The Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) course will run from 17 – 18 May 2018 in Wendisch Rietz, Germany (just outside Berlin).
THURSDAY 17 MAY
| 07:30 | Registration and welcome | |
| 08:00 | Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) | |
| – The evidence – Principles Patient selection |
P Licht, Odense F Di Chiara, Oxford R Milton, Leeds |
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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 |
P Licht, Odense T Lacin, Istanbul J Räsänen, Helsinki R Milton, Leeds |
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| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Drylab | |
| – Drylab introduction – VATS staplers and energy I – VATS lobectomy (left lower lobectomy) – VATS lobectomy (left upper lobectomy) – VATS sleeve lobectomy |
P Licht, Odense P Rajesh, Birmingham R Milton, Leeds J Räsänen, Helsinki F Di Chiara, Oxford |
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| 15:30 | Break | |
| 16:00 | VATS lobectomy live-in-a-box videos Complications management |
All faculty |
| 17:00 | Close |
FRIDAY 18 MAY
| 08:00 | Animal ethics and anaesthesia Broncoscopy double lumen intubation with pitfalls VATS staplers and energy II |
P Licht, Odense P Licht, Odense P Rajesh, Birmingham |
| 09:30 | Break | |
| 10:00 | Wetlab | |
| – Introduction – Bronco-mediastinoscopy – VATS lobectomy (left lower lobectomy) – VATS lobectomy (left upper lobectomy) |
P Licht, Odense T Lacin, Istanbul R Milton, Leeds J Räsänen, Helsinki |
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| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | VATS lobectomy live-in-a-box videos Complications management |
All faculty
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| 15:30 | Feedback | P Licht, Odense; P Rajesh, Birmingham |
| 16:00 | Close |
COURSE INFORMATION
Date/Duration
17 -18 May 2018 (2 day course)
Location
Medizin im Gruenen
Wendisch Rietz, Germany (just outside Berlin)
Course Director
P Rajesh, Birmingham
Course Format
Interactive lectures, live-in-a-box videos, drylab and wetlab.
Course Fee
Members: €975 inclusive of VAT
Non-Members: €1300 inclusive of VAT
Fee includes lunch, refreshments and the group dinner on 17 May.
Target Audience
Thoracic surgeons working as a surgeon in training in a thoracic and/or cardiac department with a specific interest in VATS lobectomy.
Faculty
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Francesco Di Chiara -
Tunc Lacin -
Peter Licht -
Richard Milton -
Pala Rajesh -
Jari Räsänen
