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Sixth Successful MedTASS Concludes in 2019

"A poster advertising MedTASS 2019"

 

The department, in collaboration with our colleagues at the Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), completed another successful MedTASS conference on April 5-6 in Palermo, Sicily. The biannual MedTASS (Mediterranean Transplant Anesthesia and Simulation Symposium) began in 2009, and 2019 marked the sixth symposium. The meeting was another great success. Over 120 people attended the event, overseen by Course Directors Antonio Arcadipane, MD and Raymond M. Planinsic, MD, FASA. Our Chair Aman Mahajan, MD, PhD, MBA delivered the Keynote Address and Drs. Planinsic, David Metro, and Shawn Beaman presented lectures. Simulation sessions and hands-on workshops were conducted with participation from IsMeTT and UPMC faculty. This meeting marked yet another great collaboration of our faculty from Pittsburgh and Palermo, strengthening our relationship for the exchange of education and research.

"Course Directors Drs. Antonio Arcadipane and Ray Planinsic  "
Course Directors Drs. Antonio Arcadipane and Ray Planinsic  
"Lecture Hall"
Lecture Hall
"Department Doctors pose as a group with a building lit in orange in the evening as the backdrop"
Left to right: Drs. Giuseppe Chiaramonte, Mark Hudson, Aman Mahajan, Ray Planinsic, Shawn Beaman, Dave Metro, and Antonio Arcadipane overlooking Piazza de San Domenico in Palermo