Conferences

Educational Conferences

Conference	Frequency	Mandatory or Elective	Individual(s) or Department Responsible for Organization of Sessions
Resident Didactic Sessions (TSDA Curriculum)	Weekly	Mandatory	Faculty, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Morbidity and Mortality Conference	Monthly	Mandatory	Faculty, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Journal Club	Monthly	Mandatory	Faculty, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
CSPPAN Multi-Disciplinary Quality and Education Meeting	Monthly	Elective	Cardiac Surgery CV Anesthesia Critical Care Fellows, Residents, Students Advanced Practitioners Profusionists Perioperative ICU Floor Nursing Administration
Combined Cardiology-Radiology-Cardiovascular Surgery Conference	Weekly	Elective	Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiomyopathy/Heart Failure Conference	Weekly	Elective	Cardiovascular Medicine
Simulation/Wet Labs		Elective	Faculty, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiopulmonary Transplantation Conference	Weekly	Elective	Cardiothoracic Surgery
Combined Pediatric Cardiology-Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Conference	Weekly	Mandatory for Peds Cardiac Residents	Pediatric Cardiology-Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Congenital Heart Surgery Didactic Sessions	Weekly	Mandatory for Peds Cardiac Residents	Frank Hanley, MD Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery Conference	Bimonthly	Mandatory for Thoracic Surgery Residents	Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Tumor Board	Weekly	Mandatory for Thoracic Surgery Residents	Thoracic Surgery and Oncology
PAVA Teaching Rounds	Daily	Mandatory for VA Residents	Cardiothoracic Surgery/ICU Team