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Events in 2016
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EACTS provides high quality training courses that are attended by delegates from all over the world.
As an educational institution, our goal is to promote a non-dogmatic learning environment that brings together people, cultures and ideas from around the world, changing lives, and helping to transform through education.
24 Oct-28 Oct
Windsor, UK
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Fundamentals in Cardiac Surgery: Part III
Basic principles of cardiac surgery part II. A new format has been introduced for these highly popular courses which are a must for cardiac surgical trainees. The course will encompass two 2.5 day modules: Aorta and Congenital and Heart and Lung Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support. The middle day of the course will offer expert ‘hands-on’ wetlab training covering both modules.
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
Cardiac and cardio-thoracic surgeons; Residents and fellows in cardiac surgical training programmes.
Course Director
J Pepper, London
3 Nov-5 Nov
Berlin, Germany
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11th European Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit
Location
Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Target Audience
Cardiologists, heart failure cardiologists, emergency and ICU specialists (ECLS), cardiac surgeons, perfusionists, heart failure nurses and VAD coordinators, medical industry (cardiac device including ECMO development and production). Pediatric cardiologists and congenital heart disease surgeons
Chairmen
J Gummert, Bad Oeynhausen, P Leprince, Paris and V Falk, Berlin
7 Nov-9 Nov
Leiden, The Netherlands
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Mitral Valve Surgery
A highly interactive course focusing on the technical aspects of mitral surgery and interventions, emphasising the success of teamwork through challenging live cases. The programme will feature lectures where our keynote faculty will share their experience and tips and tricks, live surgeries from the Leiden University Medical Centre and a hands on wetlab.
Location
Leiden, The Netherlands
Target Audience
Cardiac surgeons and residents, interested in advancing their mitral reconstruction techniques.
Course Director
R Klautz, Leiden
15 Nov-18 Nov
Windsor, UK
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Congenital Heart Disease
A course on surgical anatomy, physiology and principles of surgical and non-surgical treatment of congenital heart diseases for advanced residents and junior congenital heart surgeons.
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
Surgeons specifically in training for congenital surgery.
Course Directors
E Belli, Le Plessis-Robinson
24 Nov-25 Nov
Nancy, France
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Aortic Valve Surgery
The course will run from 24-25 November 2016
Location
Nancy, France
Target Audience
TBC
Course Directors
T Folliguet, Nancy
24 Nov-25 Nov
Windsor, UK
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Modern Perspectives on Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
This course will expose the recent developments in minimal invasive technology and describe the latest results that can be achieved with modern surgical approaches.
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
Senior trainees and consultants who wish to specialise in this exciting and rapidly developing area.
Course Directors
S Benussi, Zürich
28 Nov-29 Nov
Windsor, UK
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Professional Leadership: Head, Heart and Values
This is a two day highly interactive course with the objective of increasing self-awareness and developing leadership skills for the benefit of the individual, the team, and most importantly, the patient.
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
Consultant cardiac and thoracic surgeons in post for approximately 10 years who are now taking on leadership roles.
Course Directors
Rebecca Stephens MBE & Roger Delves
15 Dec-16 Dec
Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Endoscopic Port-Access Mitral Valve Repair Drylab Training
* SOLD OUT
Location
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Target Audience
TBC
Course Director
Peyman Sardari Nia, MD, PhD Maastricht Netherlands
6 Feb-10 Feb
Windsor, UK
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Fundamentals in Cardiac Surgery: Part I
SOLD OUT
Basic principles of cardiac surgery part I. The course will encompass two 2.5 day modules: Essentials in Coronary Surgery and Essentials of Aortic Valve Intervention.
The middle day of the course will offer expert ‘hands-on’ wetlab training covering both modules.
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
Cardiac and cardio-thoracic surgeons; Residents and fellows in cardiac surgical training programmes.
Course Director
S Livesey, Southampton
Fundamentals in Cardiac Surgery: Part I
Monday 06 February
| 09:30 | Welcome and introduction | Steven Livesey |
| 10:00 | History of coronary surgery | John Pepper |
| 10:30 | Coronary anatomy: Arteries and veins | Horia Muresian |
| 11:00 | Coronary physiology | Simon Davies |
| 11:30 | What do the coronary trials tell us? | Simon Davies |
| 12:00 | Coronary multi-disciplinary team | Simon Davies |
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
Course Director
Simon Davies
23 Feb-24 Feb
Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Endoscopic Port-Access Mitral Valve Repair Drylab Training
For each course in 2017 we have invited a ‘giant’ in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery. We are pleased to announce that for the course in February, Professor Friedrich Mohr will be our honoured faculty member.
True simulated physical model of endoscopic port-access set-up whereby the operator can train from the basic technique to full complex repairs
*Please note that we a require a minimum of 4 participants for this course to proceed.
Location
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Course Director
Peyman Sardari Nia, MD, PhD Maastricht Netherlands
16 Mar-18 Mar
Windsor, UK
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Introduction to Aortic Surgery
Covering the major aspects of aortic surgery, from the aortic valve to the descending aorta. Special attention will be devoted to the various options in sparing the aortic valve and on the modern approach to aortic arch surgery. The programme will include a wetlab demonstrating various surgical techniques on the aortic root.
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
This course is aimed at residents in their last year and surgeons willing to broaden their expertise in major aortic valve and aortic pathologies.
Course Director
R De Paulis, Rome
Introduction to Aortic Surgery
Thursday 16 March
| 09:15 | Welcome and introduction | Ruggero De Paulis |
| 09:20 | PROXIMAL THORACIC AORTIC SURGERY | |
| 09:20 | The physiology and the hemodynamic of the aortic root | Denis Berdajs |
| 09:40 | Guidelines for a timely surgical indication | Alessandro Della Corte |
| 10:00 | The bicuspid aortopathy: Classification and prognosis | Alessandro Della Corte |
| 10:20 | A practical guide to the extent of resection in bicuspid aortopathy | Ruggero De Paulis |
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
Course Director
Ruggero De Paulis
Thoracic Surgery: Part I
Monday 27 March
| 08:30 | Radiology and nuclear imaging for surgeons | Nicholas Hughes |
| 10:00 | BREAK | |
| 10:15 | The Tumour Node Metastasis (TNM) staging system | Ramon Rami-Porta |
| 11:15 | The rationale for staging | Ramon Rami-Porta |
| 12:15 | LUNCH | |
| 13:00 | How staging is performed | Ramon Rami-Porta |
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
Course Director
Ramon Rami-Porta
30 Mar-1 Apr
Windsor, UK
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Thoracic Surgery: Part I
To gain more insight and up-to-date knowledge on different aspects of thoracic surgery related to lung diseases with emphasis on lung cancer, infectious diseases, lung resection and transplantation.
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
Those with the intention of becoming a thoracic and/or cardiac surgeon and working as a surgeon in training in a thoracic and/or cardiac department
Course Director
M. Dusmet, London
11 May-12 May
Maastricht, The Netherlands
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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
*Please note that we a require a minimum of 4 participants for this course to proceed.
Location
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Course Director
Peyman Sardari Nia, MD, PhD Maastricht Netherlands
18 May-19 May
Berlin, Germany
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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
SOLD OUT – This specialist course will be held at the Medizin im Grünen facility in Wendisch Rietz, just outside Berlin. A medical centre of excellence where delegates will receive intensive simulator learning and training in different patient simulations in an extremely modern operative environment.
Location
Wendisch Rietz, Germany (just outside Berlin)
Target Audience
Thoracic surgeons working as a surgeon in training in a thoracic and/or cardiac department with a specific interest in VATS lobectomy.
Course Director
P Rajesh, Birmingham
5 Jun-9 Jun
Windsor, UK
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Fundamentals in Cardiac Surgery: Part II
Basic principles of cardiac surgery part II. A new format has been introduced for these highly popular courses which are a must for cardiac surgical trainees. The course will encompass two 2.5 day modules: Aorta and Congenital and Heart and Lung Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support.
The middle day of the course will offer expert ‘hands-on’ wetlab training covering both modules.
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
Cardiac and cardio-thoracic surgeons; Residents and fellows in cardiac surgical training programmes
Course Director
S. Livesey, Southampton
15 Jun-17 Jun
Windsor, UK
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Thoracic Surgery: Part II
To gain more insight and up-to-date knowledge on different aspects of thoracic surgery related to the chest wall, mesothelioma, techniques for metastasectomy and tumors of the medisatinum. Didactic presentations with interactive discussions, case scenario sessions and two wetlabs on chest wall reconstruction and energy and lasers in surgery.
Location
Windsor, UK
Target Audience
Thoracic surgeons working as a surgeon in training in a thoracic and/or cardiac department (intermediate level).
Course Director
E. Roessner, Mannheim
15 Jun-17 Jun
Berlin, Germany
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Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Co-ordinators Training Course
Lectures, video clips and practical demonstrations. All sessions will be highly interactive.
Location
Berlin, Germany
Target Audience
Ventricular assist device co-ordinators.
Course Director
V. Falk, Berlin
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