Thoracic Surgery: Part 1

The Thoracic Surgery: Part 1 course will run online from 25-27 April 2022. Kindly note all times shown are Central European Summer Time (CEST). MONDAY 25 APRIL PART 1: Educational session- Airway, Pleura, Mediastinum 14:55 Welcome and introduction G Cardillo, Rome 15:00 Physiology of the airway, overview on principal benign and malignant disorders M Ibrahim, Rome 15:30 Physiology of the pleura, overview on principal benign and malignant disorders A Sihoe, Hong Kong 16:00 Physiology of the mediastinum, overview on mediastinal malignancies, mediastinal nodal stations P Yablonskii, St. Petersburg 16:30 Break  PART 2: Interactive session 16:45 Pneumothorax: Presentation of a clinical case with interactive discussion, diagnostic and treatment path P Licht, Odense 17:15 Neoplastic pleural effusion: Presentation of a clinical case with interactive discussion, diagnostic and treatment path M  Infante, Verona 17:40 Thymoma: Presentation of a clinical case with interactive discussion, diagnostic and treatment path P L Filosso, Turin 18:00 Q&A … Continue reading "Thoracic Surgery: Part 1"

The Thoracic Surgery: Part 1 course will run online from 25-27 April 2022.
Kindly note all times shown are Central European Summer Time (CEST).

MONDAY 25 APRIL
PART 1: Educational session- Airway, Pleura, Mediastinum
14:55 Welcome and introduction G Cardillo, Rome
15:00 Physiology of the airway, overview on principal benign and malignant disorders M Ibrahim, Rome
15:30 Physiology of the pleura, overview on principal benign and malignant disorders A Sihoe, Hong Kong
16:00 Physiology of the mediastinum, overview on mediastinal malignancies, mediastinal nodal stations P Yablonskii, St. Petersburg
16:30 Break 
PART 2: Interactive session
16:45 Pneumothorax: Presentation of a clinical case with interactive discussion, diagnostic and treatment path P Licht, Odense
17:15 Neoplastic pleural effusion: Presentation of a clinical case with interactive discussion, diagnostic and treatment path
M  Infante, Verona
17:40 Thymoma: Presentation of a clinical case with interactive discussion, diagnostic and treatment path P L Filosso, Turin
18:00 Q&A
18:30 Close
TUESDAY 26 APRIL
PART 1: Educational session – Lung, Diaphragm, Esophagus
15:00 Physiology of the lung, anatomy of pulmonary segments D Gossot, Paris
15:30 Physiology of the diaphragm, overview on congenital, acquired and traumatic disease D Stamenovic, Mainz
16:00 Physiology of the esophagus, overview on congenital, acquired and malignant disorder J Zhang, Shangai
16:30 Break 
PART 2: Interactive session
16:45 Lung cancer: Presentation of clinical case with interactive discussion, diagnostic and treatment options D Gossot, Paris
17:15 Lung emphysema: Presentation of clinical case with interactive discussion, diagnostic and treatment options D  Waller, London
17:40 Esophageal cancer: Presentation of clinical case with interactive discussion, diagnostic and treatment options
J Zhang, Shangai
18:00 Q&A
18:30 Close
WEDNESDAY 27 April
PART 1: Educational session – Chest wall, Infections, Surgical Principles 
15:00 Physiology of the chest wall, overview on principal benign, malignant and traumatic disorders F Lococo, Rome
15:30 Principles of lung, mediastinal and pleural infection: Diagnosis, management and treatment options E Roessner, Mainz
16:00 Thoracic surgical accesses R Petersen, Copenhagen
16:30 Break 
PART 2: Interactive session
16:45 Empyema: Presentation of a clinical case with interactive discussion, diagnostic and treatment path S Ricciardi, Rome
17:15 Mediastinitis: Presentation of a clinical case with interactive discussion, diagnostic and treatment path M Kalkat, Birmingham
17:40 Respiratory fitness for surgery: Presentation of clinical case with interactive discussion, need for advanced evaluation A Brunelli, Leeds
18:00 Q&A
18:30 Close

Programme subject to change.

COURSE INFORMATION

Date/Duration
25-27 April 2022 (3 day course)

Course Director
G Cardillo, Rome

Course Format
Virtual meeting
Interactive lectures
Case scenarios

Course Fee
Members: €60 inclusive of VAT
Non-Members: €100 inclusive of VAT

Course Overview
The first of our “Thoracic Surgery” – series, will run online from 25-27 April 2022. The lectures will cover the basic knowledge in thoracic surgery, with special attention to the management of complications.

The EACTS 2022 courses are in alignment with the current EBCTS syllabus

Target Audience
Skills Level 1 – Residents in training with the course content closely allied to the EBCTS syllabus.

Please click here for the EACTS Academy terms and conditions.

Faculty

  • Giuseppe Cardillo
  • Alessandro Brunelli
  • Pier Luigi Filosso
  • Dominique Gossot
  • Mohsen Ibrahim
  • Maurizio Infante
  • Maninder Singh Kalkat
  • Peter Licht
  • Filippo Lococo
  • René Horsleben Petersen
  • Sara Ricciardi
  • Eric Roessner
  • Alan Sihoe
  • Davor Stamenovic
  • Piotr Yablonskii
  • Jie Zhang