This webinar will present a discussion which can impact the outcome of treatment for cardiothoracic disease. The experienced faculty will give an overview of the treatment options and procedures performed.

Aims

• Discuss the role of robotic surgery in management of cardiothoracic disease.
• The webinar shall look into the current practices of Robotic cardiothoracic surgery and enlighten enhanced recovery with minimally invasive approaches.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:

• Understand the current practice of Robotic asisited Cradiothoracic surgery and to discuss clinical outcomes.
• Compare the results and long-term outcomes with open cardiac surgery procedure and also to understand how this has impacted the practice of cardiothoracic Surgery in India, Asia and the west.

Panellists

Our panellists include:

• Dr M M Yusuf - Consultant Cardiac surgeon – Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.
• Dr Ajay Narasimman - Consultant Thoracic surgeon – Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.
• Dr Shanthanu Pande (Moderator) - Professor Cardiothoracic Surgery – SGPGI, Chandigarh, India.
• Prof. Subhash Khanna, FRCS (Edn), FICS, FIAGES, FALS, FICLS, FAGIE (Moderator) - Founder President-Association of Robotic and Innovative Surgeons. Chief, Department of Minimal Access, Gastro Intestinal and Robotic Surgery, Swagat Swagat Super Surgical Institute & N. H,Guwahati, Assam, India.
• Ms Shafaque Shaikh (Moderator) - MBBS, FRCS, PhD, Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Honorary Senior Lecturer with the University of Aberdeen. Programme Lead for the NHS Grampian Multispecilaty Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) Service. Chair - Grampian RAS research/evaluation and training/education committees; Chair - Scottish RAS Research group; Deputy Chair - Scottish National RAS Clinical reference group.

CPD

1 Hour