Fundamentals in Aortic Surgery
Covering the major aspects of aortic surgery, from the aortic valve to the descending aorta.
Our Courses and Events
The EACTS Academy is pleased to offer advanced training programmes for all skills levels and has collaborated with experienced surgeons to develop these training programmes.
Aortic Valve Repair: A Step-by-Step Approach
A technical course providing in-depth training of aortic valve repair, through lectures from international faculty, live surgeries, detailed technical videos and wetlab on human hearts.
Case Corner: Thoracic Disease
Join us for the 2026 Case Corner webinar series, a set of six interactive, 1-hour sessions exploring real surgical case scenarios across key areas of cardiothoracic practice. Designed for residents, trainees, and early-career surgeons—as well as consultants wishing to benchmark their approaches—these events provide a practical forum for applied learning, expert commentary, and audience engagement.
Next Generation: Lung volume reduction surgery
Following another year of exceptional engagement, EACTS Next Generation returns for a brand-new six-part series in 2026. Designed for medical students and pre-trainee doctors, this innovative webinar series offers a unique opportunity to learn directly from experienced cardiothoracic surgery residents and consultants from across Europe.
Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Webinar 2
We are pleased to announce the return of our Nurses and Allied Health Professionals webinars in 2026, after their successful inaugural year in 2025.
Fundamentals in Valvular Heart Disease Incl AFib
Fundamentals in Valvular Heart Disease inc. Atrial Fibrillation is a comprehensive Level 1 course for Residents approaching the EBCTS exam covering all aspects of valvular heart disease and surgical management of atrial fibrillation.
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Case Corner: Congenital Heart Disease
Join us for the 2026 Case Corner webinar series, a set of six interactive, 1-hour sessions exploring real surgical case scenarios across key areas of cardiothoracic practice. Designed for residents, trainees, and early-career surgeons—as well as consultants wishing to benchmark their approaches—these events provide a practical forum for applied learning, expert commentary, and audience engagement.
Next Generation: Great transposition and the great arterial switch
Following another year of exceptional engagement, EACTS Next Generation returns for a brand-new six-part series in 2026. Designed for medical students and pre-trainee doctors, this innovative webinar series offers a unique opportunity to learn directly from experienced cardiothoracic surgery residents and consultants from across Europe.
Aortic Webinar 2: Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease Task Force
The second of the Aortic Disease Domain webinars of 2026 will be run by our Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease Task Force.
Endoscopic Port-Access Mitral Valve Repair Drylab Training
True simulated physical model of endoscopic port-access set-up whereby the operator can train from the basic technique to full complex repairs.
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Case Corner: Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Join us for the 2026 Case Corner webinar series, a set of six interactive, 1-hour sessions exploring real surgical case scenarios across key areas of cardiothoracic practice. Designed for residents, trainees, and early-career surgeons—as well as consultants wishing to benchmark their approaches—these events provide a practical forum for applied learning, expert commentary, and audience engagement.
Next Generation: The journey to minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery
Following another year of exceptional engagement, EACTS Next Generation returns for a brand-new six-part series in 2026. Designed for medical students and pre-trainee doctors, this innovative webinar series offers a unique opportunity to learn directly from experienced cardiothoracic surgery residents and consultants from across Europe.
Cardiac Intensive Care: Beyond Basic
EACTS is pleased to announce a new course for 2026. Join us to discuss the management of patients in the Intensive Care Unit following cardiac surgery.
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Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Webinar 3
We are pleased to announce the return of our Nurses and Allied Health Professionals webinars in 2026, after their successful inaugural year in 2025.
Fundamentals in Congenital Heart Disease Webinar 3
The Fundamentals in Congenital Heart Disease series offers residents in training a structured introduction to core principles, fully aligned with the EBCTS syllabus. These webinars form part of our broader Fundamentals framework, ensuring comprehensive early-career preparation across key areas of cardiothoracic surgery.
Fundamentals in Thoracic Surgery
Fundamentals in Thoracic Surgery is aimed for participants to gain more insight and up-to-date knowledge on different aspects of thoracic surgery.
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Case Corner: Olympics of CT Surgery – The Mental Demands of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Join us for the 2026 Case Corner webinar series, a set of six interactive, 1-hour sessions exploring real surgical case scenarios across key areas of cardiothoracic practice. Designed for residents, trainees, and early-career surgeons—as well as consultants wishing to benchmark their approaches—these events provide a practical forum for applied learning, expert commentary, and audience engagement.
Next Generation: The modern Pre-Trainee – an update on early surgical training
Following another year of exceptional engagement, EACTS Next Generation returns for a brand-new six-part series in 2026. Designed for medical students and pre-trainee doctors, this innovative webinar series offers a unique opportunity to learn directly from experienced cardiothoracic surgery residents and consultants from across Europe.
Mechanical Circulatory Support Workshop
This course provides cardiothoracic surgeons in training or anyone wishing to enhance their experience with didactic teaching, hands on wet- and dry-lab operative experience and practical demonstrations in the surgical techniques and skills needed for successful use of short-term and durable mechanical circulatory support systems.
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Thoracic Webinar 3: Emphysema Task Force
The third of the Thoracic Disease Domain webinars of 2026 will be run by our Emphysema Task Force.
