Advanced Course

Thoracic Surgery: VATS and RATS

Strasbourg UniversityIRCAD

FRANCE

Course directorsJ.M. Baste F

D. Gossot F

March 19-212020

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Thursday March 19

Video session VATS: Tips and tricks - Exposure - Vascular control - Fissure and parenchymal division

Thoracoscopic lobectomies (Part I) VATS: Main technical steps, tips and tricks with different standpoints - Lower lobectomy - Right upper lobectomy (RUL)- Left upper lobectomy (LUL)

12.30 pmLunch at the Institute

1.30 pmFor Option A, B and C

Video session Thoracoscopic lobectomies (Part II) VATS and RATS- Middle lobectomy - Lymph node dissection - Sublobar resections

Thoracic Surgery: VATS and RATS

8.00 amRegistration and welcoming of participants

8.20 amFor Option A, B and CIntroduction to the course

8.30 amTheoretical session VATS: Prerequisites for advanced thoracoscopic procedures - Instrumentation and imaging system - Electromagnetic endobronchial

navigation: applications for VATS major pulmonary resections

- Preoperative modeling: applications for VATS major pulmonary resections

VATS: One name - different techniques The rationale fundamentals for various approaches - Thoracoscopic anterior approach - Thoracoscopic posterior approach - Single port technique - Subxiphoid approach

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3.00 pmFor Option B and C(Option A: afternoon free)

Practical session Training on live tissue (mini-pigs)VATS procedures - Fissure completion - Incision and opening of the mediastinal

pleura overlying the left lung hilum- Dissection of the common pulmonary

vein and cranial lobar vein- Division of the cranial lobar vein with

linear autostaplers or vessel-sealing devices

- Dissection and division of the cranial lobar bronchus with linear autostaplers

- Dissection of pulmonary arteries one by one and dividing them with linear autostaplers or vessel-sealing devices

- Left caudal lobectomy

6.30 pmEnd of sessionEvening free

Course objectives

- To cover a broad spectrum of surgical procedures in VATS and RATS procedures

- To provide indications for surgical treatment and discuss operative complications

- To allow for a real-time discussion between experts and trainee surgeons

- To provide hands-on sessions to improve skills in VATS / RATS surgery through practice on live tissue (mini-pigs) or anatomical specimens under expert tutorial

- To describe postoperative clinical results and practical applications of evidence-based clinical medicine

Educational methods

- Interactive theoretical and video sessions between Faculty and course participants

- Pre-recorded operative demonstrations

- Training on live tissue (mini-pigs) or anatomical specimens under expert tutorial

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Friday March 20

8.00 amEvaluation of the previous day

8.20 amFor Option A, B and C

Theoretical and video session RATS - Introduction to the course - History of RATS - Evidence-based medicine: review of the

literature

RATS: Major lung resections- Right upper lobectomy (RUL):

my operative strategy (3 arms, 4 arms, robotic stapler)

- Right lower lobectomy (RLL)- Right middle lobectomy (RML)- Left upper lobectomy (LUL)- Left lower lobectomy (LLL)

RATS: Advanced cases- Bronchoplasties- Upper sulcus tumor- Segmentectomies

RATS: Uniportal technique: Where do we stand?

RATS: Technological perspectives

RATS: Mediastinal resections- Thymectomy: different approaches and

indications- Complex anterior resections- Posterior mediastinal mass resections- Robotic esophageal resections 12.30 pmLunch at the Institute

1.30 pmFor Option A, B and C

Video session VATS and RATS: Thoracoscopic thymectomies - Left approach- Right approach - Bilateral approach- Subxiphoid approach- The robotic surgeon’s standpoint- Repairing the phrenic nerve

3.00 pm(Option A: afternoon free)

For Option B

Practical session Training on live tissue (mini-pigs)VATS procedures - Fissure completion - Incision and opening of the mediastinal

pleura overlying the left lung hilum- Dissection of the common pulmonary

vein and cranial lobar vein- Division of the cranial lobar vein with

linear autostaplers or vessel-sealing devices

- Dissection and division of the cranial lobar bronchus with linear autostaplers

- Dissection of pulmonary arteries one by one and dividing them with linear autostaplers or vessel-sealing devices

- Left caudal lobectomy

Thoracic Surgery: VATS and RATS

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For Option C

Practical session Training on anatomical specimensRATS procedures - RATS right upper lobectomy (RUL) - 4-arm techniques with or without robotic

stapler- RATS thymectomy (if possible after

major lung resection)- RUL sleeve resection (if advanced team)

6.30 pmEnd of session

8.00 pmDinner in honor of participants

Saturday March 21

7.45 amEvaluation of the previous day

8.00 amFor Option A, B and C

Theoretical session Lecture: Pediatric thoracoscopic surgery

Complications in VATS & RATS Segmentectomies- Basics- VATS segmentectomies- RATS segmentectomies

Troubleshooting complications in VATS and RATS surgery: Description, management and prevention My complications: How many? What happened? How did I manage them? Which take-home message?

12.00 pmLunch at the InstituteEnd of the course Delivery of certificates of attendanceThis program may be subject to modifications.

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Thoracic Surgery: VATS and RATS Advanced course

Registration form

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March 19-21

Course registration with hotel / IRCAD package

Option A Limited to 50 participants _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1 034 €

Option B Limited to 22 participants ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 424 €

Option C Limited to 12 participants ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 634 €

Additional night: March 21 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________148 €

Course registration without hotel

Option A Limited to 50 participants __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________590 €

Option B Limited to 22 participants _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1 980 €

Option C Limited to 12 participants ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 190 €

Payment

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IRCAD Hôpitaux Universitaires BP 426 / F-67091 Strasbourg Cedex E-mail: training@ircad.fr

English-speaking course

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Registration fees include

Option A - Live or pre-recorded operative

demonstrations- Theoretical sessions- Coffee breaks and lunches- One dinner - European CME credits

Option C Same as Option B + Training on anatomical specimens

Option B Same as Option A + Training on live tissue

Course information

Thoracic Surgery: VATS and RATS Advanced course

Hotel accommodation IRCAD package

Preferential rate at Les Haras Hotel**** (opposite the IRCAD Institute) 3 nights, single room, breakfast and city tax included (check-in on March 18, check-out on March 21)

Cancellation policy Course registration

Should you wish to cancel or postpone your registration, please notify us by e-mail to training@ircad.frPlease note that no refund or postponement will be considered for any cancellation received less than 6 weeks before the course starts, even if Visa application has been denied.

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Register for the course and benefit from our hotel package

SPECIAL OFFER

Located on the IRCAD campus. Built in the 18th century, and renovated by IRCAD with a contemporary flair true to the style of the compounds.

Les Haras Hotel****

Cancellation Policy Hotel Accommodation

Should you wish to cancel or change your hotel accommodation, please notify us by e-mail to training@ircad.frPlease do not contact hotels directly.- Cancellation received earlier than 10 days

before the course starts is eligible for full hotel refund.

- Cancellation received later than 10 days before the course starts is eligible for hotel refund – minus a one night deposit.

Booking policy

Deadline for hotel booking is 10 days before the course. After that point, IRCAD cannot guarantee room availability. Bookings are made on a first-come, first-served basis.

In case of unavailability, we shall make our best to reaccommodate you in a nearby hotel of equal standard.

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From Frankfurt

220 km/2 ½ hours

6 shuttle buses/day www.lufthansa.com

Private Limousinewww.vtctravel.fr

From Strasbourg-Entzheim

18 km/20 minutes

taxi

Frankfurt international airport

Strasbourg-Entzheim international airport

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Faculty panel

K. Amer UK T. Batchelor UK E. Brian F H. Decaluwe B T.l. Demmy USA J. Dunning UK M. Durand F

R. Flores USA D. Gonzalez Rivas SP C.C. Huang TW S. Jheon KOR T. Kohno J F. Melfi I C. Peillon F

R. Petersen DK A. Seguin-Givelet F A. Sihoe HK S. Swanson USA M. Tedde BR P.A. Thomas F

W. Walker UK J.M. Wihlm F H.S. Wu TW

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For further details, please contact: Secretariat of Professor J. Marescaux

Hôpitaux Universitaires 1 place de l’Hôpital BP 426 F-67091 Strasbourg Cedex

Phone +33 3 88 11 90 00E-mail training@ircad.frWebsite www.ircad.fr

Training on www.websurg.com

Websurg is a free access website dedicated to education in minimally invasive surgery and accessible in 7 languages (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese).

Course endorsements

IRCAD courses are endorsed by the European Association for Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES).

IRCAD has been accredited as a comprehensive Accredited Education Institute (AEI) by the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

IRCAD is a World Endoscopy Organization (WEO) recognized Training Center.