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A live workshop which redefined my skills and attitude

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Continuous medical education (CME) and live workshops are the junctures where we sharpen our knowledge. I share one such experience when I attended the 18th live workshop at GKNM hospital in Coimbatore. The best part of the meeting was the rendezvous with Dr. Hartzell V Schaff wherein he shared his experience and listed the qualities for a successful cardiac surgeon.

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Dr. R. Preetha, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, City Tower Hospitals, Chennai.

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  1. Institute for Cardiac and Advanced Aortic Disorders (ICAAD), SRM Institutes for Medical Science (SIMS Hospitals), Vadapalani, Chennai, 600 026, India

    A. Mohammed Idhrees

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Mohammed Idhrees, A. A live workshop which redefined my skills and attitude. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 34, 179–180 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-017-0627-6

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