The VATS Lobectomy course will run from 16- 17 May 2019 in Wendisch Rietz, Germany (just outside Berlin).
THURSDAY 16 MAY
| 08:00 | Welcome and introduction | |
| 08:30 | Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) lobectomy background | |
| – The evidence – Initiating a VATS lobectomy programme – Patient selection – Principles (safety procedures) – Lymphadenectomy |
D Stamenovic, Karlsruhe N Maric, Belgrade R Milton, Leeds F Di Chiara, Oxford D Eaton, Dublin |
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| 09:30 | Break | |
| 10:00 | VATS lobectomy live-in-a-box videos step-by-step with pitfalls | |
| – VATS right upper lobectomy – VATS middle and right lower lobectomy – VATS left upper lobectomy – VATS left lower lobectomy |
N Maric, Belgrade T Lacin, Istanbul D Eaton, Dublin R Milton, Leeds |
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| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Wetlab | |
| – Introduction – VATS lobectomy (left lower lobectomy) – VATS lobectomy (upper lobectomy) |
R Milton and D Stamenovic All Faculty |
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| 15:30 | Break | |
| 16:00 | VATS lobectomy: Complications management | F Di Chiara, Oxford |
| 17:00 | Close |
FRIDAY 17 MAY
| 08:00 | VATS lobectomy live-in-a-box videos | |
| – Posterior approach – Uniportal approach – Fissure-last technique |
D Stamenovic, Karlsruhe F Di Chiara, Oxford D Stamenovic, Karlsruhe |
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| 09:00 | Break | |
| 09:15 | Introduction to VATS lobectomy simulator |
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| 09:30 | Animal ethics and anaesthesia: Conceptual, experimental and animal protection issues |
Medizin im Grünen |
| 10:00 | Wetlab | |
| – Introduction – VATS lobectomy (left lower lobectomy) – VATS lobectomy (left upper lobectomy) |
R Milton and D Stamenovic All Faculty |
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| >13:00 | Lunch and training on simulator |
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| 14:00 | Common postoperative complications and handling | T Lacin, Istanbul |
| 15:00 | Discussion | All faculty |
| 15:15 | Continuation of training on the VATS lobectomy simulator | |
| 16:45 | Feedback | R Milton and D Stamenovic |
| 17:00 | Close |
COURSE INFORMATION
Date/Duration
16 -17 May 2019 (2 day course)
Location
Medizin im Gruenen
Wendisch Rietz, Germany (just outside Berlin)
For further information, please see here
Course Directors
R Milton, Leeds
D Stamenovic, Karlsruhe
Course Format
Interactive lectures, live-in-a-box videos and wetlabs.
Course Fee
Members: €975 inclusive of VAT
Non-Members: €1300 inclusive of VAT
Fee includes lunch, refreshments and the group dinner on 16 May.
Please note this course is limited to 12 participants
Target Audience
Thoracic surgeons working as a surgeon in training in a thoracic and/or cardiac department with a specific interest in VATS lobectomy.
Please see here for the EACTS Academy terms and conditions
