BOARD OF DIRECTORS
W Klepetko (Vienna, Austria); T Treasure (London, UK); G Varela (Salamanca, Spain);
F Venuta (Rome, Italy); D Waller (Leicester, UK);
Complete Curriculum available here
OVERVIEW
LEVEL A
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 08:30 | I / 1 History |
III / 1 Preoperative patient care |
III / 7 Extra-corporeal bypass, ECMO, blood management |
V / 1 Basic Oncology |
I / 2 Thoracic incisions |
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| 09:30 | II / 1 Basic in physiology and patho-physiology & lung function tests |
III / 2 Anesthesio-logical management |
III / 8 Acute and chronic postoperative pain management |
V / 2 Basic Oncology |
I / 2 Video - Thoraco-scopy: basics |
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| 10:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 | II / 2 Obstructive ventilatory defects |
III / 3 Mechanical ventilation |
IV / 1 Diagnostic imaging techniques: standard chest X-ray |
V / 3 Molecular biology of cancer |
VI / 1 Statistics |
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| 12:00 | II / 3 Restrictive ventilatory defects |
III / 4 Intensive Care Unit Management |
IV / 2 Diagnostic imaging techniques: CT |
V / 4 Principles of radiotherapy |
VI / 1 Statistics |
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| 13:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 14:30 | II / 4 Abnormal pulmonary circulation. Preop. evaluation |
III / 5 Postoperative care |
IV / 3 Diagnostic imaging techniques: NMR & radionuclide scans |
V / 5 Principles of radiotherapy |
VI / 2 Scientific writing & writing a protocol |
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| 15:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 | II / 5 Non surgical therapy of pulmonary disorders |
III / 6 Physio-therapy |
FREE | V / 6 Other approaches: immuno-therapy, hyper-thermia, radio-frequency ablation, etc. |
Week examination | |
| 17:00 | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE |
Faculty Members Level A
Coordinator: F Venuta (Rome, Italy)
On-site week coordinator: M Dusmet (Lausanne, Switzerland)
| Group I: | P Palange (Rome) |
| Group II: | |
| Group III: | E Tschernko (Vienna, Austria) |
| Group IV: | I Carbone (Rome, Italy) |
| De Vargas (Rome, Italy) | |
| Group V: | M Dusmet (Lausanne, Switzerland) |
| U Pastorino (London, UK) | |
| Group VI: | K Athanassiadi (Athens, Greece) |
LEVEL B
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 08:30 | VII / 1 Neoplastic lung disease Epidemiology Tumor Types Basic Concepts |
IX / 1 Complicat'ns of lung resection Broncho-pleural fistula, residual pleural space, wound infection |
Examination Part 1 |
X / 1 Functional lung disease Bullectomy |
XI / 3 Mediastinum Embryology, Anatomy, Imaging, Tumors, Infections |
Examination Part II |
| 09:30 | VII / 2 Neoplastic lung disease TNM system, noninvasive Staging, Invasive Staging |
IX / 2 Complicat'ns of lung resection Prolonged airleak, Atelktasis, et al. |
Satellite Symposium "Tissue Sealing in Thoracic Surgery" Part I: Lecture | X / 2 Functional lung disease LVRS |
XI / 4 Mediastinum Thymoma - Myasthenia Gravis |
ADJOURN |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 | VIII / 1 Neoplastic lung disease Carcinoid and Solitary Pulmonary Nodules |
VIII / 3 Neoplastic lung disease Extended resections (Pancoast-SVC-atrium Thorac wall) |
Part II: Product Training |
XI / 1 Pneumo-thorax | X / 5 Lung trans-plantation Operative Techniques |
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| 12:00 | VIII / 2 Neoplastic lung disease Induction & Adjuvant therapy |
VIII / 4 Neoplastic lung disease Lung Metastases |
Part III: Live Surgery form Gavazzeni Clinic |
XI / 2 Congenital lung disease Cysts, Sequester, Lobar emph CCAM |
X / 6 Lung trans-plantation Post operative managem't |
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| 13:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 14:30 | VII / 3 Neoplastic lung disease Standard Resections (open & VATS) |
IX / 3 Infectious lung diseases Fungal Infections, Hydatide Cysts, TB |
FREE | X / 3 Lung trans-plantation Evaluation, Indication |
XI / 5 Pericardium Pericardial diseases |
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| 15:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 | VII / 4 Neoplastic lung disease Sleeve resections |
IX / 4 Infectious lung disease Bronchi-ectasis - Middle Lobe Syndrome - Lung abcess |
FREE | X / 4 Lung trans-plantation Donor Management Matching, Organ harvesting |
XI / 6 Interactive Case Presentat'ns 6 x 10 min |
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| 17:00 | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE |
Faculty Members Level B
Coordinator: P Van Schil (Antwerp, Belgium)
| Group VII: | B Passlick (Freiburg, Germany) |
| P B Rajesh (Birmingham, UK) | |
| R Rami Porta (Barcelona, Spain) | |
| Group VIII: | P Dartevelle (Paris, France) |
| P De Leyn (Leuven, Belgium) | |
| G Rocco (Naples, Italy) | |
| P Van Schil (Antwerp, Belgium) | |
| Group IX: | G Friedel (Gerlingen, Germany) |
| M Müller (Vienna, Austria) | |
| G Varela (Salamanca, Spain) | |
| Group X: | W Klepetko (Vienna, Austria) |
| W Weder (Zurich, Switzerland) | |
| W Wisser (Vienna, Austria) | |
| Group XI: | R Schmid (Bern, Switzerland) |
| A Varela (Madrid, Spain) | |
| S Halezeroglu (Istanbul, Turkey) | |
LEVEL C
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 08:30 | XII / 1 Pleural Disease Physiology of fluid exchange chylothorax, cirrhotic hydrothorax |
XIII / 1 Trachea Anatomy, function, imaging |
Examination Part 1 | XIV / 1 Oeso-phagus Anatomy. Physiology |
XV / 1 Chest wall Resection / re-construction Muscle flaps |
Depart |
| 09:30 | XII / 2 Pleural disease Empyema - para-pneumonic |
XIII / 2 Trachea Endo-bronchial therapy. Laser, stents |
XVI / 1 Ethics / Practice outcome | XIV / 2 Oeso-phagus Gastro-oeso-phageal reflux |
XV / 2 Chest wall Pectus excavatum / carinatum |
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| 10:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 | XII / 2 Pleural disease Empyema - Iatrogenic, post surgical |
XIII / 3 Trachea Tracheo-bronchial trauma |
XVI / 2 Ethics / Practice outcome | XIV / 3 Oeso-phagus Motility disorders. Congenital disease |
XV / 3 Chest wall Thoracic inlet syndrome |
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| 12:00 | XII / 3 Pleural disease Malignant pleural effusion |
XIII / 4 Trachea Trach-eostomy Treatment of benign stenosis / fistulae |
Baxter Lecture | XIV / 4 Oeso-phagus Cancer - staging, pre-operative therapy |
XV /4 Trauma Chest wall injuries |
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| 13:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 14:30 | XII / 4 Pleural Disease Meso-thelioma |
XIII / 5 Trachea Tumours. Technique of resection |
Baxter Product training | XIV / 5 Oeso-phagus Cancer - resection techniques. Postop care |
XV / 5 Trauma Lung injuries |
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| 15:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 | XV / 6 Diaphragm Anatomy, function, pathology |
XIII / 6 Interactive Case Presentat'ns 6 x 10 min |
Baxter Live Surgery from Gavazzeni Clinic | XIV / 6 Oeso-phagus Endo-luminal therapy |
Examination Part II | |
| 17:00 | FREE | FREE | FREE | FREE | Course Dinner |
Faculty Members Level C
Coordinators: D Waller (Leicester, UK); K Jeyasingham (Bristol, UK)
| Group XII: | D Waller (Leicester, UK) |
| G Cardillo (Leicester, UK) | |
| L Lampl (Augsburg, Germany) | |
| R Paul (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) | |
| Group XIII: | P Zannini (Milan, Italy) |
| P Macchiarini (Hannover, Germany) | |
| J F Khalil-Marzouk (Birmingham, UK) | |
| Group XIV: | K Jeyasingham (Bristol, UK) |
| E Black (Nottingham, UK) | |
| S Mattioli (Bologna, Italy) | |
| A Lerut (Leuven, Belguim) | |
| Group XV: | K McManus (Belfast, UK) |
| C Gebitekin (Bursa, Turkey) | |
| H B Ris (Lausanne, Switzerland) | |
| D Petrov (Sofia, Bulgaria) | |
| A Chapelier (Suresnes, France) | |
| Group XVI: | T Treasure (London, UK) |