Programme
Tuesday, 16th November 2027
17:00 - 20:00
Secretariat opens
Wednesday, 17th November 2027
06:30
Secretariat opens
07:00 - 07:35
BEST POSTERS
07:40 - 07:55
Opening ceremony
08:00 - 09:25
SESSION 1 - VIDEOFORUM
TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING RESECTIONS: HOW THE MASTERS DO IT
TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING RESECTIONS: HOW THE MASTERS DO IT
09:30 - 10:55
SESSION 2
MANAGEMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AFTER LUNG RESECTIONS
MANAGEMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AFTER LUNG RESECTIONS
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00
SESSION 3
IMPLICATIONS OF IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR THORACIC SURGEONS
IMPLICATIONS OF IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR THORACIC SURGEONS
13:00 - 13:55
Lunch
13:00 - 13:55
Sponsored lunch sessions (3 parallel sessions)
14:00 - 15:00
SESSION 4a
CHEST WALL DEFORMITIES & RECONSTRUCTIONS
CHEST WALL DEFORMITIES & RECONSTRUCTIONS
15:00 - 15:30
SESSION 4b
THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME
THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME
15:30 - 15:55
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:55
SESSION 5 - DEBATE
IMMUNOLOGIC IMPACT OF THYMECTOMY
IMMUNOLOGIC IMPACT OF THYMECTOMY
17:00 - 17:20
SCIENTIFIC EXTRAORDINARY LECTURE
17:25 - 19:00
SESSION 6
DIAGNOSIS AND SCREENING OF EARLY STAGE NSCLC
DIAGNOSIS AND SCREENING OF EARLY STAGE NSCLC
19:00
Secretariat closes
19:30 - 20:30
Official reception
Thursday, 18th November 2027
06:30
Secretariat opens
Parallel breakfast sessions (x 3)
07:00 - 07:55
BREAKFAST SESSION 1
PREHABILITATION IN THORACIC SURGERY
PREHABILITATION IN THORACIC SURGERY
07:00 - 07:55
BREAKFAST SESSION 2
SURGERY IN WAR TIME
SURGERY IN WAR TIME
07:00 - 07:55
BREAKFAST SESSION 3
THORACIC INFLAMMATORY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
THORACIC INFLAMMATORY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
08:00 - 09:25
SESSION 7 - VIDEOFORUM
INVASIVE STAGING OF THE MEDIASTINUM: TIPS AND TRICKS
INVASIVE STAGING OF THE MEDIASTINUM: TIPS AND TRICKS
09:30 - 11:00
SESSION 8
HOT TOPICS IN LUNG CANCER STAGING
HOT TOPICS IN LUNG CANCER STAGING
11:00 - 11:25
Coffee break
11:30 - 12:30
SESSION 9
LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION SURGERY AND TRANSPLANTATION
LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION SURGERY AND TRANSPLANTATION
12:30 - 13:00
EXTRAORDINARY LECTURE
13:00 - 13:55
Lunch
13:00 - 13:55
Sponsored lunch sessions (3 parallel sessions)
14:00 - 15:30
SESSION 10
LYMPH NODE ASSESSMENT IN LUNG CANCER SURGERY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN THE COMPLETENESS OF THE RESECTION
LYMPH NODE ASSESSMENT IN LUNG CANCER SURGERY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN THE COMPLETENESS OF THE RESECTION
15:30 - 15:55
Coffee break
16:00 - 17:30
SESSION 11
MESOTHELIOMA
MESOTHELIOMA
17:35 - 19:00
SESSION 12
TOWARDS THE 10th EDITION OF THE TNM CLASSIFICATION FOR LUNG CANCER
TOWARDS THE 10th EDITION OF THE TNM CLASSIFICATION FOR LUNG CANCER
19:00
Secretariat closes
Friday, 19th November 2027
06:30
Secretariat opens
Parallel breakfast sessions (x 3)
07:00 - 07:55
BREAKFAST SESSION 4
THORACIC TRAUMA
THORACIC TRAUMA
07:00 - 07:55
BREAKFAST SESSION 5
THYMIC TUMOURS & MYASTENIA
THYMIC TUMOURS & MYASTENIA
07:00 - 07:55
BREAKFAST SESSION 6
HOW CAN DATA INFLUENCE OUR SURGICAL DECISIONS
HOW CAN DATA INFLUENCE OUR SURGICAL DECISIONS
08:00 - 09:25
SESSION 13 - VIDEOFORUM
BEST SUBMITTED VIDEOS
BEST SUBMITTED VIDEOS
09:30 - 11:00
SESSION 14
SUBLOBAR RESECTIONS: CONTROVERSY CONTINUES
SUBLOBAR RESECTIONS: CONTROVERSY CONTINUES
11:00 - 11:25
Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00
SESSION 15
DIFFICULT SCENARIOS IN THORACIC SURGERY
DIFFICULT SCENARIOS IN THORACIC SURGERY
13:00 - 13:55
Lunch
13:05 - 13:55
Sponsored lunch sessions (3 parallel sessions)
14:00 - 15:30
SESSION 16
ROBOTICS
ROBOTICS
15:30 - 15:55
Coffee break
16:00 - 17:20
SESSION 17
AIRWAY SURGERY
AIRWAY SURGERY
17:25 - 18:30
SESSION 18
DEBATE: LYMPHADENECTOMY IN NSCLC: IMMUNE ACTIVATION OR IMMUNE IMPAIRMENT?
DEBATE: LYMPHADENECTOMY IN NSCLC: IMMUNE ACTIVATION OR IMMUNE IMPAIRMENT?
18:35 - 18:45
Closing remarks
19:00
Secretariat closes