance of 3,017 registrants, including spouses and exhibitors. The Scientific Sessions were attended by 894 members, 98 Candidate members, and 562 guests, including 211 residents, for a total of 1,554 physician attendees. There were 925 registrants present at the Twenty-sixth Annual Postgraduate Course. At the Postgraduate luncheon, Floyd D. Loop spoke on “Doing Better or Feeling Worse-The Politics of American Health.” Co-Chairmen Jeffrey M. Dunn and James K. Kirklin and the members of the Committee on Postgraduate Education are to be commended for putting together an excellent program, which produced the highest Postgraduate attendance in the history of The Society. Breakfast Sessions were held on two mornings. Attendance at each was limited to ensure informality and encourage member participation. The first Breakfast Session was devoted to case presentations of difficult problems and the second to small clinical workshops on selected topics. Also continued this year were the wellreceived “How I Do It” technical sessions. The J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper, “Preoperative Chemotherapy for Stage IIIa (N2) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Experience With 136 Patients,” was presented by Nael Martini and was co-authored by Mark M. Kris, Betty J. Flehinger, Richard J. Gralla, Katherine M. Pisters, Manjit S. Bains, Michael E. Burt, Patricia M. McCormack, Valerie W. Rusch, and Robert J. Ginsberg. New this year were Poster Presentations. These presentations were both popular and instructive. The success of these sessions and the scientific program was due chiefly to the substantial effort of the Program Committee under the vigorous leadership of Adnan Cobanoglu, Timothy J. Gardner, and Thomas W. Shields.
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Vincent L. Gott’s Presidential Address was entitled “And It Happened During Our Lifetime . . .” It appears in this issue of The Annuls. Wilfred G. Bigelow of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was elected an Honorary Member of The Society. J. Marvin Smith I11 chaired the Local Arrangements Committee. Mrs Marvin Smith (Jill) chaired the Spouses’ Hospitality Committee. The Annual Reception took place at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Dr Smith did an excellent job of planning for the various activities in connection with the meeting. The Ninth Spouses Postgraduate Program was organized by Mrs Harold C. Urschel, Jr (Betsey). A good turn-out of spouses attended this Postgraduate course, entitled ”Financial Security: Now-and for the Rest of Your Life,” presented by Donald F. Jackson. At the Annual Business Meeting, the following officers were elected: Denton A. Cooley, President; Benson R. Wilcox, Vice President; Richard P. Anderson, Secretary; Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Treasurer; and W. Gerald Rainer, Historian. Sidney Levitsky and Joseph I. Miller, Jr, were elected Councillors ut Large. Thomas B. Ferguson remains as Editor of The Annuls of Thoracic Surgery. A complete list of the officers, committee members, and society representatives follows this report. The Society extends its appreciation to retiring officers and committee members for their dedicated service. Two hundred fifteen new members were elected. The total membership now stands at 3,420. The Smith, Bucklin staff are to be commended for their hard work and diligence, which produced an outstanding meeting. The Thirtieth Annual Meeting will be held January 31-February 2, 1994, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Richard P. Anderson, M D Secretary
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1285-92
0003-4975/93/$6.00
The Twenty-ninth Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons was held at the San Antonio Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, on January 25-27, 1993, with an attendance of 3,017 registrants, including spouses and exhibitors. The Scientific Sessions were attended by 894 members, 98 Candidate members, and 562 guests, including 211 residents, for a total of 1,554 physician attendees. There were 925 registrants present at the Twenty-sixth Annual Postgraduate Course. At the Postgraduate luncheon, Floyd D. Loop spoke on “Doing Better or Feeling Worse-The Politics of American Health.” Co-Chairmen Jeffrey M. Dunn and James K. Kirklin and the members of the Committee on Postgraduate Education are to be commended for putting together an excellent program, which produced the highest Postgraduate attendance in the history of The Society. Breakfast Sessions were held on two mornings. Attendance at each was limited to ensure informality and encourage member participation. The first Breakfast Session was devoted to case presentations of difficult problems and the second to small clinical workshops on selected topics. Also continued this year were the wellreceived “How I Do It” technical sessions. The J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper, “Preoperative Chemotherapy for Stage IIIa (N2) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Experience With 136 Patients,” was presented by Nael Martini and was co-authored by Mark M. Kris, Betty J. Flehinger, Richard J. Gralla, Katherine M. Pisters, Manjit S. Bains, Michael E. Burt, Patricia M. McCormack, Valerie W. Rusch, and Robert J. Ginsberg. New this year were Poster Presentations. These presentations were both popular and instructive. The success of these sessions and the scientific program was due chiefly to the substantial effort of the Program Committee under the vigorous leadership of Adnan Cobanoglu, Timothy J. Gardner, and Thomas W. Shields.
0 1993 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Vincent L. Gott’s Presidential Address was entitled “And It Happened During Our Lifetime . . .” It appears in this issue of The Annuls. Wilfred G. Bigelow of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was elected an Honorary Member of The Society. J. Marvin Smith I11 chaired the Local Arrangements Committee. Mrs Marvin Smith (Jill) chaired the Spouses’ Hospitality Committee. The Annual Reception took place at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Dr Smith did an excellent job of planning for the various activities in connection with the meeting. The Ninth Spouses Postgraduate Program was organized by Mrs Harold C. Urschel, Jr (Betsey). A good turn-out of spouses attended this Postgraduate course, entitled ”Financial Security: Now-and for the Rest of Your Life,” presented by Donald F. Jackson. At the Annual Business Meeting, the following officers were elected: Denton A. Cooley, President; Benson R. Wilcox, Vice President; Richard P. Anderson, Secretary; Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Treasurer; and W. Gerald Rainer, Historian. Sidney Levitsky and Joseph I. Miller, Jr, were elected Councillors ut Large. Thomas B. Ferguson remains as Editor of The Annuls of Thoracic Surgery. A complete list of the officers, committee members, and society representatives follows this report. The Society extends its appreciation to retiring officers and committee members for their dedicated service. Two hundred fifteen new members were elected. The total membership now stands at 3,420. The Smith, Bucklin staff are to be commended for their hard work and diligence, which produced an outstanding meeting. The Thirtieth Annual Meeting will be held January 31-February 2, 1994, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Richard P. Anderson, M D Secretary
Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1285-92
0003-4975/93/$6.00