EACTS Association Activities (EACTS)

Meeting EACTS with Industry Partners

Geneva, January 11th, 2010

Raising Standards through Education and Training

To advance education in the field of cardio-thoracic

surgery

To encourage the exchange of cardio-thoracic surgeons

To hold scientific meetings

To sponsor journals for the publication of scientific papers,

presented at such meetings, and other suitable articles

Our objectives

European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery


Council 2009/ 2010 - Officers

Secretary GeneralPieter Kappetein

Editor in ChiefLudwig von Segesser

TreasurerRalph A Schmid

PresidentPascal Vouhé

Vice PresidentOttavio AlfieriMilan



Councillors and Domain Chairs

Paul van Schil

Adult CardiacJose Luis Pomar

VascularMartin Grabenwöger

CongenitalJuan Comas

Past PresidentErino A Rendina

Doug WoodSeattle

Leslie HamiltonNewcastle upon tyne

Shinichi TakamotoPeyman Sardari Nia



Asia12%

Europe75%

N America8%

S America3%

Australia1%

Africa1%

Members per Continent




Member Type



MMCTS - Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery (EJCTS) Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery

(ICVTS)

In PrintOnlineOfficial Journal of ESTSPublished by Elsevier

On-line OPEN ACCESSIn printOfficial Journal of ESCVSPublished by EACTS

Online OPEN ACCESSPublished by EACTS

Journals owned by EACTSJournals owned by EACTS



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European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery top 20 submitter countries in 2009 (to August) – note top 3 in 2007 were Japan, UK, Italy

Review Vienna 2009

European Association for Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryVienna - 3966 Delegates from 91 countries

Vienna - 3966 Delegates from 91 countries

Italy 352 Syria 41 Latvia 11 Albania 2

Germany 312 Portugal 38 Thailand 10 Azerbaijan 2

USA 230 Bulgaria 38 Lebanon 9 Yemen 2

China 217 Romania 35 Uruguay 8 Sudan 2

UK 210 Saudi Arabia 33 Morocco 8 Mauritius 1

Russia 203 Ukraine 30 Jordan 8 Bangladesh 1

France 180 Croatia 30 Colombia 7 Ecuador 1

Japan 136 Norway 29 Mexico 6 Qatar 1

Austria 133 Canada 25 Libya 6 El Salvador 1

Switzerland 131 Denmark 25Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 Bermuda 1

Greece 128 Serbia 21 Georgia 5 Kuwait 1

Netherlands 104 Slovak Republic 21 Kazakhstan 5 Nepal 1

Poland 98 Australia 21 Malta 5 Benin 1

Iran 97 Hungary 20 Algeria 4 Angola 1

Turkey 95 Belarus 20 Montenegro 4 Korea (North) 1

India 90United Arab Emirates 19 Singapore 4 Hong Kong 1

Spain 88 Taiwan 18 Chile 4

Belgium 84 Ireland 15 Oman 3

Israel 62 Lithuania 15 Cyprus 3

Brazil 56 Iraq 14 Malaysia 3

Egypt 53 Pakistan 14 Luxembourg 3

Sweden 49 South Africa 14 New Zealand 2

Czech Republic 46 Argentina 13 Sri Lanka 2

Korea (South) 45 Tunisia 13 Estonia 2Finland 43 Slovenia 12 Iceland 2 Total 3966



European Association for Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryTop Twenty Countries



23 Years serving Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

Physicians attending Annual Meeting 2000 - 2009




Registration Techno College


European Association for Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryPost Graduate Education Course Attendance



AATS: figures given by AATS AATS: figures given by AATS after each meetingafter each meetingSTS: data available from Exhibition STS: data available from Exhibition Sales Brochure onlySales Brochure only


Largest Cardio-Thoracic Meeting in the world for last 7 years

Membership

Publishing

Educational Courses, Cardiac and Thoracic

European School in Bergamo

24rd Annual Meeting

Activities



Major EACTS Prizes

The Francis Fontan Prize €30,000

The Thoracic Prize €30,000

The amount awarded should cover the costs of one year's stay at a major European department or any other research facility. The activities during this year are left to the discretion of the prize-winner and the head of the department visited, but should primarily involve fields such as research training, research activities, advanced clinical education and/or departmental management.

Winners: 2009

Fontan 2009

Fabio Ius ,Udine, Italy

Thoracic Prize 2009

not awarded




EACTS Events 2009

4 – 6 February Cardiac & Thoracic Robotic Surgery Strasbourg, France

16 – 21 March ESCTS Cardiac Course Level A Bergamo, Italy

25 – 27 March ESCTS Endovascular Course Bergamo, Italy

13 – 14 April Applied Science Course Moscow, Russian Federation

16 – 18 April Applied Science Course Kaunas, Lithuania

18 – 23 May ESCTS Cardiac Course Level B Bergamo, Italy

21 – 26 September ESCTS Cardiac Course Level C Bergamo, Italy

15 – 17 October Multidisciplinary Course On Lung Cancer Prague, Czech Republic,

EACTS/ESMO/ESTRO/ESTS/ESSO

17 – 21 October 23rd Annual Meeting Vienna, Austria

26 – 28 November Advanced Techniques in Cardiac Surgery Moscow, Russian

Federation


24rd Annual Meeting

September 2010

Geneva, Switzerland


Saturday Techno College

Sunday Post Graduate Courses

Monday Presidential AddressHonoured Guest LectureAbstract Sessions.

Tuesday Abstract Sessions

Wednesday Advance Technology Course

Scientific Programme for Geneva




Saturday 11 September

Sunday12 September

Monday & Tuesday 13 & 14

September

Wednesday15 September

Techno College Post Graduate Course

Scientific Meeting Advanced Techniques

Special Topics

ECMO Transplantation in the age of donor shortage

Endocarditis

Blood Management

Preliminary Programme of the Domain of the Acquired Cardiac Disease





Sunday12 September

Monday & Tuesday 13 & 14 September




Special Topics

Heart Failure in Children/Failing Fontan

ECMO simulation Management of difficult cases interactive

Congenitally corrected transposition

Truncus arteriosus

Preliminary Programme of the Domain of the Congenital Heart Disease




Saturday 11 September Sunday12 September



Techno College Post Graduate Course Scientific Meeting Advanced Techniques Special Topics

Training in Thoracic Surgery

Update in pleural problems

Challenging problems in Thoracic Surgery

ITMIG: international cooperation on thymic tumours

Randomized clinical tials

Update in lung cancer

Preliminary Programme of the Domain of the Thoracic Disease





Sunday12 September





Special Topics

Arch Debranching Neuro-monitoring Aortic Surgery and Endovascular Therapies

Arch aneurysm management

Dissection

Preliminary Programme of the Domain of the Vascular Disease


• Satellite meetings

• Techno-College

• Wednesday morning program E3

– Expand your skills– Enlarge your vision– Embrace the future


Wednesday Morning E3

• Rationales:– Decreasing attendance of last half day on Wednesday

– Insufficient hand’s-on-training (HOT)

– Inefficiently used on-site industrial resources

– Enhance introduction of novel technologies ”by familiarizing via hand’s

on training, interactive video sessions

– “Sensational” effect of Techno-College from live transmissions with

passive participant role and low educational or training value


Goals Wednesday Morning E3

• Increased motivation to attend the Wednesday session by increase “return

of time investment” by interest oriented HOT sessions

• Allow for specific pre-booked HOT sessions (increased interests)

• Improve Cross-linking and expand network between surgical colleagues and

MeDTech Industry (MDTI) staff

• Use present MDTI resources (on-site material and personnel) and combine

education, training and networking to set the stage for follow-up in depth-

trainings

• Present improved techniques with pre-existing devices

• Bringing practical aspects to the session presented in the Techno College

and closing the meeting


Wednesday morning E3

• Focus on relatively new devices, techniques or technologies • Participants needs to be pre-booked to optimize logistics• The matrix is maintained - all activities are split in the four

domains adult, cong., vascular, thorax• The domain chairs are in charge of organizing the topic of

interest that will be discussed and then followed by the Video and skill session.

• Domain chairs will help to define the discussants on the defined topic as well as video presenters and skill demonstrators (favouring younger colleagues for all skill task)

• The discussion will provide the necessary theoretical background to motivate the following HOT sessions



This work of the Association in the field of education would beimpossible without your generous support.

EACTS Council on behalf of the members expresses their gratitude and

appreciation for your continued support.


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