Fundamentals in Thoracic Surgery

The Fundamentals in Thoracic Surgery will run from 24 – 27 June 2025 in Windsor. This Course will be available online and in-person, all times shown below are local UK times.

24 – 27 Jun 2025
Windsor, UK
Hybrid

Event Information

DATE/DURATION

24-27 June 2025 (4 day course)
LOCATION

Windsor, UK
COURSE DIRECTORS

D Waller, Leicester
F DI Chiara, Oxford
COURSE FORMAT

Mix of online and in-person interactive lectures
Surgical case videos
Hands-on simulation sessions
COURSE FEE

This course is available online and in-person.

In-person registration fees include all sessions, breaks, lunch and dinner on Tuesday 24th June.

In-person fees (Windsor,UK):
Members: €450 inclusive of VAT
Non-Members: €550 inclusive of VAT

Online 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

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 registration

Programme and faculty subject to change.
Faculty marked with * will present remotely.

08:15	Thoracic Oncology: Welcome and introduction G Cardillo, Rome & D Waller, Leicester
	Session 1: Lung cancer surgery
	i) Pre-operative work up
08:30	Resectability – Nodule management/TNM staging / surgical staging D Waller, Leicester
08:50	Operability – assessing fitness for surgery G Cardillo, Rome
09:10	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, Ljubljana
	iii) Postoperative care
09:50	Common complications /management H Wilson, London
10:10	ERAS in practice – analgesia/drain management/physio H Wilson, London
10:30	BREAK ALL
	iv) MDT Discussion
10:50	Part-solid nodule ALL
11:10	Stage I , borderline fitness ALL
11:30	Stage III T3 chest wall tumour ALL
11:50	Stage IIIa N2a tumour ALL
	Session 2: Oesophageal cancer
12:20	Stage specific surgery T Štupnik, Ljubljana
	Session 3: Thymic epithelial tumours
12:40	Differential diagnoses – imaging/staging H Wilson, London
12:50	Stage specific management E Ruffini, Turin
13:20	LUNCH
	In-person only:
	Session 4: Hands-on session
14:20	VATS simulation: general thoracic surgery ALL
17:00	CLOSE

08:15	Non-malignant disease: Introductory briefing G Cardillo, Rome & D Waller, Leicester
	Session 5: Pneumothorax
08:30	Primary SP – when to operate/ surgical technique – lung resection or not/pleurectomy v pleurodesis S Ricciardi, Rome
08:50	Secondary SP – fitness for surgery (cardiovascular/respiratory) S Ricciardi, Rome
09:10	Persistent air leak /chest drain management S Ricciardi, Rome
	Session 6: Emphysema
09:30	LVR – principles of selection/choice of technique S Tenconi, Sheffield
10:00	MDT discussion ALL
11:00	BREAK
	Session 7: Diaphragm
11:30	The raised hemidiaphragm – differential diagnosis – anatomy of hernia R Milton, Leeds
11:50	Physiology of plication /surgical methods R Milton, Leeds
	Session 8: Chest Trauma
12:10	Initial management of haemothorax – indications for surgery/surgical approaches S Ricciardi, Rome
12:30	Rib fracture management S Ricciardi, Rome
12:50	Diaphragmatic rupture/ visceral injury/airway injury R Milton, Leeds
13:10	LUNCH
	In-person only:
	Session 9: Hands-on session
14:10	VATS simulation: general thoracic surgery ALL
17:00	CLOSE

08:15	The Pleural space: Introductory briefing & Physiopatholgy N Rahman, Oxford
	Session 10: Pleural effusion (Assessment)
08:30	Diagnostic criteria / methods – fluid analysis/imaging / medical thoracoscopy N Rahman, Oxford
	Session 11: Malignant pleural effusion
09:30	Malignant effusion – management G Cardillo, Rome
09:50	Mesothelioma – there is no longer a role for the surgeon N Rahman, Oxford
10:10	Mesothelioma – there is still a role for the surgeon D Waller, Leicester
10:30	BREAK
	Session 12: Pleural infection
11:00	Pleural Empyema – assessment T Štupnik, Ljubljana
11:20	Pleural Empyema – stage-specific management T Štupnik, Ljubljana
11:50	Mediastinitis D Waller, Leicester
12:10	Perforated oesophagus D Waller, Leicester
12:30	Course debriefing ALL
13:00	LUNCH & CLOSE

08:15	The Pleural space: Introductory briefing & Physiopatholgy N Rahman, Oxford
	Session 10: Pleural effusion (Assessment)
08:30	Diagnostic criteria / methods – fluid analysis/imaging / medical thoracoscopy N Rahman, Oxford
	Session 11: Malignant pleural effusion
09:30	Malignant effusion – management G Cardillo, Rome
09:50	Mesothelioma – there is no longer a role for the surgeon N Rahman, Oxford
10:10	Mesothelioma – there is still a role for the surgeon D Waller, Leicester
10:30	BREAK
	Session 12: Pleural infection
11:00	Pleural Empyema – assessment T Štupnik, Ljubljana
11:20	Pleural Empyema – stage-specific management T Štupnik, Ljubljana
11:50	Mediastinitis D Waller, Leicester
12:10	Perforated oesophagus D Waller, Leicester
12:30	Course debriefing ALL
13:00	LUNCH & CLOSE

Fundamentals in Thoracic Surgery

Level 1

Event Information

Course Programme

Tuesday 24 June

Wednesday 25 June

Thursday 26 June

Friday 27 June

Faculty

David Waller

Francesco Di Chiara