Thursday 2nd October 2008

07.30 - 08.00	Registration - Coffee/Croissants
08.00 - 08.30	Introduction	Mr. I. Wilson/Mr. R. Steyn

08.30 – 10.30 Thoracic Oncology		Chairman: Mr. R. Steyn
08.30 - 09.00	Radiological Staging in Thoracic Oncology	Dr. J. Reynolds
09.00 – 09.20	Surgical Staging in Thoracic Oncology	Mr. E. Bishay
09.20 – 09.40	Stage Specific Treatment – Surgery	Mr. D. Waller
09.40 – 10.00	Stage Specific Treatment – Oncology	Dr. D. Ferrugia
10.00 – 10.30	Panel Discussion	Dr. J. Reynolds Dr. D. Ferrugia Mr. E. Bishay Mr. D. Waller
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee and Exhibitions
11.00 – 13.00 Aortic Valve Surgery		Chairman: Mr. D. Pagano
11.00 – 11.15	Functional Anatomy of the Aortic Valve	Mr. I. Wilson
11.15 – 11.25	Aetiology and Assessment of Aortic Valve and Root Disease	Professor J-L. Vanovershelde
11.25– 11.45	Aortic Stenosis:The Evidence Base for Surgery Who, Why, When and The Influence of Coronary Artery Disease	Mr. M. Dalrymple-Hay
11.45 – 12.05	The Choice of Aortic Valve Prosthesis Patient Prosthesis Mismatch and Surgical Implications	Mr. I. Wilson
12.05 – 12.30	Aortic Valve Regurgitation Indications for Surgery and Techniques of Repair	Professor M. Redmond
12.30 – 13.00	Panel discussion	Mr. I. Wilson Professor J-L. Vanovershelde Mr. M. Dalrymple-Hay Professor M. Redmond
13.00 – 13.45	Lunch and Exhibitions

13.45 - 14.45 Seminars
Seminar 1 - Group A	Aortic Surgery	Professor R. Bonser Mr. D. Pagano, ProfessorJ. Dark Professor M. Redmond
Seminar 2 - Group B	Cardiothoracic Surgical Risk Assessment	Mr. B. Bridgewater, Mr R. Steyn Professor M. Underwoode Professor Sir Bruce Keogh
Seminar 3 - Group C1 & C2	Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Disease	Mr. S. Rooney, Mr. S. Kendall Mr. J. Hyde Mr G. Cooper, Mr. M. Lewis Mr. P.Magee
Seminar 4 - Group D	Oesophagus	Mr. E. Black, Mr. M. Cowenr Mr. R. Page
Seminar 5 – Group E	Major Airways/Massive Haemoptysis	Mr. M. Kalkat, Mr. C. Choong Mr. F.Collins
Seminar 6 – Group F	Mediastinum	Mr. R. Shah, Mr. P. Rajesh Mr E. Bishay
Seminar 7 – Group G	Cardiopulmonary Bypass	Mr. I. Wilson, Mr. R. Gohill Dr. P. Townsend, Dr. D. Green

14.45 - 15.45 Seminars
Seminar 1 - Group E	Aortic Surgery	Professor R. Bonser Mr. D. Pagano, ProfessorJ. Dark Professor M. Redmond
Seminar 2 - Group F	Cardiothoracic Surgical Risk Assessment	Mr. B. Bridgewater, Mr R. Steyn Professor M. Underwoode Professor Sir Bruce Keogh
Seminar 3 - Group G1 & G2	Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Disease	Mr. S. Rooney, Mr. S. Kendall Mr. J. Hyde Mr G. Cooper, Mr. M. Lewis Mr. P.Magee
Seminar 4 - Group A	Oesophagus	Mr. E. Black, Mr. M. Cowenr Mr. R. Page
Seminar 5 – Group B	Major Airways/Massive Haemoptysis	Mr. M. Kalkat, Mr. C. Choong Mr. F.Collins
Seminar 6 – Group C	Mediastinum	Mr. R. Shah, Mr. P. Rajesh Mr E. Bishay
Seminar 7 – Group D	Cardiopulmonary Bypass	Mr. I. Wilson, Mr. R. Gohill Dr. P. Townsend, Dr. D. Green

15.45 - 16.45 Seminars
Seminar 1 - Group F	Aortic Surgery	Professor R. Bonser Mr. D. Pagano, ProfessorJ. Dark Professor M. Redmond
Seminar 2 - Group G	Cardiothoracic Surgical Risk Assessment	Mr. B. Bridgewater, Mr R. Steyn Professor M. Underwoode Professor Sir Bruce Keogh
Seminar 3 - Group A1 & A2	Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Disease	Mr. S. Rooney, Mr. S. Kendall Mr. J. Hyde Mr G. Cooper, Mr. M. Lewis Mr. P.Magee
Seminar 4 - Group B	Oesophagus	Mr. E. Black, Mr. M. Cowenr Mr. R. Page
Seminar 5 – Group C	Major Airways/Massive Haemoptysis	Mr. M. Kalkat, Mr. C. Choong Mr. F.Collins
Seminar 6 – Group D	Mediastinum	Mr. R. Shah, Mr. P. Rajesh Mr E. Bishay
Seminar 7 – GroupE	Cardiopulmonary Bypass	Mr. I. Wilson, Mr. R. Gohill Dr. P. Townsend, Dr. D. Green


16.45 – 17.15	Coffee and Exhibitions
17.15 - 18.05 Soap Box Corner
17.15– 17.22	Minimally Invasive Vein Harvesting:	Mr. G. Cooper, Mr. J. Dunning
	Trading Improved Comesis for Inferior Conduit
17.22– 17.26	Discussion
17.26– 17.33	Carotid Artery Disease & Cardiac Surgery:	Professor J Dark
	There is No Place for Pre-operative Carotid Scanning
17.33– 17.37	Discussion
17.37– 17.44	Antifibrinolytics:	Mr. D. Pagano
	Should only be Used in Low Risk Cardiac Surgery
17.44– 17.48	Discussion
17.48– 17.55	Preoperative Graft Flow & Patency:	Professor D. Taggart
	There is No Place for Ignorance
17.55– 17.59	Discussion
17.59– 18.06	Percutaneous Valve Surgery:	TBC
	Advances in Technology will Remove the Need for Open Heart Valve Surgery
18.06– 18.10	Discussion

18.10 - 18.55 Debate
	This house believes that surgery has no role in th emanagement of Stage IIIa NSCLC	Dr. S. Gugliani Mr. E. Bishay
18.55– 19.25	Food and Drinks
19.25– 21.40	Exhibition Hall and Wet Lab Sessions	Mr. J. Hyde Mr. S. Kendall

Friday 3rd October 2008

07.45 - 08.15	Registration - Coffee/Croissants

08.15 – 10.15 Benign Lung Disease		Chairman: Mr. E. Bishay
08.15 – 08.35	Bullous Disease
08.15 – 08.25	Primary Pneumothorax	Mr. R. Page
08.25– 08.35	Secondary Pneumothorax	Mr. R. Page
08.35– 09.15	Pulmonary Infection
08.35 – 08.55	Tuberculosis	Mr. S. Barnard
08.55– 09.15	Lung abcess/bronchiectasis/aspergilloma	Mr. M. Kalkat
09.15 – 09.35	Interstitial Lung Disease
09.15 – 09.25	Radiology	Mr. J. Reynolds
09.25 – 09.35	Surgery	Mr. R. Steyn
09.30 – 10.15	Panel Discussion	Mr. R. Steyn, Mr. M. Kalkat Mr. R. Page, Mr. S. Barnard Mr. J. Reynolds
10.15 - 10.45	Coffee and Exhibitions
10.45 – 13.00 Coronary Artery Revascularisation		Chairman: Mr. I. Wilson
10.45 - 11.15	Chronic Angina: The Evidence for Revascularisation	Professor D. Taggart
11.15 –11.35	Acute Coronary Syndromes Unravelling the Optimal Treatment Options	Mr. D. Pagano
11.35 –12.00	What is the Role of Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Surgical Revascularisation	Mr. M. Lewis
12.00– 12.25	The Evidence Base for Conduit Choice	Professor D. Taggart
12.25 – 13.00	Panel discussion	Professor D. Taggart, Mr. D. Pagano Mr. M. Lewis
13.00 – 13.45	Lunch and Exhibitions

13.45 - 14.45 Seminars
Seminar 1 - Group G	Aortic Surgery	Professor R. Bonser Mr. D. Pagano, ProfessorJ. Dark Professor M. Redmond
Seminar 2 - Group A	Cardiothoracic Surgical Risk Assessment	Mr. B. Bridgewater, Mr R. Steyn Professor M. Underwoode Professor Sir Bruce Keogh
Seminar 3 - Group B1 & B2	Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Disease	Mr. S. Rooney, Mr. S. Kendall Mr. J. Hyde Mr G. Cooper, Mr. M. Lewis Mr. P.Magee
Seminar 4 - Group C	Oesophagus	Mr. E. Black, Mr. M. Cowenr Mr. R. Page
Seminar 5 – Group D	Major Airways/Massive Haemoptysis	Mr. M. Kalkat, Mr. C. Choong Mr. F.Collins
Seminar 6 – Group E	Mediastinum	Mr. R. Shah, Mr. P. Rajesh Mr E. Bishay
Seminar 7 – Group F	Cardiopulmonary Bypass	Mr. I. Wilson, Mr. R. Gohill Dr. P. Townsend, Dr. D. Green

14.45 - 15.45 Seminars
Seminar 1 - Group C	Aortic Surgery	Professor R. Bonser Mr. D. Pagano, ProfessorJ. Dark Professor M. Redmond
Seminar 2 - Group D	Cardiothoracic Surgical Risk Assessment	Mr. B. Bridgewater, Mr R. Steyn Professor M. Underwoode Professor Sir Bruce Keogh
Seminar 3 - Group E1 & E2	Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Disease	Mr. S. Rooney, Mr. S. Kendall Mr. J. Hyde Mr G. Cooper, Mr. M. Lewis Mr. P.Magee
Seminar 4 - Group F	Oesophagus	Mr. E. Black, Mr. M. Cowenr Mr. R. Page
Seminar 5 – Group G	Major Airways/Massive Haemoptysis	Mr. M. Kalkat, Mr. C. Choong Mr. F.Collins
Seminar 6 – Group A	Mediastinum	Mr. R. Shah, Mr. P. Rajesh Mr E. Bishay
Seminar 7 – Group B	Cardiopulmonary Bypass	Mr. I. Wilson, Mr. R. Gohill Dr. P. Townsend, Dr. D. Green

15.45 – 16.15	Coffee and Exhibitions

16.15 - 17.15 Guest Lecture		Chairman: Mr P. Rajesh
	Current Management of Lung Cancer in North America	Professor N. Naunheim
17.15 - 18.50 Surgical Management of Heart Failure
17.15 – 17.30	Introduction	Mr. I. Wilson
17.30 – 18.00	The Role of Revascularisation, Restoration and Repair	Professor M. Acker
18.00 – 18.20	Cardiac Transplantation	Professor J. Dark Mr. J. Dunning
18.20 – 18.40	Ventricular Assist Devices: Short term Bridge, Intermediate Support and Destination Therapy	Professor M. Acker
18.40 – 18.50	Panel Discussion	Professor M. Acker, Mr. I. Wilson Professor J. Dark, Mr. J. Dunning
18.50 – 19.15	Question and Answer Session	Mr. G. Cooper, Mr. P. Magee Mr. D. Waller
20.00	Balti Evening

Saturday 4th October 2008

	07.45 - 08.15	Registration - Coffee/Croissants

08.15 – 10.15 Congenital Cardiac Surgery			Chairman: Professor M. Redmond
			Mr W. Brawn, Mr T. Jones M D. Barron, Dr S. Thorne Dr P. Clift
	10.15 - 10.45	Coffee and Exhibitions
10.45 – 13.00 Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Surgery			Chairman: Mr. S. Rooney
	10.45 - 11.00	Functional Anatomy of the Mitral Valve	Mr I. Wilson
	11.00–11.20	Aetiology, Definition and Assessment of Mitral Valve Disease	Dr A. Berrebi
	11.20–11.50	Principles in the Restoration of Mitral Valve Competence	Dr P. Perier
	11.50– 12.10	Mitral Valve Regurgitation: The Evidence for Intervention	Mr. B. Bridgewater
	12.10– 12.25	Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation: Surgical Indication and Operative Options	Dr P. Perier
	12.25– 13.00	Panel Discussion	Mr I. Wilson, Dr A. Berrebi Mr B. Bridgewater, Dr P. Perier
	13.00 – 13.45	Lunch and Exhibitions

13.45 - 14.45 Seminars
Seminar 1 - Group D	Aortic Surgery	Professor R. Bonser Mr. D. Pagano, ProfessorJ. Dark Professor M. Redmond
Seminar 2 - Group E	Cardiothoracic Surgical Risk Assessment	Mr. B. Bridgewater, Mr R. Steyn Professor M. Underwoode Professor Sir Bruce Keogh
Seminar 3 - Group F1 & F2	Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Disease	Mr. S. Rooney, Mr. S. Kendall Mr. J. Hyde Mr G. Cooper, Mr. M. Lewis Mr. P.Magee
Seminar 4 - Group G	Oesophagus	Mr. E. Black, Mr. M. Cowenr Mr. R. Page
Seminar 5 – Group A	Major Airways/Massive Haemoptysis	Mr. M. Kalkat, Mr. C. Choong Mr. F.Collins
Seminar 6 – Group B	Mediastinum	Mr. R. Shah, Mr. P. Rajesh Mr E. Bishay
Seminar 7 – Group C	Cardiopulmonary Bypass	Mr. I. Wilson, Mr. R. Gohill Dr. P. Townsend, Dr. D. Green

14.45 - 15.45 Seminars
Seminar 1 - Group B	Aortic Surgery	Professor R. Bonser Mr. D. Pagano, ProfessorJ. Dark Professor M. Redmond
Seminar 2 - Group C	Cardiothoracic Surgical Risk Assessment	Mr. B. Bridgewater, Mr R. Steyn Professor M. Underwoode Professor Sir Bruce Keogh
Seminar 3 - Group D1 & D2	Assessment of Ischaemic Heart Disease	Mr. S. Rooney, Mr. S. Kendall Mr. J. Hyde Mr G. Cooper, Mr. M. Lewis Mr. P.Magee
Seminar 4 - Group E	Oesophagus	Mr. E. Black, Mr. M. Cowenr Mr. R. Page
Seminar 5 – Group F	Major Airways/Massive Haemoptysis	Mr. M. Kalkat, Mr. C. Choong Mr. F.Collins
Seminar 6 – Group G	Mediastinum	Mr. R. Shah, Mr. P. Rajesh Mr E. Bishay
Seminar 7 – Group A	Cardiopulmonary Bypass	Mr. I. Wilson, Mr. R. Gohill Dr. P. Townsend, Dr. D. Green

15.45 – 16.15	Coffee and Exhibitions

		Chairmen: Mr. F. Collins, Mr. A. Thorpe
16.15 – 17.00	Recent Advances in Chest Wall Reconstruction	Dr. J-M. Wihlm
		Chairman: Mr. R. Steyn
17.00– 17.45	The Malignant Oesophagus Treatment Issues Past Present and Future	Mr. D. Prakash
17.45 - 18.20 Ischaemic Mitral Valve Regurgitation		Chairmen: Dr P. Perier, Dr A Berrebi
17.45– 17.10	Surgical Indications	Dr R. Dion
17.55– 18.10	The Limits of Our Knowledge	Mr A. Anyanwu
18.10– 18.20	Panel Discussion	Dr R. Dion, Mr A. Anyanwu
18.20 - 18.45 Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
	Indications, Operative/Postoperative Strategy and Results	Mr M. Dalrymple-Hay
18.45– 19.15	Questions and Answer Session	Mr. G. Cooper, Mr. P. Magee Mr. D. Waller
20.00	Course Dinner

Sunday 5th October 2008

07.45 - 08.15

Registration - Coffee/Croissants

08.30 - 09.30 Seminars
	Seminar 1 - Group 1	Decision Making in ValveSurgery	Mr B. Bridgewater Professor M. Underwood
	Seminar 2 - Group 2	Post Infarction Scenarios	Mr. I. Wilson Dr M. Pitt
	Seminar 3 - Group 3 & 4	Interesting Toracic Case Studies and Trauma	All Thoracic Faculty

09.30 - 10.30 Seminars
	Seminar 1 - Group 2	Decision Making in ValveSurgery	Mr B. Bridgewater Professor M. Underwood
	Seminar 2 - Group 1	Post Infarction Scenarios	Mr. I. Wilson Dr M. Pitt
	Seminar 3 - Group 3 & 4	Interesting Toracic Case Studies and Trauma	All Thoracic Faculty

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee & Exhibitions

11.00 - 12.00 Seminars
	Seminar 1 - Group 3	Decision Making in ValveSurgery	Mr B. Bridgewater Professor M. Underwood
	Seminar 2 - Group 4	Post Infarction Scenarios	Mr. I. Wilson Dr M. Pitt
	Seminar 3 - Group 1 & 2	Interesting Toracic Case Studies and Trauma	All Thoracic Faculty

12.00 - 13.00 Seminars
	Seminar 1 - Group 4	Decision Making in ValveSurgery	Mr B. Bridgewater Professor M. Underwood
	Seminar 2 - Group 3	Post Infarction Scenarios	Mr. I. Wilson Dr M. Pitt
	Seminar 3 - Group 1 & 2	Interesting Toracic Case Studies and Trauma	All Thoracic Faculty

13.00 - 14.00

Lunch & Exhibitions

Accredited for educational purposes by:

Birmingham Cardiothoracic Review Course

October 2nd - 5th 2008

Thursday 2nd October 2008

Friday 3rd October 2008

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