This Endoscopic Drylab Training course will run from 22-23 February 2018 – Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC), the Netherlands; Emtrac, Maastricht, the Netherlands
THURSDAY 22 FEBRUARY
| 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 | L Müller, Innsbruck |
| 10:20 | Indications and contra-indications: Choosing the right patients | L Müller, Innsbruck |
| 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 23 FEBRUARY
| 08:30 | Welcome and coffee | |
| 09:00 | Positioning of the patient/ incisions/conditioning | |
| 09:15 | Transcatheter peripheral cannulation | L Müller, Innsbruck |
| 09:30 | Mitral valve repair techniques in endoscopic approach | L Müller, Innsbruck |
| 09:50 | Break | |
| 10:00 | Hands-on: Endoscopic annuloplasty | |
| 11:30 | How to do it video |
L Müller, Innsbruck; 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
22-23 February 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 February, Ludwig Müller 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
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.
