Friday, February 23, 2007           

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.       Practice Management Seminar

                                PA Employment models
                                Chris Kluis – Cardiac Surgical Associates
                                Steve Dickson - Cardiovascular Surgeons

                                Retirement Plan for Non-Professional Employees
                                Brian Gray – Bernstein Global Wealth Management 

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.        FSTCS Executive Council Meeting  

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.        Welcome Reception with Exhibitors 

Saturday, February 24, 2007 

7:00 – 7:45 a.m.        Breakfast with Exhibitors

7:45 – 8:00 a.m.         Opening Remarks by President

 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.         Percutaneous Valve Technology
                                  Larry Wood, Edwards Lifesciences                       

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.          Update on the STS Blood Management Guidelines
                                  Victor Ferraris, MD, PhD      

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.          Opting Out of Medicare
                                  Wistar Moore, M.D.                                   

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.       Q & A Session 

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.      Networking Break with Exhibitors 

10:30– 11:30 a.m.       Stenting vs CAB Debate
                                  Moderator: Gary Dworkin, M.D.
                                  Cardiologist:  Charles R. Lambert, M.D., PhD, MBA
                                  Surgeon:  Robert Lazzarra, M.D.

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.       Working Lunch – Electronic Medical Records
                                  Bernd Wollschlaeger, MD, FAAFP 

1:00 – 6:00 p.m.           Golf Tournament 

7:00 p.m.                      Reception  

7:30 p.m.                      Presidents Dinner
                                    The Inside Story of Finding Deep Ocean Treasure:
                                    Merging Adventure, Archaeology and Business
                                    Dan Bagley, PhD 

Sunday, February 25, 2007 

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.            Breakfast with Exhibitors 

8:00 – 8:15 a.m.            Annual Business Meeting 

8:15 – 9:00 a.m.            Video-Assisted Thoroscopic (VATS) Lobectomy
                                    Thomas A D’Amico, MD  

9:00– 9:45 a.m.            CT Angiography
                                   Dr. Richard White, M.D. 

9:45 – 10:30 a.m.          Professional Life after Medicare
                                   Sidney Levitsky, MD 

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.       Legal Issues Concerning Opting Out of Medicare
                                  Legislative Update
                                  Chris Nuland, Esq.            

11:30 – 11:45 a.m.       Q & A Session 

11:45 a.m.                   Adjournment