EACTS Academy – Don’t Miss Out!

Minimally Invasive Techniques in Adult Cardiac Surgery 
June 20 – 22, 2017
Course Directors: Piotr Suwalski, Volkmar Falk, and Peyman Sardari Nia

A 3-day course focusing on minimally invasive techniques, emphasizing the success of the teamwork approach in this important field of adult cardiac surgery.  Surgeons, cardiologists, perfusionists, and anesthesiologists will demonstrate the technical aspects of new techniques, treatments, and procedures through presentations, live-in-a-box videos, and live case transmissions. In all, 10 live cases (both 2D and 3D) are planned to be transmitted from the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior in Warsaw. A SimCity session on the first day will complement the main program, offering delegates an opportunity to practice their technical skills under expert guidance.

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
May 18 – 19, 2017
Course Director: Pala Rajesh

This specialist course will be held at the Medizin im Grünen facility just outside Berlin, a medical center of excellence. Delegates will receive intensive simulator learning and training in different patient simulations, within an extremely modern operative environment. The target audience is thoracic surgeons in training, with a specific interest in VATS lobectomy.

Coming Soon – Mark Your Calendar!

31st EACTS Annual Meeting
October 7 – 11, 2017
Vienna, Austria

The EACTS Annual Meeting is the largest cardiothoracic meeting in the world, a position it has maintained for over a decade.  Highlights will include an outstanding scientific program, Techno-College, Industry symposia and an exciting trade exhibition. For more information and to register, please click here.

12th European Mechanical Circulatory Support Summit
November 29 – December 2
Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

For further details regarding the above courses and the remainder of the EACTS Academy program, please consult the EACTS Academy website.