EACTAIC Thoracic Masterclass II

REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

IMPORTANT: Registrations online will be closed on March 23rd at 12 PM, afterwards you can register onsite. Please note that this event has a limited number of 100 participants. Registrations are accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Organizing and Scientific Committee:

Turgay Tuna
Université Libre De Bruxelles, H.U.B Hôpital Erasme Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, Coordinator of Local Organising Committee

Laszlo Szegedi
Université Libre De Bruxelles, H.U.B Hôpital Erasme Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, Chair of Local Organising Committee

Mert Senturk
 Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, Chair of EACTAIC Thoracic Subspecialty Committee, EACTAIC Organising Committee

Caroline Vanpeteghem
University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, EACTAIC Organising Committee

Mohamed El Tahan
Mansoura University, Egypt, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, Chair of Organising Committee, EACTAIC Educational Chair

Target Audience:

Thoracic Anaesthetists, Thoracic Surgeons, Cardiac Anaesthetists, Cardiac Surgeons, Vascular Anaesthetists, Vascular Surgeons, Intensive Care Medicine, General Anaesthetists, General Surgeons, Pulmonologists, Echocardiographers, Sonographers, Respiratory Therapy, Perfusionists, Rehabilitation Specialists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Interns.

Venue: Museum of Medicine, Université Libre De Bruxelles / Campus Érasme, Faculty Square, Rte de Lennik 808, 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium

Access: Get directions

By Car: The Erasmecampus can be reached by motorways E411 (Namur), E42 (Liège), E19 (Paris-Mons), and E40 (Ostend), then the Brussels Ring and Route de Lennik. Via the ring, exit Lennik–ULB Erasme. At the roundabout, direction Erasmus Hospital. Parking is available near the hospital.

By Bus (STIB): 74, 98 (Ceria).

By Bus (De Lijn): 141 Gare du Midi (South Station) – Leerbeek–Lennik.

142 Gare du Midi (South Station) – Leerbeek–Gaasbeek.

By Metro: Line 5, Erasmus terminus (19 minutes from Brussels city centre) + 5 minutes walk.

For more questions, please contact: eactaic@iameetings.sg



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DAY 1 – FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023

THEORETICAL 09:00 – 19:10
Time Session Speaker(s) / Details
08:00 – 09:00 Registrations
09:00 – 09:10 OPENING Laszlo Szegedi (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
Mohamed El Tahan (Mansoura University, Egypt; Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia)
09:10 – 10:10 Past and Future Years in Thoracic Anaesthesia Moderators: Laszlo Szegedi, Mohamed El Tahan
The Past: Alessia Pedoto (New York, USA)
The Future: Wanda Popescu (Yale School of Medicine, USA)
10:10 – 10:20 Open Discussion
10:20 – 10:40 Coffee Break
10:40 – 12:30 Round Table (1): Protective Ventilation Moderators: Laszlo Szegedi, Alessia Pedoto
10:40 – 11:00 Pressures (Driving pressure, PEEP, peak & plateau) Thomas Hachenberg (Magdeburg, Germany)
11:00 – 11:20 Protective tidal volume Mohamed El Tahan
11:20 – 11:40 Alveolar recruiting Mojca Drnovšek Globokar (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
11:40 – 12:00 Mechanical power Thomas Hachenberg
12:00 – 12:20 The non-ventilated lung Tamas Vegh (Debrecen, Hungary)
12:20 – 12:30 Open Discussion
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 16:10 Round Table (2): Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery Moderators: Mert Senturk, Wanda Popescu
13:30 – 13:50 Haemodynamic monitoring & fluid goal-directed therapy Laszlo Szegedi
13:50 – 14:10 Prehabilitation and early recovery Ricard Navarro (Barcelona, Spain)
14:10 – 14:30 Surgical perspectives Maarten Vander Kuylen
14:30 – 14:50 Analgesic choices (neuraxial vs truncal) Mert Senturk
14:50 – 15:10 Anaesthetics (TIVA vs volatile) Caroline Vanpeteghem
15:10 – 15:30 Neuromonitoring Pierre Pandin
15:30 – 15:50 Frailty Nandor Marczin
15:50 – 16:10 Open Discussion
16:10 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:10 Pro & Con: Why OFA or No OFA? Moderator: Mohamed El Tahan
Federico Piccioni, Laszlo Szegedi
17:10 – 17:20 Open Discussion
17:20 – 19:10 Plenary Lectures Moderator: Laszlo Szegedi
17:20 – 17:50 Ultrasound for lung and heart Daniel Lichtenstein
17:50 – 18:20 New non-surgical technology Mert Senturk
18:20 – 18:50 Non-surgical pulmonary interventions Dimitri Leduc
18:50 – 19:10 Questions from the floor & discussion

DAY 2 – SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2023
PRACTICAL 09:00 – 19:30
  • WS 1:Ultrasound for heart and lungs (Focus, Point-of-Care “POCUS”)
    Daniel Lichtenstein (Medical ICU, Hospital Ambroise Paré, Paris, France)
    Laurent Perrin (Université Libre de Bruxelles, H.U.B Hôpital Erasme Brussels, Belgium)
    Ionut Tabolcea (Université Libre de Bruxelles, H.U.B Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium)
  • WS 2: Ultrasound-guided blocks. (Prevertebral, Thoracic Epidural)
    Pierre Pandin, (Université Libre de Bruxelles, H.U.B Hôpital Erasme Brussels, Belgium)
    Maria José Jimenez (Clinic Du Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)
    Emre Sertaç Bingül (Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey)
  • WS 3: Ultrasound-guided blocks. (erector spinae plan, serratus anterior plan, and intercostal blocks)
    Turgay Tuna (Université Libre de Bruxelles, H.U.B Hôpital Erasme Brussels, Belgium)
    Pierre Pandin, (Université Libre de Bruxelles, H.U.B Hôpital Erasme Brussels, Belgium)
    Emre Sertaç Bingül (Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey)
  • WS 4: Double-lumen tube with embedded camera
    Turgay Tuna (Université Libre de Bruxelles, H.U.B Hôpital Erasme Brussels, Belgium)
    Pierre Pandin, (Université Libre de Bruxelles, H.U.B Hôpital Erasme Brussels, Belgium)
    Emre Sertaç Bingül (Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey)
  • WS 5: Left-side DLT
    Mojca Drnovšek Globokar (University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
    Isabelle Huybrechts (Université Libre de Bruxelles, H.U.B Hôpital Erasme Brussels, Belgium)
    Manuel Granell (Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain)
  • WS 6: Right-side DLT
    Alessia Pedoto (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, The United States)
    Caroline Vanpeteghem (University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium)
    Manuel Granell (Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain)
    Federico Piccioni, (Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Milan, Italy)
  • WS 7: Blockers
    Laszlo Szegedi (Université Libre de Bruxelles, H.U.B Hôpital Erasme Brussels, Belgium)
    Tamas Vegh (University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Belgium)
    Caroline Vanpeteghem (University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium)
  • WS 8: Blocker
    Wanda Popescu (Yale School of Medicine, Yale, The United States)
    Tamas Vegh (University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Belgium)
    Mert Senturk (Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey)
    Nandor Marczin (Harefield Hospital, Imperial London College, London, The United Kingdom)
  • WS 9: Videolaryngoscopes with conduits
    Nandor Marczin (Harefield Hospital, Imperial London College, London, The United Kingdom)
    Ricard Navarro (Clinic Du Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)
    Mojca Drnovšek Globokar (University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
  • WS 10: Curved and stylet videolaryngoscopes
    Massimiliano Sorbello (University of Catania, Catania, Italy)
    Nandor Marczin (Harefield Hospital, Imperial London College, London, The United Kingdom)
    Ricard Navarro (Clinic Du Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain)
    Thomas Hachenberg (Universitätsklinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A.ö.R. Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Deutschland)
  • WS 11: Simulation on haemodynamics during thoracic surgery
    Mert Senturk (Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey)
    Mohamed El Tahan (Mansoura University, Egypt, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia)

The rotations are as follows:
Simulation (1) based on the suggestion of having 100 delegates into 11 groups over 40-minute rotations over the Eleven WS (9 delegates in each group)

(Each rotation included 35-minute WS and 5 minutes for time needed for rotating between the skill stations in addition to the 5-min left after each WS)

Workshop

REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

IMPORTANT: Registrations online will be closed on March 23rd at 12 PM. Afterwards, you can register only onsite. Please note that this event has a limited number of 100 participants. Registrations are accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Should you experience any difficulties during your registration process or are you unable to complete your payment, please contact us at: eactaic@iameetings.sg

Registration Fees:

Category Registration Fee
Regular Delegates €350
Local Delegates, Residents, Trainees, and Nurses* €200

*Training residents must upload proof of their status as training residents.

Masterclass Dinner: 50 Euros. Friday 24th March, 19:30, at LE ROY D’ESPAGNE (Grand Place 1, 1000 Brussels). More details here . Public transport to and from the centre of Brussels on Friday evening for the Masterclass dinner is included in the registration fee.

Registration fees include:

  • Access to all plenary sessions
  • Access to all hands-on workshops
  • Catering (coffee breaks and lunches on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th March 2023)
  • Certificate of attendance

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Any change or cancellation of the registration must be sent in writing to AIM Group Belgium BVBA at eactaic@iameetings.sg .

Cancellation fees will be imposed as follows:

  • Any cancellations requested before March 1st, 2023 will be handled and a full refund minus a 15% administrative fee will be issued.
  • Any cancellations requested after March 1st, 2023 will not be handled and no refund will be provided.

All approved refunds will be processed and issued within 30 days after the Masterclass II event.

EACTAIC Thoracic Masterclass II, Brussels, Belgium, 24/03/2023-25/03/2023 has been granted 14 European CME credits (ECMEC®s) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).

By the end of this two-day masterclass, you will be able to better:

DAY 1

  • Recognise the advances in thoracic anaesthesia over the years
  • Understand the impacts of limiting airway and driving pressures, tidal volumes, and alveolar recruiting on protective one lung ventilation
  • Identify the effect of mechanical power on outcomes after thoracic surgery using one lung ventilation
  • Describe different recruiting techniques for the non-ventilated lung during one lung ventilation
  • Interpret the roles of haemodynamic monitoring and control in Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery (ERATS)
  • Understand the optimum fluid therapy strategy for patients undergoing thoracic surgery
  • Indicate the role of prehabilitation in enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery
  • Demonstrate the impact of surgical perspectives on enhanced recovery protocols after thoracic surgery
  • List the efficacy of different neuraxial and regional fascial blocks on postoperative analgesia
  • Recognise the impact of total intravenous versus volatile anaesthetics on clinical outcomes after thoracic surgery
  • Identify the role of neuromonitoring in predicting postoperative neurological complications
  • Define the position of opioid-free anaesthesia in modern thoracic anaesthesia practice
  • Review the benefits and applications of ultrasound for heart and lung during perioperative thoracic surgery care
  • Distinguish the challenges for thoracic anaesthesiologists in pulmonology suites for non-surgical diagnostic and therapeutic interventions

DAY 2

  • Practice ultrasound assessment of the heart and lungs using point-of-care ultrasound on humans
  • Demonstrate competency in performing thoracic paravertebral and epidural blocks on simulators
  • Identify ultrasonographic anatomy of thoracic paravertebral and intercostal spaces, erector spinae, and serratus anterior planes in humans
  • Demonstrate competency in placing and confirming correct tip positions of left and right double-lumen endobronchial tubes, including camera-embedded tubes, on high-fidelity airway simulations
  • Demonstrate competency in placing and confirming correct positions of bronchial blockers in main and lobar bronchi using high-fidelity airway simulations
  • Demonstrate competency in using curved blades, stylets, and channelled and non-channelled video laryngoscopes for double-lumen tube placement
  • Analyse and interpret minimally invasive and invasive haemodynamic changes and determine appropriate treatment options during thoracic surgery using simulation software
General Information

The Masterclass will take place on March 24 & 25, 2023 in Brussels at the ULB Erasmus Campus. The detailed program can be found under the tab “Program”. For any questions or remarks, please contact eactaic@iameetings.sg.

How to get there

Access: Get directions here

By car: The Erasmus Campus can be reached by motorways E411 (Namur), E42 (Liège), E19 (Paris–Mons), and E40 (Ostend), then the Brussels Ring and Route de Lennik. Via the ring, exit Lennik–ULB Erasme. At the roundabout, direction Erasmus Hospital. Parking is available near the hospital.

By bus (STIB): 74, 98 (Ceria)

By bus (De Lijn): 141 or 142 – Gare du Midi (South Station) – Leerbeek – Lennik

By metro: Line 5, Erasmus terminus (19 minutes from Brussels city centre) + 5 minutes walk.

To see which route would work best for you, click here for Google Maps directions.
If you have any doubts about your trip, please contact the EACTAIC registrations team for up-to-date travel information.

Weather Information

For weather conditions, please use the links below for updated information:

March 24: Brussels Weather – AccuWeather

March 25: Brussels Weather – AccuWeather

Travel Information

Any questions regarding entry into Belgium can be found on this webpage . If additional documentation is required, please submit your request via email to eactaic@iameetings.sg. The EACTAIC Registrations Team strives to provide you with as much assistance as possible to enhance your experience before, during, and after the masterclass.

  • Ibis Erasmus Brussels hotel [Route de Lennik, 790, Anderlecht, 1070 Brussels, Belgium], four stars, located 100 meters from the venue. Nearby cheap hotel [click here]. 

Platinum Sponsor

Tappa Medical

Hangzhou Tappa Medical Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2008 and is located in Hangzhou, China. It is one of the main manufacturers of anesthesia consumables (laryngeal masks, endotracheal tubes, bronchial tubes, endobronchial blockers, etc.) worldwide. The company holds ISO 13485, CE, FDA, and FSC certifications and has established business relationships across Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania.

Tappa Medical is now in a new period of development. Adhering to the philosophy of “Perfect Quality, Sincere Service,” Tappa continues to support the development of the medical industry through technological innovation, academic support, and talent development.