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.
Virtual Meeting
The first online webinar held by the EACTS Vascular Disease Domain focusing on aortic dissection.
Skills Level 3 – Surgeons established in independent practice.
D Pacini, Bologna
Aortic Dissection Task Force Chair
K Tsagakis, Essen
Vascular Disease Domain Chair
Virtual Meeting
In this session a complex coronary case is presented. All symptoms, patient characteristics and test results are described in detail. Together with the audience, the right treatment decision is discussed.
Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.
A Zientara, London
C Gollmann-Tepeköylü, Innsbruck
Residents Committee Chair
Virtual Meeting
The “Fundamentals in Cardiac Surgery” – series being held online and focusing particularly on coronary artery disease.
Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.
A Ranasinghe, Birmingham
Virtual Meeting
This course will encompass surgical anatomy, physiology and principles of surgical and non-surgical treatment of congenital heart diseases for residents preparing for their EBCTS exams.
Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.
J Hörer, Munich
Maastricht, The Netherlands
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.
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Peyman Sardari Nia, MD, PhD Maastricht Netherlands
Virtual Meeting
The lectures will cover the basic knowledge in thoracic surgery, with special attention to the management of complications.
Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.
G Cardillo, Rome
Windsor, UK
This is the in-person version of the updated “Fundamentals in Cardiac Surgery” series being held at EACTS House in Windsor, UK and focusing particularly on valvular heart disease – aortic, mitral and tricuspid.
Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.
A Ranasinghe, Birmingham
Virtual Meeting
The second online webinar held by the EACTS Vascular Disease Domain, focusing on decision-making in root and ascending aortic disease.
Skills Level 3 – Surgeons established in independent practice.
F Schoenhoff, Bern
Connective Tissue Disease Task Force Chair
K Tsagakis, Essen
Vascular Disease Domain Chair
Virtual Meeting
Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.
M Ibrahim, Rome
Rome, Italy
Live surgical cases, presentations led by keynote international faculty, scientific debate, dynamic research, and video & abstract presentations
Rome, Italy
Cardiac surgeons, echocardiographers (cardiologists and anaesthesiologists), radiologists and advanced residents interested in the field of valve repair who are encouraged to present their scientific work in abstract presentations.
R De Paulis, Rome
Maastricht, The Netherlands
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.
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Peyman Sardari Nia, MD, PhD Maastricht Netherlands
Homburg Saar, Germany
Didactic lectures, video presentations, hands-on wetlab and live surgery.
Skills Level 3 – Surgeons established in independent practice.
Homburg Saar, Germany
HJ Schäfers, Homburg Saar
Virtual Meeting
The third online webinar held by the EACTS Vascular Disease Domain, focusing on cerebral and visceral protection.
Skills Level 3 – Surgeons established in independent practice.
A Zierer, Linz
Cerebral and Visceral Protection Task Force Chair
K Tsagakis, Essen
Vascular Disease Domain Chair
Rome, Italy
The course will give an update on the latest developments on paediatric mechanical cardiovascular support for both short-term and long-term care. MCS in both biventricular and univentricular hearts and in ACHD, will also be discussed.
Skills Level 3 – Surgeons established in independent practice.
Rome, Italy
A Amodeo and L Galletti, Rome
Windsor, UK
Covering the major aspects of aortic surgery, from the aortic valve to the descending aorta.
Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.
K Tsagakis, Essen
Virtual Meeting
The STS/EACTS/ESTS Latin America Thoracic Surgery Symposium: Pleuropulmonary Granulomatous Disease will feature an international panel of experts who will review the latest interventions and advances in the medical and surgical treatment of tuberculosis (TB), surgical management of non-tuberculous granulomatosis, and management of postoperative complications.
The program will be presented in English, with simultaneous translation in Spanish and Portuguese. The symposium is free to attend, but registration is necessary.
To register, please click HERE.
Berlin, Germany
Interactive lectures, live-in-a-box cases, keynote presentations
Berlin, Germany
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
V Falk, Berlin; F Gustafsson, Copenhagen; I Netuka, Prague and J Gummert, Bad Oeynhausen
Brussels, Belgium
The curriculum is designed to provide all aspects of the Brussels School approach and techniques on aortic valve reconstructive surgery.
Skills level 3 – Surgeons established in independent practice.
Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Brussels
G El Khoury, Brussels; L de Kerchove, Brussels
Cartagena, Colombia
The 4th annual STS/EACTS Latin America Cardiovascular Surgery Conference will feature a world-class, international faculty who will address and explore the latest developments and best practices in coronary artery disease, congenital heart disease, thoracic aortic disease, atrial fibrillation, and the surgical management of heart failure.
To register, please click HERE.
Virtual Meeting
The fourth online webinar held by the EACTS Vascular Disease Domain, focusing on endovascular aortic repair.
Skills Level 3 – Surgeons established in independent practice.
M Czerny, Freiburg
Endovascular Aortic Repair Task Force Chair
K Tsagakis, Essen
Vascular Disease Domain Chair
