SCHOOL OF THORACIC SURGERY
26-30 March 2008
Titanic Hotel, Antalya, Turkey
26 March 2008, Wednesday
Hour
Subjects
MORNING
1. Basic Science, Congenital Diseases,
Theoretical/Technical
07:45-09:15
00Opening remarks
00Pulmonary anatomy, embryology, congenital
diseases
00Operative options for chest wall deformity.
09:15-09:30
break
09:30-11:00
00Interpreting papers: from univariate to multivariate
analysis and beyond
Statistics
00Certainty Theory
00Designing a trial
11:00-11:15
break
11:15-12:30
00Fitness for resection: limitations of spirometry
00Patient safety in surgical practice
00Risk Stratification for lung resection
12;30-13:30
lunch
AFTERNOON
2. Mediastinum, Pleura & Diaphragm
13:30-14:45
00Pathology and staging of mediastinal tumours and
cysts and mediastinal goitre
00Myaesthenia gravis & Thymectomy - indications,
techniques and outcomes
00Practical management of mediastinal tumours and
cysts
14:45-15:00
break
15:00-16:30
00Pneumothorax surgery
00Parapneumonic and Postoperative Empyema
00Diaphragm surgery
16:30-16:45
break
16:45-18:00
00Malignant mesothelioma: Staging and Radical
Surgery
00Management of malignant pleural effusion
00how to do cases
19:30-22:00
Welcome Dinner
27 March 2008, Thursday
Hour
Subjects
MORNING
3. Pulmonary Neoplastic -Part I
07:45-09:15
00Staging algorythm for NSCLC
00Screening for lung cancer - where are we at?
00PET scanning in lung cancer
09:15-09:30
break
09:30-11:00
00Invasive staging for lung cancer
00Neuroendocrine lung tumours
00Advances in parenchyma preserving treatments for
lung cancer & sleeve resection
11:00-11:15
break
11:15-12:30
00Segmentectomy - indications,techniques
00Multimodality treatment of Pancoast Tumours
00Extended resection for lung cancer
12;30-13:30
lunch
AFTERNOON
4. Pulmonary Neoplastic - Part II
13:30-14:45
00Adjuvant & Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Fundamentals
00Radiotherapy as multimodality treatment
14:45-15:00
break
15:00-16:30
00Followup of lung cancer patients
00Management of solitary extrapulmonary metastases
00Management of pulmonary metastases
16:30-16:45
break
16:45-18:00
00Guidelines Review
00How to do cases
28 March 2008, Friday
Hour
Subjects
MORNING
5. Oesophageal
07:45-09:15
00Principles and investigation of GERD
00Antireflux surgery
00Giant hiatal hernia
09:15-09:30
break
09:30-11:00
00Staging of oesophageal cancer
00Open oesophagectomy
00Minimally invasive oesophagectomy
11:00-11:15
break
11:15-12:30
00Oesophageal injury/rupture
12;30-13:30
lunch
AFTERNOON
Guided Tour of Antalya (optional)
29 March 2008, Saturday
Hour
Subjects
MORNING
7. Pulmonary Non-neoplastic
07:45-09:15
00Investigation and management of the SPN
00Bronchiectasis and destroyed lung
00Management of postoperative pain
09:15-09:30
break
09:30-11:00
00Lung transplantation: state of the art
00Bronchopleural fistula: occurence and management
11:00-11:15
break
11:15-12:30
00Use of tissue sealants in lung surgery
00Emphysema - LVRS
00Emphysema - Intracavitary drainage & Endoscopic
treatment
12;30-13:30
lunch
AFTERNOON
8. Trachea & Chest Wall
13:30-14:45
00Chest wall tumours
00Operative - principles of chest wall resection and
reconstruction
00How to do cases
14:45-15:00
break
15:00-16:30
00Tracheal tumours and principals of surgery
00Palliation of airway diseases - tracheobronchial
stenting
16:30-16:45
break
16:45-18:00
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Managementr of hemoptysis
00How to do cases
EVENING
19:30 - 22:00
Farewell Dinner
30 March 2008, Sunday
Hour
Subjects
MORNING
9. Trauma & Infections
07:45-09:15
00Blunt and penetrating chest trauma
00Chest wall and airway trauma
00Management of diaphragmatic trauma
09:15-09:30
break
09:30-11:00
00Surgery for fungal and mycobacterial lung diseases
00Hydatid lung disease
00How to do cases
11:00-11:15
break
11:15-12:30
00Examination
00Evaluation of exam questions and answers
00Closing remarks
12;30-13:30
lunch
Until 14:00
Check out from the Hotel
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