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 second session of the new Thoracic Disease Domain webinars will focus on lung volume reduction for emphysema. This primer will cover the investigation, work-up and treatment of patients with hyperinflation secondary to emphysema. An MDT discussion of patient cases will consolidate the session.
Skills Level 1, 2 & 3 – This webinar is aimed at all Skills Levels.
T Batchelor, London
R Milton, Leeds
Thoracic Disease Domain Chair
Brussels, Belgium
The EACTS Aortic Forum will be an in-person meeting and will take place from 21-23 June 2023 in Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
R De Paulis, Rome
Virtual Meeting
In this session an educational aortic dissection 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
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
Virtual Meeting
The third session of the brand new Thoracic Disease Domain webinars will focus on simple and complex segmentectomies.
Skills Level 1, 2 & 3 – This webinar is aimed at all Skills Levels.
G Cardillo, Rome
R Milton, Leeds
Thoracic Disease Domain Chair
Virtual Meeting
In this session a complex MCS 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
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
Virtual Meeting
The fourth session of the brand new Thoracic Disease Domain webinars will look at the moving to the other side of the table—transitioning from residency to consultancy and the value of mentorship. From a resident’s point of view but with valuable information to assist those who are mentoring up and coming surgeons.
Skills Level 1, 2 & 3 – This webinar is aimed at all Skills Levels.
N Hussein, Rugby
Residents Committee Chair
F Doerr, Essen
R Milton, Leeds
Thoracic Disease Domain Chair
Leuven, Belgium
With this course we offer a full day of Robotic MIDCAB exposure and a day of presentations and hands-on training in a simulation environment. This will be the best preparation for one-on-one training and proctoring to start up a programme at your own centre.
Leuven, Belgium
Skills level 2 – Residents in final years of training and surgeons at the beginning of independent practice.
W Oosterlinck, Leuven
Copenhagen, Denmark
Interactive lectures, live-in-a-box cases, keynote presentations
Copenhagen, Denmark
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
F Gustafsson, Copenhagen; I Netuka, Prague; G Färber, Jena; J Gummert, Bad Oeynhausen and V Falk, Berlin
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
L de Kerchove, Brussels
Windsor, UK
Fundamentals in Thoracic Surgery: Part 2 is aimed for participants to gain more insight and up-to-date knowledge on different aspects of thoracic surgery.
This course will be hybrid and registration is now open with two fee options!
Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.
M Ibrahim, Rome
Leipzig, Germany
2 day interactive lectures, live-in-a-box videos and live surgical cases.
Leipzig, Germany
Cardiac surgeons, Cardiologists, Cardiac anesthesiologists, Perfusionists, Residents and Fellows
M Borger, Leipzig
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
Newcastle upon Tyne
The course is designed to provide the cardiothoracic surgeon in training with didactic teaching and hands on cadaveric surgical training experience under the guidance of a faculty of experienced surgeons. Candidates will also implant left ventricular assist devices, practice cannulation for ECMO and gain practical experience of ex vivo lung perfusion.
Skills Level 2 – Residents in the final years of training and surgeons at the beginning of independent practice.
S Clark, Newcastle upon Tyne
Virtual Meeting
The fifth session of the brand new Thoracic Disease Domain webinars will look at State of the Art Surgical Management of Empyema. Looking at the different techniques in the management of empyema, comparing and contrasting best practice.
Skills Level 1, 2 & 3 – This webinar is aimed at all Skills Levels.
E Belcher, Oxford
R Milton, Leeds
Thoracic Disease Domain Chair
