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Dear Friends and Colleagues<br />
On behalf of <strong>SATS</strong>, it is a pleasure and privilege to welcome you to the annual <strong>SATS</strong>, SCANSECT<br />
and SATNU meeting in Stockholm, August 20-22.<br />
We are proud to present this event as the<br />
“First Joint <strong>Scandinavian</strong> Conference in Cardiothoracic Surgery”<br />
In modern cardiothoracic surgery the importance of the teamwork approach is evident. Accordingly,<br />
we have tried to make the programme interesting <strong>for</strong> all attendants regardless of field of expertise<br />
in cardiothoracic surgery and its clinical challenges. The national and international response to this<br />
approach has been good. This year we welcome an unusually large number of anesthesiologists<br />
to the meeting and the number of nurses has more than doubled since last year. In addition we<br />
welcome a group of physiotherapists with a special interest in cardiothoracic surgery. The large<br />
number of participants is probably also a result of this conference being a joint venture with<br />
the Swedish <strong>Association</strong>s <strong>for</strong> Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology and<br />
Intensive Care. Consequently we should have enough prerequisites <strong>for</strong> interesting discussions<br />
among delegates with different experiences and approaches to everyday clinical issues in the<br />
fascinating, complicated and developing field of cardiothoracic surgery.<br />
We have been very <strong>for</strong>tunate in attracting well-known international lecturers in all topics of the meeting.<br />
Just in mentioning the main topics I would like to express special thanks to Prof. Gerald Buckberg and<br />
Prof. Anelechi Anyanwu, who will take part in The Right Heart topic on Thursday. For the second main<br />
topic on Saturday Prof. Ottavio Alfieri and Francesco Maisano, will guide us through the evolving<br />
Transcatheter Techniques <strong>for</strong> Heart Valve Diseases.<br />
Apart from the scientific programme I hope you all will find the social programme attractive.<br />
Stockholm has a lot to offer and I think all of you will enjoy the city. With all the respect to our Italian<br />
colleagues, Stockholm is sometimes referred to as “The Venice of the North”. True or not, there is<br />
plenty of water in and around the city and it’s clean enough <strong>for</strong> a swim.<br />
The Organizing Committee at The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anaesthesiology,<br />
Karolinska University Hospital, has done a great job in making this event possible. In this I would<br />
like to thank all colleagues <strong>for</strong> their contributions. Many thanks to the MCI group here in Stockholm,<br />
a true professional Congress Organizer. Also special thanks to the generosity from sponsors of the<br />
conference.<br />
Once more, welcome to the "First Joint <strong>Scandinavian</strong> Conference in Cardiothoracic Surgery" in<br />
Stockholm, August 20-22, <strong>2009</strong><br />
Jan Hultman<br />
Conference President<br />
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