Fundamentals in Thoracic Surgery: Part 1
- 10 – 12 Apr 2024
- Windsor, UK
- Hybrid
Event Information
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Date/Duration
10-12 April 2024 (2.5 day course)
- Location
- Course Directors
G Cardillo, Rome
D Waller, Leicester- Course Format
Mix of online and in-person interactive lectures
Surgical case videos
Hands-on simulation sessionsCOURSE FEE
This course is available online and in-person.In-person registration fees include all sessions, breaks, lunch and dinner on Wednesday 10th April.
In-person fees (Windsor,UK):
Members: €395 inclusive of VAT
Non-Members: €495 inclusive of VATOnline registration fees include all sessions, except for 4 and 9 Hands on sessions. Kindly note there is no interactive function and you will not be able to interact with Faculty and other attendees.
Hybrid fees (online only):
Members: €150.00 inclusive of VAT
Non-Members: €200.00 inclusive of VAT- Target Audience
Skills level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.
- Accreditation
This course is Ethical MedTech compliant, full details can be found here.
EACTS Academy terms and conditions.
Course Programme
08:15 Thoracic Oncology: Welcome and introduction
G Cardillo, Rome & D Waller, LeicesterSession 1: Lung cancer surgery i) Pre-operative work up 08:30 Resectability – Nodule management/TNM staging / surgical staging
D Waller, Leicester08:50 Operability – assessing fitness for surgery
G Cardillo, Rome09:10 Neoadjuvant therapy – pros & cons – Oncologist vs Surgeon
E Melis, Rome & T Newsom-Davis, London*ii) Operative care 09:30 Surgical access/ principles of lung cancer surgery/ anastomoses
T Štupnik, Ljubljanaiii) Postoperative care 09:50 Common complications /management
H Wilson, London10:10 ERAS in practice – analgesia/drain management/physio
H Wilson, London10:30 BREAK
ALLiv) MDT Discussion 10:50 Part-solid nodule
ALL11:10 Stage I , borderline fitness
ALL11:30 Stage III T3 chest wall tumour
ALL11:50 Stage IIIa N2a tumour
ALLSession 2: Oesophageal cancer 12:20 Stage specific surgery
T Štupnik, LjubljanaSession 3: Thymic epithelial tumours 12:40 Differential diagnoses – imaging/staging
H Wilson, London12:50 Stage specific management
E Ruffini, Turin13:20 LUNCH In-person only: Session 4: Hands-on session 14:20 VATS simulation: general thoracic surgery
ALL17:00 CLOSE 08:15 Non-malignant disease: Introductory briefing
G Cardillo, Rome & D Waller, LeicesterSession 5: Pneumothorax 08:30 Primary SP – when to operate/ surgical technique – lung resection or not/pleurectomy v pleurodesis
S Ricciardi, Rome08:50 Secondary SP – fitness for surgery (cardiovascular/respiratory)
S Ricciardi, Rome09:10 Persistent air leak /chest drain management
S Ricciardi, RomeSession 6: Emphysema 09:30 LVR – principles of selection/choice of technique
S Tenconi, Sheffield10:00 MDT discussion
ALL11:00 BREAK Session 7: Diaphragm 11:30 The raised hemidiaphragm – differential diagnosis – anatomy of hernia
R Milton, Leeds11:50 Physiology of plication /surgical methods
R Milton, LeedsSession 8: Chest Trauma 12:10 Initial management of haemothorax – indications for surgery/surgical approaches
S Ricciardi, Rome12:30 Rib fracture management
S Ricciardi, Rome12:50 Diaphragmatic rupture/ visceral injury/airway injury
R Milton, Leeds13:10 LUNCH In-person only: Session 9: Hands-on session 14:10 VATS simulation: general thoracic surgery
ALL17:00 CLOSE 08:15 The Pleural space: Introductory briefing & Physiopatholgy
N Rahman, OxfordSession 10: Pleural effusion (Assessment) 08:30 Diagnostic criteria / methods – fluid analysis/imaging / medical thoracoscopy
N Rahman, OxfordSession 11: Malignant pleural effusion 09:30 Malignant effusion – management
G Cardillo, Rome09:50 Mesothelioma – there is no longer a role for the surgeon
N Rahman, Oxford10:10 Mesothelioma – there is still a role for the surgeon
D Waller, Leicester10:30 BREAK Session 12: Pleural infection 11:00 Pleural Empyema – assessment
T Štupnik, Ljubljana11:20 Pleural Empyema – stage-specific management
T Štupnik, Ljubljana11:50 Mediastinitis
D Waller, Leicester12:10 Perforated oesophagus
D Waller, Leicester12:30 Course debriefing
ALL13:00 LUNCH & CLOSE
Programme and faculty subject to change.
Faculty marked with * will present remotely. - Location