department of thoracic & vascular surgery UZ Ghent

De Pintelaan 185 9000 Gent Belgium

+3293326148saskia.lenssens@uzgent.be

7 & 8 december 2017 Ghent university hospital

2nd BELGIAN UNIPORTAL VATS

LOBECTOMY MASTERCLASS

with Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, MD

Lectures, live surgery & hands-on human cadaver

training

department of thoracic & vascular surgery UZ Ghent

supported by

Thiel human cadaver model

The Thiel embalment of human cadavers maintains tissue elasticity as in live tissue and is an ideal model for surgical training. Participants

of the course will be able to perform complex surgical procedures in this model where tissue

color and elasticity are simular to real life surgery.

friday 8 decemberVenue: UZ Ghent anatomy & embryology dept. De Pintelaan 185 building B3

basement floor

thursday 7 december venue: UZ Ghent 2K12D & OR

dept. of thoracic & vascular surgery De Pintelaan 185 building K12D 2nd Floor

The course is organized at the Ghent university hospital.

Lectures will be alternated with live uniportal VATS procedures.

The audience will be able to follow the procedure in the OR, the procedure will also be

projected in the boardroom of the dept. of thoracic & vascular surgery with possibility for

interactive discussion.

8:00

8:30

Welcome

Uniportal VATS Technique:

Basic principles

Dr. D. Gonzalez Rivas

12.30 Lunch

13.00 Short Presentations Part Two_ VATS Lobectomy: how i do it

14.00 Hands-on training Part Two VATS Lobectomy & nodal dissection with step by step instructions by a faculty member

17.00 End of day 1

20.00 Dinner with faculty

9:00 Live Uniportal VATS procedure I

11:30 Bleeding control by Uniportal VATS

Dr. D. Gonzalez Rivas

14:00 Optional second live VATS procedure

target audience & purpose of the course

this masterclass intends to provide practical & technical experience with the uniportal VATS

lobectomy procedure to surgeons interested in switching from multiportal to uniportal VATS.

the cadaver workshop presents an opportunity to ‘rehearse’ this technically demanding procedure before taking it to the patient.

participants are required to have a substantial experience in multiportal VATS

lobectomy procedures (50+ cases)

8.00 welcome, coffee & croissants

8.30 lecture by dr. Gonzalez"uniportal VATS technique: basic principles"

9.00 first uniportal VATS live procedure by dr. Gonzalez & supporting faculty

11.30 lecture by dr. Gonzalez"bleeding control by uniportal VATS"

12.00 lunch & lecture

13.00 second uniportal VATS live procedure

15.30 lecture by dr. Gonzalez"uniportal VATS advanced procedures"

16.00 optional third uniportal VATS live procedure or end of day 1

19.30 dinner with faculty (full participants only)

The second day of the course will take place at the facilities of the department of anatomy & embryology, also located on the UZ Ghent

campus. One cadaver will be prepared per 2

participants. Dedicated uniportal VATS surgical instruments and staplers will be available.

Dr. Gonzalez & faculty members will help you through the procedure.

9.00 welcome, coffee & croissants

9.30 hands-on training uniportal VATS lobectomy & nodal dissection

12.30 lunch

14.00 hands-on training uniportal VATS lobectomy & nodal dissection

17.00 end of masterclass

EXPERT FACULTY Diego Gonzalez Rivas, MD

Coruña university hospital, UCTMI and Shanghai pulmonary hospital

SUPPORTING FACULTYHerbert De Caluwé , MD

dept. thoracic surgery UZ Leuven Youri Sokolow, MD

dept. thoracic surgery hôpital Erasme Brussels Edo Wijtenburg, MD

dept. thoracic & vascular surgery groupe Jolimont

COURSE DIRECTORFrédéric De Ryck, MD

dept. thoracic & vascular surgery UZ Ghent

REGISTRATION FEE(mandatory but will be refunded once attended)

FULL (Day 1 + 2) LIMITED TO 8 EXPERIENCED VATS SURGEONS

150 Euro

LIVE SURGERY & LECTURES (Day 1 only) 50 Euro

-BE42 0016 4482 4754-

reference: KW/1791/HTV/006/013 + name participant (in order to record your registration & to enable us to make the

refund please do not forget to fill in the reference!)