Plenary Lectures 1: MISSION OF MEDICAL WORKERS – LIVE FORWARD TOGETHER WITH PATIENTS

Moderators: Shinichi Takamoto, Yih-Sharng Chen, Shoei-Shen Wang
Speaker: Shinichi Takamoto, Mitsui Memorial Hospital (Japan)

Plenary Lectures 2: INNOVATION FOR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS

Moderators: Shinichi Takamoto, Yih-Sharng Chen, Shoei-Shen Wang
Speaker: Mark S. Allen, Mayo Clinic (USA)

Plenary Lectures 3: TEACHING AND ASSESSING SURGICAL COMPETENCE

Moderators: Shinichi Takamoto, Yih-Sharng Chen, Shoei-Shen Wang
Speaker: Pieter Kapptein, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Plenary Lectures 4: NEW INSIGHTS IN THE GENETICS AND PATHOGENESIS OF THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSMS

Moderators: Shinichi Takamoto, Yih-Sharng Chen, Shoei-Shen Wang
Speaker: Duke Cameron, Johns Hopkins Hospital (USA)