We hope that you will join us for an educational, interactive, and enjoyable experience! Continuing Education Credit

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Join us!

On behalf of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Workforce on National Databases, I invite you to attend Advances in Quality & Outcomes: A Data Managers Meeting. This 3-day annual event for data managers will be held October 21-23, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas. The meeting venue, the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, is along the famed San Antonio River. The River Walk’s shaded stone pathways wind through the city center, linking hotels with restaurants, shops, theaters, museums, and other attractions.

We’ve planned a robust and informative program for the AQO Meeting that will focus on all three components of the STS National Database: the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, the Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD), and the General Thoracic Surgery Database. The primary objective of this meeting is to provide attendees with a variety of presentations and discussions to help them improve data collection and patient outcomes. Of particular importance is the comprehensive overview of the new CHSD data specification upgrade that becomes effective January 1, 2016.

The AQO Meeting is designed for health care professionals, including nurses, cardiovascular coordinators, clinical analysts, quality managers, and data collection personnel, who are dedicated to delivering and improving quality health care for cardiothoracic surgery patients. The conference provides the opportunity to learn about the STS National Database and associated strategies for collection of complete and accurate data, while simultaneously meeting and networking with fellow data managers, STS members, surgeon leaders, and STS staff.

STS views the AQO conference as an opportunity to receive valuable feedback from data managers that will help improve and inform future upgrades to the STS National Database.

We hope that you will join us for an educational, interactive, and enjoyable experience! Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD

Chair, STS Workforce on National Databases

Continuing Education Credit Requirements for Contact Hours:

To receive continuing nursing education credit, you must attend and evaluate all presentations in a specific session. Credit will not be awarded for overlapping sessions. Please refer to credit designation below.

Non-Endorsement of Products:

Accreditation of activities for contact hours does not imply the approval or endorsement of any product, advertising, or educational content by STS, Corexcel, or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures:

Conflicts of interest disclosed by speakers, planning committee members, and others involved in the planning and implementation of the STS AQO Meeting can be found in the notebook.

Off-Label Discussions:

Any discussion of off-label use of pharmaceutical agents or non-FDA-approved devices has been disclosed by the speakers and is listed in the notebook. Any incidental discussion of such issues will be made known by the speaker during the presentation.

Certificates:

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Accreditation:

This educational activity is co-provided by STS and Corexcel.

Corexcel is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the ANCC’s Commission on Accreditation. Corexcel designates this educational activity for a maximum of TBD contact hours as follows:

Wednesday, October 21, General Thoracic Surgery Database: TBD Wednesday, October 21, Congenital Heart Surgery Database: TBD Thursday, October 22, General Session: TBD

Thursday, October 22 & Friday, October 23, Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: TBD

STS urges all participants to be aware of their own State Board or Certifying Agency Continuing Education and/or certification requirements, particularly in regard to the length of time a certificate must be kept by the learner.

Perfusionist CEUs

The American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion (ABCP) has approved this activity for Category I Recertification CEUs as follows:

Wednesday, October 21, General Thoracic Surgery Database: TBD Wednesday, October 21, Congenital Heart Surgery Database: TBD Thursday, October 22, General Session: TBD

Thursday, October 22 & Friday, October 23, Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: TBD

The maximum number of CEUs that may be claimed by perfusionists for the STS Advances in Quality & Outcomes conference is TBD. Perfusionists should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. In order to claim credit, perfusionists must sign a sign-in sheet at the registration desk for each day they attend.

AQO Meeting Materials

Education materials provided at the AQO Meeting are for the personal and noncommercial use of an individual participant. These materials may not be reproduced, published, adapted, or distributed without the prior written consent of STS.

Individual power outlets are not available in meeting rooms, nor is wireless internet. For safety reasons, power cords will not be allowed to span aisles or walkways at any time.

Onsite Registration

Tuesday, October 20 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 21 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 22 6:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Friday, October 123 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Exhibits & Hours

Several vendors will exhibit their Database-related products and applications. This unique opportunity will allow attendees to compare and contrast product options while learning about the latest in software, technology, and other equipment.

Wednesday, October 21 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Thursday, October 22 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Friday, October 23 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Business Casual Attire

While we will do our best to have hotel staff maintain a comfortable temperature within the meeting rooms, we suggest that you dress in layers to accommodate temperature variations within the hotel.

STS National Database Participants Can Now Display a Special Logo

If you’re a participant in the STS National Database, you can download a special participant logo, free of charge, to promote your active participation in the Database. You can use the logo on your website, reports, PowerPoints, business cards, or even press releases to announce your participation. Participants who wish to use the logo must agree to the STS National Database Participant Logo Usage License Agreement. For more information, visit www.sts.org/license-database-logo or contact Cassie McNulty at cmcnulty@sts.org.

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Become an Associate Member and Save

Not currently an STS member? Apply for membership to start receiving great benefits, including reduced registration rates for AQO and the STS Annual Meeting, discounted fees for participation in the STS National Database, and more. To learn more about membership visit

http://www.sts.org/membership/apply-membership/associate-membership-non-physicians.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

General Thoracic Surgery Database

(concurrent session)

Registration: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

Program: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Exhibits: 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

This session will focus on the General Thoracic Surgery Database (GTSD) and examine how to improve data collection and advance participant database coding skills in the proposed new version of the GTSD. The session will use a case-based learning format.

Objectives: Upon completion of the GTSD session, participants will be able to:

• Describe what is included in the GTSD audit, how to prepare for it, and the most recent results; • Explain the staging, diagnoses, procedures, and complication coding for esophageal and lung cancer; • Discuss thoracic composite and risk models; and

• State how to use the Data Quality Report to enhance data quality.

Participation through an audience-response system will be utilized for presentations when applicable.

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast Provided

7:30 a.m.

New General Thoracic Data Managers Session

Nichole Arcaro, MSN, RN and Ann Marie Bowman, RN

8:00 a.m.

Welcome & Announcements

Benjamin Kozower, MD, MPH

8:15 a.m.

Esophageal Staging

Malcolm DeCamp, MD

8:30 a.m.

Esophageal Resection

Christopher Seder, MD

8:45 a.m.

Esophageal Cancer – Case Studies

Ann Marie Bowman, RN

10:00 a.m.

Break – Please visit exhibits!

10:30 a.m.

Risk Model Updates

Benjamin Kozower, MD, MPH

10:45 a.m.

Long Term Follow-Up

Benjamin Kozower, MD, MPH and a Data Managers Panel

11:30 a.m.

GTSD Audit

Mitchell J. Magee, MD

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Provided

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Lung Cancer Staging

Mitchell J. Magee, MD

1:15 p.m.

Lung Cancer Resection

Daniel P. Raymond, MD

1:30 p.m.

Lung Cancer – Case Studies

Nichole Arcaro, MSN, RN

2:30 p.m.

Data Managers Want to Know

Surgeon and Data Managers Panel

3:00 p.m.

Break – Please visit exhibits!

3:30 p.m.

Using the Data Quality Report (DQR)

Rachel S. Dokholyan, MPH and a Data Manager Panel

3:45 p.m.

Data Collection Challenges

Data Manager Panel

4:15 p.m.

Open Forum Q&A

5:00 p.m.

Session Adjourns

5:15 p.m.

Networking Reception

All conference attendees are welcome to attend! Cash Bar

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Congenital Heart Surgery Database

(concurrent session)

Program: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Exhibits: 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

This session will focus on increasing the knowledge base of the Congenital Heart Surgery Database (CHSD) participant on clinical topics and ways to improve data collection.

Objectives: Upon completion of the CHSD session, participants will be able to:

• Identify changes and upgrades to the CHSD that will become effective January 1, 2016; • Summarize the anesthesiology component;

• Explain the updated section for blood and related products; • Discuss and code cases of Ebstein’s anomaly;

• Discuss and code RVOT obstruction cases;

• State how to use the Data Quality Report to enhance data quality; and • Describe how the CHSD can be used for quality improvement.

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast Provided

7:30 a.m.

New Congenital Data Managers

Chasity Wellnitz, RN, MPH

8:00 a.m.

Welcome & Announcements

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What’s New in the Congenital Heart Surgery Database – Version 3.3

Marshall L. Jacobs, MD and Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD

9:15 a.m.

Anesthesiology, Blood and Blood-Related Products

David F. Vener, MD

10:00 a.m.

Break – Please visit exhibits!

10:30 a.m.

Primary Procedure Determination

Marshall L. Jacobs, MD

11:00 a.m.

Risk Adjustments in Congenital Heart Surgery

Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD

11:30 a.m.

Q&A Session

Marshall L. Jacobs, MD, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, MD, and David F. Vener, MD

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Provided

1:00 p.m.

Ebstein’s Anomaly: Anatomy, Physiology, and Surgical Approach

Joseph A. Dearani, MD

1:30 p.m.

Ebstein’s Anomaly – Case Studies

Ruth E. Lemus, RN

2:00 p.m.

Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Anomalies: Anatomy, Physiology and Surgical

Approach

Adil S. Husain, MD

2:30 p.m.

Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Anomalies – Case Studies

Andrea R. Parrish, MPH

3:00 p.m.

Break – Please visit exhibits!

3:30 p.m.

Abstract Presentation: Implementing the STS Patient Process Measures Utilizing

Mobile Technology

Diane Hersey, RN, BSN

3:45 p.m.

Using the Data Quality Report (DQR)

Andrea T. Kennedy, BS and Rachel S. Dokholyan, MPH

4:00 p.m.

Resources for Data Managers

Data Managers Panel

4:30 p.m.

Open Forum Q&A

5:00 p.m.

Session Adjourns

5:15 p.m.

Networking Reception

All conference attendees are welcome to attend! Cash bar

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General Session

Program: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Exhibits: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Posters: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Thursday morning’s General Session will provide participants with important updates about current and future STS National Database initiatives and essential Database operations information.

Objectives: Upon completion of the General Session, participants will be able to: • Describe uses of the STS National Database for quality improvement; • Discuss public reporting initiatives; and

• Discuss upcoming improvements in data harvesting and reporting.

7:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast Provided

8:00 a.m.

Welcome and Announcements

Donna McDonald, MPH, RN

8:15 a.m.

Access and Publications

Jane M. Han, MSW

8:30 a.m.

Quality Initiatives

Jane M. Han, MSW

8:45 a.m.

Regional Group Initiatives

Jaelene Williams, RN, MS, Eddie Fonner, BA, and Cathy Knoff, MBA, MSN

9:00 a.m.

Why NPI and TIN Matter

9:15 a.m.

Break – Please visit exhibits and posters!

9:45 a.m.

Frequently Asked Questions

Dorothy Latham RN, BSN

10:00 a.m.

Continuous Data Harvest

Paul A. Meehan, BS and Rachel S. Dokholyan, MPH

10:30 a.m.

Dashboards and Reports

Paul A. Meehan, BS and Rachel S. Dokholyan, MPH

11:00 a.m.

Session Adjourns

Lunch Provided

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CHSD New Data Managers Networking Session (optional)

This is an opportunity for congenital data managers to meet and discuss data abstraction challenges and resources related to the CHSD.

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Adult Cardiac Surgery Database

Registration: 6:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Program: 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Exhibits: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Thursday afternoon and Friday will focus solely on the Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD) and examine how to improve data collection and advance participants’ database coding skills in the upgraded version of the ACSD that became effective July 1, 2014. The sessions will provide information about changes in the scope of

cardiothoracic surgery practice.

Objectives: Upon completion of the ACSD sessions, participants will be able to: • Articulate how to improve abstraction of preoperative data elements; • Discuss impact of preoperative data elements on risk scores; • Identify strategies to improve collection of operative data elements; • Describe conditions of the aorta and interventions; and

• Discuss current issues in the STS/ACC TVT Registry™.

12:00 p.m.

Preoperative Coding Scenarios

1:15 p.m.

Operative Coding Scenarios

2:30 p.m.

Break – Please visit exhibits and posters!

3:00 p.m.

Postoperative Coding Scenarios

4:15 p.m.

STS/ACC TVT Registry™

Joan Michaels, MSN, RN, CPHQ

5:00 p.m.

Session Adjourns

Friday, October 23, 2015

Adult Cardiac Surgery Database

Registration: 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.