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2008 ISMICS Abstract Categories:
Aorta - Endovascular Therapies
Arrhythmia Surgery
Heart Failure Surgery & Assist Devices
Image Guided Therapies - Cardiac & Thoracic
Other Innovative Technologies and Techniques
Pediatric – Cardiac, Cardiovascular & Thoracic
Perfusion & Endovascular Technologies
Revascularization Procedures - Strategies & Outcomes
Revascularization Technologies
Thoracic Surgery - Evolving Technologies
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Anesthesia Techniques Including Awake Surgical Procedures
Chest Wall/Pectus Excavatum
Esophageal Brachytherapy
Esophageal/Upper Gastric
Lung: Malignant And Benign
Metastatic Disease to The Lung: Perfusion Status and Techniques
Mediastinum/Airway
New Approaches to Cancer Injectables
New Equipment for Thoracic Surgeons
New Staging Techniques
New Therapies for Benign And Malignant Disease
Novel Therapies in Thoracic Surgery
Tracheomalacia: Stents Versus Reconstruction | Valve - Transcatheter Therapies
Valve - Minimally Invasive Approaches,Technologies and Techniques
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ISMICS 2008 Annual Awards Competitions
Robert Emery Young Investigator Award Competition
Open to fellows and young surgeons in clinical practice for less than 5 years, this award is made possible by Medtronic, Inc., and is named for Robert W. Emery, Jr., MD, co-founder and first president of ISMICS. Abstracts accepted by the program committee for full-length oral presentation proceed to the next round of consideration. Authors are required to provide full manuscripts to the Awards Committee no later than 25 April 2008. The Awards Committee will review and score the manuscripts and select a winner. The winner will receive notification by 16 May 2008. Presenters are limited to 8 minutes.
A total of $5000.00 USD will be awarded.
President's Award
Awarded to the author of the best full-length Thoracic oral presentation and the best full-length Cardiac oral presentation. These awards recognize work that focuses on minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgical treatment. Presenters are limited to 8 minutes.
Recipient is awarded $1000.00 USD.
Best Mini Presentation
These shorter oral presentations require concise, focused delivery from the author, and the same rigorous science required of full-length presentations. Presenters are limited to 3 minutes.
Recipient is awarded $750.00 USD.
Best Moderated Poster Competition
First Round: this peer-review session divides posters into topic groups, with several groups presenting concurrently. Presenters are limited to 3 minutes. Participants (authors, attendees, topic group moderator) score each poster presentation.
Round One finalists each awarded $500.00 USD and proceed to the Final Round.
Final Round: this session is conducted in the main Scientific Session Hall with authors using powerpoint slides to present their work to the entire audience. Presenters are again limited to 3 minutes. The topic group moderators score presentations from Round One to select the Best Moderated Poster.
Recipient is awarded $500.00 USD.
Best Video Presentation
Both full-length and mini oral presentations are considered for this award. Program Committee members score video abstracts presented during the Annual Scientific Meeting. Criteria include: content well-focused on one technique or tip, clearly stated objectives, tight editing and good videography.
Recipient is awarded $750.00 USD.
Social Events
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Important Dates
- Hotel Reservations Deadline, 19 May 2008, 17.00 EDT (5:00pm Eastern Daylight Time) NOTE: The block of rooms reserved at the special ISMICS rate may fill before the deadline; please reserve as early as possible.
- ISMICS 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, 11-14 June, mark your calendar now!
Annual Scientific Meeting Archives
Voices Of Innovation 2007: 6-9 June, Rome, Italy2006: 7-10 June, San Francisco, CA2005: 1-4 June, New York, NY2004: 19-21 June, London, England2003: 19-21 June, San Francisco, California2002: 21-24 June, New York, NY2001: 28-30 June, Munich, Germany
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