Endoscopic Port-Access Mitral Valve Repair Drylab Training

This Endoscopic Drylab Training course will run from 3-4 May 2018 – Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC), the Netherlands; Emtrac, Maastricht, the Netherlands THURSDAY 3 MAY 08:30 Registration and welcome 09:00 Course overview P Sardari Nia, Maastricht 09:05 Theoretical pre-assessment 09:30 Technical pre-assessment 10:00 How to start the minimally invasive programme R Chitwood, Greenville 10:20 Indications and contra-indications: Choosing the right patients R Chitwood, Greenville 10:30 Value of pre-operative planning P Sardari Nia, Maastricht 10:50 Break 11:00 Introduction to instruments 11:10 Hands-on: Endoscopic suture placements on different angles of the mitral annulus part I 12:10 Lunch 12:50 Hands-on: Endoscopic suture placements on different angles of the mitral annulus part II 14:10 Perfusionist’s role and considerations Y Ganushchak, Maastricht 14:30 Anesthesiological preparations and considerations W Buhre, Maastricht 14:50 Break 15:00 Hands-on: Knotting with Nutpusher, knotting with automatic nutter, placement of sutures on papillary muscles and leaflets 17:00 Adjourn FRIDAY 4 May 08:30 Welcome … Continue reading "Endoscopic Port-Access Mitral Valve Repair Drylab Training"

This Endoscopic Drylab Training course will run from 3-4 May 2018 – Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC), the Netherlands; Emtrac, Maastricht, the Netherlands

THURSDAY 3 MAY
08:30 Registration and welcome
09:00 Course overview P Sardari Nia, Maastricht
09:05 Theoretical pre-assessment
09:30 Technical pre-assessment
10:00 How to start the minimally invasive programme R Chitwood, Greenville
10:20 Indications and contra-indications: Choosing the right patients R Chitwood, Greenville
10:30 Value of pre-operative planning P Sardari Nia, Maastricht
10:50 Break
11:00 Introduction to instruments
11:10 Hands-on: Endoscopic suture placements on different angles of the mitral annulus part I
12:10 Lunch
12:50 Hands-on: Endoscopic suture placements on different angles of the mitral annulus part II
14:10 Perfusionist’s role and considerations Y Ganushchak, Maastricht
14:30 Anesthesiological preparations and considerations W Buhre, Maastricht
14:50 Break
15:00 Hands-on: Knotting with Nutpusher, knotting with automatic nutter, placement of sutures on papillary muscles and leaflets
17:00 Adjourn
FRIDAY 4 May
08:30 Welcome and coffee
09:00 Positioning of the patient/ incisions/conditioning
09:15 Transcatheter peripheral cannulation R Chitwood, Greenville
09:30 Mitral valve repair techniques in endoscopic approach R Chitwood, Greenville
09:50 Break
10:00 Hands-on: Endoscopic annuloplasty
11:30 How to do it video
 R Chitwood, Greenville; P Sardari Nia, Maastricht
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Hands-on: Endoscopic annuloplasty and valve repair on pathological valves
15:00 Break
15:30 Pitfalls and troubleshooting P Sardari Nia, Maastricht
16:00 Technical post-assessment
16:30 Theoretical post-assessment
17:00 Course evaluation
17:20 Adjourn

COURSE INFORMATION


Date/Duration
3-4 May 2018

Location
Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC), the Netherlands
Emtrac, Maastricht, the Netherlands – please click here for directions

Course Director/s
Peyman Sardari Nia, MD, PhD Maastricht Netherlands

For each course in 2018 we have invited a ‘giant’ in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery. We are pleased to announce that for the course in May, Professor Randolph Chitwood will be our honoured faculty member.

Capacity
Maximum of 12 participants for each drylab working on 6 high-fidelity simulators
*Please note that we a require a minimum of 4 participants for this course to proceed.

Learning Objectives

  • Indication and results of minimally invasive mitral valve repair
  • Patient selection
  • Surgical repair techniques
  • Complications
  • Gain familiarity and knowledge in instrumental necessities for endoscopic mitral valve repair
  • Practice and learn the basic techniques in endoscopic surgery for mitral valve repair on high-fildelity simulators
  • Mitral valve repair using annuloplasty ring and neochords on high-fidelity simulators

Course Fee
495 Euro (includes course material, breaks and lunch beverages)

Specifics of the simulators

  • True simulated physical model of endoscopic port-access set-up whereby the operator can train from the basic technique to full complex repairs
  • Disposable mitral valves and papillary muscles that have been created out of material resembling the physical characteristics of connective tissue giving the operator true experience
  • Simulator can give feedback about the length and depth of each stich on mitral valve annulus with picture of each created stich. The operator can train his/her skills based on pre-set parameters of length and depth

 

Accommodation & Access

  • The nearest hotel to the venue is:NH Hotel Maastricht
    Forum 110
    6229 GV Maastricht
    043 383 8281
    http://www.nh-hotels.nl/hotel/nh-maastricht
  • For access to Maastricht please see this document
  • For assistance in booking transfers please CLICK HERE

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DELEGATE TESTIMONIALS
The course fulfilled completely my expectations, and it went even further more.

Both the theory talks (given mostly by the course Director, Dott Peyman Sardari) and the hands-on sessions on the simulator have been outstanding.

I truly and heartily recommend this course even to experienced surgeons.

Faculty

  • Peyman Sardari Nia
  • Wolfgang Buhre