This Endoscopic Drylab Training course will run from 16 -17 May 2024 at MECC, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
THURSDAY 16 May
| 08:30 | Registration and welcome | |
| 09:00 | Course Overview | P Sardari Nia, Maastricht |
| 09:10 | Theoretical pre-assessment | |
| 09:30 | Technical pre-assessment | |
| 10:00 | How to start the minimally invasive programme | P Sardari Nia, Maastricht |
| 10:30 | 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 | |
| 13:00 | Value of pre-operative planning | P Sardari Nia, Maastricht |
| 13:20 | Hands-on: Endoscopic suture placements on different angles of the mitral annulus part II | |
| 14:30 | Indications and contra-indications: Choosing the right patients | P Sardari Nia, Maastricht |
| 14:50 | Break | |
| 15:00 | Hands-on: Knotting with nutpusher, knotting with automatic nutpusher, placement of sutures on papillary muscles and leaflets | |
| 17:00 | Adjourn |
FRIDAY 17 May
| 08:30 | Welcome | |
| 09:00 | Positioning of the patient/incisions/conditioning | P Sardari Nia, Maastricht |
| 09:15 | Safe peripheral cannulation | P Sardari Nia, Maastricht |
| 09:30 | Mitral valve repair techniques in endoscopic approach | P Sardari Nia, Maastricht |
| 09:50 | Break | |
| 10:00 | Hands-on: Endoscopic annuloplasty | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 12:30 | Hands-on: Endoscopic annuloplasty and valve repair on pathological valves | |
| 14:30 | Break | |
| 15:00 | Pitfalls and troubleshooting | P Sardari Nia, Maastricht |
| 15:30 | Technical post-assessment | |
| 16:10 | Theoretical post-assessment | |
| 16:30 | Course evaluation | |
| 17:00 | Adjourn |
COURSE INFORMATION
Date
16 – 17 May 2024
Location
MECC, Maastricht, the Netherlands – directions
Course Director
Peyman Sardari Nia, MD, PhD Maastricht Netherlands
Target Audience and Capacity
This is a level 3 course – Surgeons established in independent practice.
Maximum of 15 participants for each drylab working on 5 high-fidelity simulators
*Please note that we a require a minimum of 4 participants for this course to proceed.
Course Fee
EACTS Member: To be announced
Non-Member: To be announced
Fee includes course material, lunch and refreshments.
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-fidelity simulators
- Mitral valve repair using annuloplasty ring and neochords on high-fidelity simulators
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
Recommended Accommodation
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
Please see here for the EACTS Academy terms and conditions
Faculty
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Peyman Sardari Nia
